Editing Fever

{{more media|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' arrangement}}
{{about|the theme from Dr. Mario|the red virus known as "Fever" in the [[Nintendo Comics System]]|[[Virus]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Hirokazu Tanaka]]
|file=[[File:DM NES Fever.oga]]<br>"Fever" in the NES version of ''Dr. Mario''
|first_appearance=''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
"'''Fever'''" is a musical theme composed by [[Hirokazu Tanaka]] for the 1990 game ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''. It has since made an appearance in every ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' game to date. In the original ''Dr. Mario'', it is one of the two selectable themes, with the other being "[[Chill]]." Compared to "Chill," "Fever" is more upbeat and fast-paced.

==Composition==
In composing "Fever," [[Hirokazu Tanaka]]'s aim was to heighten the various feelings players experience while playing a game, such as confidence and anxiety, by incorporating different elements into the music, creating a song consisting of "'fun' parts and 'looming dread'-type parts." He also intended "Fever" to be "different" and "unusual" as games began to evolve and the industry began to see "really serious" composers. Tanaka describes the melody of "Fever" as "cute" to reflect the game's tone.<ref>Red Bull Music Academy (November 22, 2014). [https://youtu.be/F7J5GlE3YLQ?t=3557 Hirokazu Tanaka on Nintendo Game Music, Reggae and Tetris | Red Bull Music Academy]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 9, 2019.</ref>

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports and remakes of ''Dr. Mario''.
{|border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
|"Fever" plays in the Retro Remedy game mode.
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|"Fever" plays in the [[Dr. Mario (WarioWare: Move It!)|Dr. Mario]] [[microgame]], with its tempo being altered to correspond with the ticking of the [[Bomb (WarioWare series)|bomb]].<ref name=WWMI>GameXplain. [https://youtu.be/R46aCpAROxg?si=X9OTMw7RAJexIYHG All Nintendo Microgames in WarioWare: Move It (Metroid Dread, Mario Pinball Land & More!)]." (November 2, 2023). ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref>
|}

==Arrangements==
===''Dr. Mario'' series===
====''Dr. Mario'' (Game Boy)====
In the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', a new section was added to "Fever" before the track loops. This addition is later present in the arrangements heard in ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'', and ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''.

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|title1=Fever
|description1=The arrangement heard in the Game Boy version of ''Dr. Mario''
|length1=0:30
}}

====''Dr. Mario'' (Gamewatch Boy)====
In ''[[Dr. Mario (Gamewatch Boy)|Dr. Mario]]'' for the [[Gamewatch Boy]], a very short arrangement of the theme can be heard at the start of each game.<ref name=GWB>Sly DC. [https://youtu.be/io4zCE5_vWs?feature=shared&t=33 Mani Industries Dr.Mario game watch]. January 28, 2016. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 26, 2023.</ref>

====''Tetris & Dr. Mario''====
In ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]'', "Fever" receives a new arrangement with quirky instrumentation.

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|title1=Fever
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Tetris & Dr. Mario''
|length1=0:30
}}

====''Dr. Mario 64''====
In ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', a new arrangement of "Fever" can play in all modes except for in the Story mode. This arrangement is reused in ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''.

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|length1=0:30
|file2=DM64 Fever Critical.oga
|title2=Fever
|description2=The version of the arrangement heard in ''Dr. Mario 64'' when only one Virus color remains
|length2=0:30
}}

====''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League''====
A new arrangement of "Fever" is included in ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''. This version omits the theme's second half as well as the "{{wp|Call and response (music)|responses}}" in the first half. The percussion rhythm at the beginning of the track is similar to the one in "Chill".

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League''
|length1=0:30
}}

====''Dr. Mario Online Rx''====
''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]'' features two new arrangements of "Fever". The first is reminiscent of the version from ''Dr Mario 64'' and can be played in the [[Dr. Mario Online Rx#Dr. Mario|Dr. Mario mode]], while the second is less faithful to the original, featuring a longer build-up and different melodic rhythm, and can be played during the [[Dr. Mario Online Rx#Virus Buster|Virus Buster mode]].

The first arrangement is later reused in ''[[Dr. Mario Express]]'', ''[[Dr. Luigi]]'', and ''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''.

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|length1=0:30
|file2=DMOR Virus Buster Fever.oga
|title2=Fever
|description2=The Virus Buster version of the arrangement heard in ''Dr. Mario Online Rx''
|length2=0:30
}}

====''Dr. Mario World''====
''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fever" that can sometimes play during the game's levels. 

Additionally, in the ''[[Virus Vid]]'' video series promoting ''Dr. Mario World'', another arrangement of "Fever" is used as the background music. In July 6's episode, the first eight bars were given English and Japanese [[#Virus Vid version lyrics|lyrics]] sung by the [[virus]]es. The viruses previously devised lyrics for the song in July 2's episode. Although the European-language closed captioning featured in July 2's episode translates the devised lyrics, the closed captioning in July 6's episode instead advertises ''Dr. Mario World''{{'}}s connectivity with Facebook and [[LINE]].

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|length1=0:30
|file2=DMW Virus Vid Fever.oga
|title2={{Conjectural|Fever (''Virus Vid'')}}
|description2=The instrumental version of the arrangement heard in the ''Virus Vid'' videos for ''Dr. Mario World''
|length2=0:15
|file3=DMW Fever Lyrics EN.oga
|title3={{Conjectural|Fever (''Virus Vid'')}}
|description3=The English version of the arrangement heard in the ''Virus Vid'' videos for ''Dr. Mario World''
|length3=0:15
|file4=DMW Fever Lyrics JP.oga
|title4={{Conjectural|Fever (''Virus Vid'')}}
|description4=The Japanese version of the arrangement heard in the ''Virus Vid'' videos for ''Dr. Mario World''
|length4=0:15
}}

=====''Virus Vid'' version lyrics=====
Lyrics sung by {{color|Red|red}}, {{color|Yellow|gold}}, and {{color|Blue|dodgerblue}} viruses are colored in their corresponding colors, while lyrics sung by all three are colored black.

======Full version======
English
<blockquote><i>
{{color|Greetings from inside a beaker|red}}<br>
{{color|hey what's up!|red}}<br>
{{color|We are funny viruses that|dodgerblue}}<br>
don't give up - hey!<br>
{{color|We're not the best at rhyming - we rhyme|gold}}<br>
{{color|'up' with 'up'!|gold}}<br>
{{color|We'll joke and dance and jump and pop and|red}}<br>
sing all day!
</i></blockquote>

Japanese
{|
!width=200px|Japanese script
!width=150px|Romanization
!width=300px|Translation
|-
|
<blockquote><i>
{{color|こびんのなかから|red}}<br>
{{color|こんにちは|red}}<br>
{{color|おれたちゆかいな|dodgerblue}}<br>
ウイルス<br>
{{color|いろとりどりの|gold}}<br>
{{color|カプセルに|gold}}<br>
{{color|まけずにふえてけ|red}}<br>
フィーバーだ<br>
</i></blockquote>
|
<i>
Kobin no naka kara<br>
Konnichiwa<br>
Oretachi yukai na<br>
Uirusu<br>
Irotoridori no<br>
Kapuseru ni<br>
Makezu ni fueteke<br>
Fībā da
</i>
|
Hello from inside a small bottle<br><br>
We are the pleasant viruses<br><br>
Multiply without fail before the multicolored capsules<br><br><br>
It's a fever
|}

======Tentative version======
English
<blockquote><i>
{{color|Greetings from inside a beaker!|red}}<br>
{{color|We r funny viruses!|gold}}
</i></blockquote>

Japanese
{|
!width=280px|Japanese script
!width=200px|Translation
|-
|
<blockquote><i>
{{color|小瓶の中からこんにちは～|red}}<br>
{{color|オレたち愉快なウ・イ・ル・ス|gold}}<br>
</i></blockquote>
|
Hello from inside a small bottle~<br>
We are the pleasant vi-ru-ses
|}

French
{|
!width=250px|French script
!width=180px|Translation
|-
|
<blockquote><i>
{{color|On végète dans un bécher !|red}}<br>
{{color|On est des virus qui gèrent !|gold}}<br>
</i></blockquote>
|
We vegetate in a beaker!<br>
We are viruses that manage!
|}

German
{|
!width=280px|German script
!width=145px|Translation
|-
|
<blockquote><i>
{{color|Schöne Grüße aus einem Becher!|red}}<br>
{{color|Wir sind spaßige Viren!|gold}}<br>
</i></blockquote>
|
Greetings from a beaker!<br>
We are fun viruses!
|}

Italian
{|
!width=270px|Italian script
!width=145px|Translation
|-
|
<blockquote><i>
{{color|Salutoni dalla boccetta!|red}}<br>
{{color|Siamo virus simpaticoni!|gold}}<br>
</i></blockquote>
|
Greetings from the bottle!<br>
We are funny viruses!
|}

Spanish
{|
!width=270px|Spanish script
!width=145px|Translation
|-
|
<blockquote><i>
{{color|Saludos desde un matraaaz.|red}}{{sic}}<br>
{{color|Somos alegres bacterias.|gold}}<br>
</i></blockquote>
|
Greetings from a flask.<br>
We are happy bacteria.
|}

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fever" titled "'''Dr. Mario'''" and arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Shogo Sakai. It is the alternate track for the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stages after every character has been unlocked.

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', now titled "'''Dr. Mario (Melee)'''", where it can be played on the [[PictoChat]] stage; ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', now under the original title "Fever", where it can be played on the [[PictoChat 2]] stage; ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' where it can be played on the [[Flat Zone X]] stage; and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

A live orchestrated arrangement is also featured in the soundtrack ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]''

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|length1=0:30
|file2=SSBM Smashing Live Fever.oga
|title2=Dr. Mario
|description2=The live arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing... Live!''
|length2=0:30
}}

===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
A {{wp|techno}} arrangement of "Fever" titled "'''[[Deep Freeze (song)|Deep Freeze]]'''" is used for the stage of the same name in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''.
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|file1=DDRMM Deep Freeze.oga
|title1=Deep Freeze
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
|length1=0:30
}}

===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', a brief arrangement of "Fever" plays when two or more viruses are defeated by matching their colors.

===Other arrangements===
====''Brain Age'' series====
=====''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!''=====
A much calmer and slower-paced arrangement of "Fever" plays in the hidden Virus Buster minigame in ''{{wp|Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!}}''

According to the game's host, {{wp|Ryuta Kawashima|Dr. Ryuta Kawashima}}, the music is intended to enhance the relaxation aspect of the minigame.<ref>"''Instead of activating your frontal lobe, this is meant to help you relax. [...] It's even more relaxing if you turn up the sound.''" — '''Dr. Kawashima''', ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!''</ref>

This arrangement returns in the Virus Buster mode in ''Dr. Luigi'' and ''Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure''.

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|file1=BA2 Fever.oga
|title1={{Conjectural|Virus Buster}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!''
|length1=0:30
}}

=====''Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch''=====
A {{wp|music box}} arrangement of "Fever" with {{wp|piano}}, {{wp|harp}}, and {{wp|violin}} accompaniment very similar to the version heard in ''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!'' plays in the Virus Buster minigame in ''{{wp|Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch}}''.

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|file2=Brain Training Switch Fever.oga
|title2={{Conjectural|Virus Buster}}
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch''
|length2=0:30
}}

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1990
|Original
|"Fever"
|[[Hirokazu Tanaka]]
|-
|''Dr. Mario''
|[[Game Boy]]
|1990
|Arrangement
|"Fever"
|Hirokazu Tanaka
|-
|''Dr. Mario''
|[[Gamewatch Boy]]
|1992
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1994
|Arrangement
|"Fever"
|
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|2001
|Arrangement
|"Fever"
|Seiichi Tokunaga
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2001
|Arrangement
|"Dr. Mario"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Dr. Mario 64'')
|"Fever"
|Seiichi Tokunaga
|-
|''[[Classic NES Series|Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|Original
|"Fever"
|Hirokazu Tanaka
|-
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Nintendo GameCube
|2005
|Arrangement
|"Deep Freeze"
|
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2005
|Arrangement
|"Fever"
|Morihiro Iwamoto
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Dr. Mario (Melee)"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''
|Wii
|2008
|Arrangement
|"Fever"
|Masaru Tajima
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario Express]]''
|[[Nintendo DSi]]
|2008
|Past arrangement (''Dr. Mario Online Rx'')
|"Fever"
|Masaru Tajima
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Wii U]]
|rowspan=3|2013
|Original
|"Fever"
|Hirokazu Tanaka
|-
|Past arrangement (''Dr. Mario Online Rx'')
|"Fever"
|Masaru Tajima
|-
|Past arrangement (''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!'')
|
|Minako Hamano
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Fever"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Fever"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo 3DS
|rowspan=2|2015
|Past arrangement (''Dr. Mario Online Rx'')
|
|Masaru Tajima
|-
|Past arrangement (''Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!'')
|
|Minako Hamano
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2017
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Fever"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2019
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2023
|Original
|
|Hirokazu Tanaka
|}

===Albums===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]''
|2003
|Arrangement
|"Dr. Mario"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|2004
|Original
|「Fever～Fever クリア」 (''{{hover|Fever ~ Fever Kuria|Fever ~ Fever Clear}}'')
|[[Hirokazu Tanaka]]
|}

==External links==
*[https://youtu.be/fkV1YDFEKd8 ''Virus Vid'' (English version)]
*[https://youtu.be/qRJFECNxe2A ''Virus Vid'' (Japanese version)]

==References==
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