Hot Action Cop, an American rock band was originally released on Lava/Atlantic Records in 2003. With a sound somewhere between The Red Hot Chili Peppers, AC/DC, Southern hip-hop, and Bob Marley, their self-titled debut album brought them global recognition, topping the charts in not only the U.S., but also Australia, Japan, and throughout Europe. The lead single “Fever for the Flava” was an over-the-top calling card, infamous for its no-holds-barred, cheeky stab at the hormonally charged “frat-boy” viewpoints on sex or the lack there-of.
Hot Action Cop’s music has seen multiple successes in film and television, as well as the video game genre. “Fever for the Flava” was featured in several motion pictures such as the American Pie Franchise’s “American Wedding,” “The Hot Chick,” and also appeared in episodes of the hit television shows “King of the Hill,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Smallville,” “Boston Legal,” and “The Man Show.” Frontman and songwriter, Rob Werthner also co-wrote the theme song for the Samuel L. Jackson/Colin Farrell blockbuster, S.W.A.T. EA Sports featured “Fever” as well as “Goin’ Down On It” in the video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.

When asked about the origins of the band’s infamous moniker, Werthner turns toward the fading orange Nashville skyline, eyes squinting from the glare of a long day burning its last bit of wick. He takes on a persona indicative of his blue collar, urban NY roots and lets out a prefacing expulsion of story telling breath. “With hair like Chachi from Happy Days”, he holds up his hand in a gesture of pause and searches for the proper description, “and an ass that rocked his designer jeans with finesse and confidence. An off duty, twenty-something NYPD officer rolls up to a local sports bar in Long Island [Werthner’s hometown]. His nonchalant strut cut through the two-for-one beer froth like a suburban fishing lure. He catches the eye of a pretty young bar maid, and that was friggn’ that.” From that moment on, front man Rob Werthner loses a girlfriend, and gains a band name.

Other appearances of Hot Action Cop material include:

Grind (motion picture) – “Goin’ Down On it” and “Fever for the Flava”
The Real Cancun (motion picture) – “Fever for the Flava”
Nitro Circus (tv)– “Fever for the Flava”
Project Gotham Racing 2 (vg)– “Don’t Want Her to Stay”