I Want Action
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| "I Want Action" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Poison | ||||
| from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||
| B-side | "Play Dirty" | |||
| Released | May 20, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Ric Browde | |||
| Poison singles chronology | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| "I Want Action" on YouTube | ||||
"I Want Action" is the third single from Glam metal band Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.
The song was released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, and peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "I Want Action" was the first party anthem from the band[3] and was followed by their first ballad, the top 20 Billboard hit single "I Won't Forget You".
Reception
Music video
The music video begins at a diner where a waitress is serving food to the band. After a groupie asks for a backstage pass, the band performs on stage.
Albums
On the 2006 re issue of Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition the 7" single remix of the song was released.[5]
"I Want Action" is on the following albums.
