Fever is the eighth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 1 October 2001, by Parlophone. Minogue worked with writers and producers such as Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, TommyD, Tom Nichols, Pascal Gabriel and others to create a disco and Europop-influenced dance-pop and nu-disco record. Other musical influences of the album range from synth-pop to club music.
Fever was well-received by critics upon its release, many of whom praised its production and commercial appeal. Over the years the album has received widespread critical acclaim and has been retrospectively declared the greatest album of Minogue's career by publications such as NME. A global commercial success, it peaked at number one in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Russia, and the UK. In the US, the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, becoming Minogue's best-selling album in the country; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was also certified septuple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). At the 2002 Brit Awards, it won International Album.
Fever produced four singles. The lead single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" peaked atop the charts of 40 countries. Often recognised as Minogue's signature song, it is her best-selling single with five million units sold worldwide. "In Your Eyes" and "Love at First Sight" also became international hits, while "Come into My World" won Minogue her first Grammy Award, for Best Dance Recording, in 2004. To further promote the album, Minogue embarked on her seventh concert tour, KylieFever2002. Fever has sold over six million copies worldwide as of 2021.
