I Want Action
"I Want Action" | ||||
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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 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dall; DeVille; Michaels; Rockett | |||
Producer(s) | Ric Browde | |||
Poison singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want Action" is the third single from Glam metal band Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.
The heavy metal 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.
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.[4]
"I Want Action" is on the following albums.
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Swallow This Live (live version)
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- Power to the People (live version)
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition
- Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)
- Double Dose: Ultimate Hits
Charts[]
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 50 |
Uses in Media[]
- Featured during the opening credits of the 2003 comedy film Pauly Shore Is Dead.
- Featured in the 2009 indie dramedy Adventureland (film).
References[]
- ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards) Billboard singles".
- ^ "Look What the Cat Dragged In - Poison". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Rockers Poison celebrate 20th anniversary with expanded releases of albums". Monsters and Critics. 2006-07-25. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
Categories:
- 1986 songs
- 1987 singles
- Songs written by Bobby Dall
- Songs written by Bret Michaels
- Songs written by Rikki Rockett
- Songs written by C.C. DeVille
- Poison (American band) songs
- Enigma Records singles
- Capitol Records singles
- 1980s rock song stubs