Fever is a 2001, (see 2001 in music) album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It is Minogue's eighth album. The record label was: Parlophone / Mushroom / Capitol. It reached #1 on the Australian and most European charts, and sold 1,500,000 copies in the UK, and 7 million world wide. It was followed by the Fever Live Tour. It was her first successful album in the US making its debut on the Billboard Albums Chart at number 3. The song "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" was a major hit single throughout the world.
There are three different versions of the album cover. The original versions had Minogue wearing white and holding a microphone. This version was distributed to Australia and Europe. When the album was later released in the USA and Asia, the cover was changed to the headshot with the necklace. The cover for the bonus disc edition is similar to the original, but with Minogue wearing a blue PVC costume instead..
The album reached number one in over 10 countries and charted in the top five or ten in many others. It reached number one in both the UK and Australia. Its peak at number three on the United States album chart, spending over forty-five weeks on the chart, longer than any other album released the week it was. "Fever" is Minogue's most successful album to date in that market.
"Can't Get You Out Of My Head" was released in September2001 in Europe and Australia. It went straight to number one where it remained for four weeks in the UK. In 2002 "CGYOOMH" was released in the USA and became only her second ever top ten hit, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, her first top 10 hit in the US since 1988. (the first being "The Loco-Motion"). It also reached number one on the US Dance/Club Play chart.
"In Your Eyes" was released in March2002. It reached number three in the UK charts and number one in Australia but was not released as a single in the US.
"Love At First Sight" was released in June2002. It reached number two in the UK charts. (The B-Side was the acclaimed "Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head" remix). This track was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2003, after reaching number one on the US Dance/Club Play chart. It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song is different to the "Love At First Sight" that appeared on Minogue's 1988 album Kylie.
"Come Into My World" was released in November2002. It reached number eight in the UK charts and number ninety-one on the Hot 100. The track won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2004, after peaking at number twenty.
Worldwide sales & certifications
7xPlatinum sales in Australia (490,000 copies sold)
5xPlatinum sales in the UK (1,600,000)
4xPlatinum sales in South Africa (400,000)
3xPlatinum sales in Europe (3,000,000)
2xPlatinum sales in Germany (600,000), Switzerland (80,000), Canada (200,000), The Netherlands, New Zealand (30,000), Spain
Platinum sales in USA (1,000,000), France (300,000), Austria (40,000), Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia (100,000), Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico (150,000) Greece
Gold sales in Poland (50,000), Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (25,000), Brazil, Malaysia (15,000) and Slovenia (over 6,000)