Reception
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| Stylus Magazine | D |
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out received extremely mixed reviews upon its release. Pitchfork Media gave the album a negative review, awarding the record a poor 1.5/10.0 rating, stating "there's no sincerity, creativity, or originality." Allmusic shared some of Pitchfork's views, and gave it a modest two out of five stars. However, Kerrang! was positive, awarding the record four out five stars. Rolling Stone also gave a positive review, with a three and a half stars out of five. Webzines like Gigwise and Sputnikmusic also gave positive reviews.
The hit single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" received massive airplay, and Panic! at the Disco's success came to a high-point when they won "Video of the Year" on the annual MTV Video Music Awards in 2006, beating fellow nominees Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers. In September 2011, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" won MTV's Best Music Video for the 2000s as well at Best Music Video Of All Time based on online voting.
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