Single:
Action entered the Australian singles chart* on 8 Sep 1975 and peaked at #4. The song was #28 on the Top 100 of 1975.
Album:
The song is on Strung Up which entered the Australian albums chart* on 26 January 1976 and peaked at #9.
A slightly different version appeared on Give Us a Wink which entered the Australian albums chart on 22 May 1976 and peaked at #17.
Songwriters:
Andy Scott, Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Mick Tucker
Producer:
Sweet
Record label of Australian release:
RCA Victor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The song went through several iterations; a 7″ single version was recorded at Ian Gillan’s Kingsway Studios in London and slightly different versions appear on the albums Strung Up and Give Us a Wink.
The lyrics refer to Sweet’s negative treatment as pop stars, particularly by the music press, and to the demands of the music industry. The track features a masked “backwards vocal” with the words “You kiss my arse”.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_(Sweet_song)
Lyrics:
So you think you’ll take another piece of me
To satisfy your intellectual need
Do you want, do you want
Action, action, action, action?
Gonna bring you down
‘Cause you’ve been pushing me
You’ve got to recognize my superiority
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