Action (Sweet song)

"Action" is a 1975 song by English glam rock band Sweet. It was taken from their albums Strung Up and Give Us a Wink. It went to number 20 in the United States, number 15 in the United Kingdom and number 4 in Australia.

"Action"
Single by Sweet
from the album Strung Up and Give Us a Wink
B-side	"Sweet F.A." (Europe) "Medussa" (USA)
Released	July 1975 (UK)
Recorded	1975
Genre	Hard rock glam rock
Length	3:18 (Single Version) 3:44 (Album Version) 3:35 (Strung Up edit)
Label	RCA (Europe) Capitol (USA)
Songwriter(s)	Andy Scott Brian Connolly Steve Priest Mick Tucker
Producer(s)	Sweet
Sweet singles chronology
"Fox on the Run" (1975) "Action" (1975) "The Lies in Your Eyes" (1976)

Def Leppard version

"Action"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Retro Active
B-side	"She's Too Tough" (Joe's demo) "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (Phil's demo)
Released	3 January 1994 (UK)
Recorded	1992-1993
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal speed metal
Length	3:41
Label	Bludgeon Riffola
Songwriter(s)	Andy Scott Brian Connolly Steve Priest Mick Tucker
Producer(s)	Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Miss You in a Heartbeat" (1993) "Action" (1994) "When Love & Hate Collide" (1995)

English heavy metal band Def Leppard covered Action for their album Retro Active. It went to number 14 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

CD: Bludgeon Riffola/LEPCD 13 (UK)/858 093-2 (INT)

1. "Action"
2. "She's Too Tough" (Joe's demo)
3. "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (Phil's demo)