Fever (Little Willie John song)

"Fever"
Single by Little Willie John
from the album Fever
B-side	"Letter from My Darling"
Released	May 1956
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	2:40
Label	King 4935
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Cooley John Davenport
Producer(s)	Henry Glover
Little Willie John singles chronology
"Need Your Love So Bad" (1955) "Fever" (1956) "Do Something for Me" (1956)

"Fever" is a 1956 written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell and was originally recorded by Little Willie John. It went to number 27 in the United States and has been covered by numerous artists including Peggy Lee in 1958 and was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards in 1959.

Madonna version

"Fever"
Single by Madonna
from the album Erotica
A-side	"Bad Girl"
B-side	"Fever" (remixes)
Released	March 6, 1993
Recorded	August 15, 1992
Studio	Soundworks (New York)
Genre	Dance house deep house
Length	5:00
Label	Maverick Sire Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Cooley John Davenport Peggy Lee (uncredited)
Producer(s)	Madonna Shep Pettibone
Madonna singles chronology
"Bad Girl" (1993) "Fever" (1993) "Rain" (1993)
Music video
"Fever" at YouTube

Madonna covered Fever for her fifth studio album Erotica. It was not released in the United States but went to number 6 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 1 in Finland, number 51 in Australia, number 23 in Iceland, number 17 in New Zealand and number 31 in France.

Formats and track listings

• Australian, European, and UK CD maxi-single

1. "Fever" (Album Edit) – 4:30
2. "Fever" (Hot Sweat 12-inch Mix) – 7:58
3. "Fever" (Extended 12-inch Mix) – 6:07
4. "Fever" (Shep's Remedy Dub) – 4:31
5. "Fever" (Murk Boys Miami Mix) – 7:10
6. "Fever" (Murk Boys Deep South Mix) – 6:28

• Digital single – "Bad Girl / Fever" (2022)

1. "Bad Girl" (Edit) – 4:35
2. "Bad Girl" (Extended Mix) – 6:29
3. "Fever" (Album Edit) – 4:30
4. "Fever" (Edit One) – 4:05
5. "Fever" (Extended 12-inch Mix) – 6:07
6. "Fever" (Hot Sweat 12-inch Mix) – 7:58
7. "Fever" (Murk Boys Deep South Mix) – 6:28
8. "Fever" (Murk Boys Miami Mix) – 7:10
9. "Fever" (Murk Boys Miami Dub) – 7:12
10. "Fever" (Radio Edit/Remix) – 5:09
11. "Fever" (Shep's Remedy Dub) – 4:31
12. "Fever" (Oscar G's Dope Mix) – 4:55

NOTE: Track 9 is the same version as Track 8 / it is NOT (Miami Dub).