"Action & Action" is the second single from The Get Up Kids' album Something to Write Home About. The single was released in Europe and North America on March 24, 2000, and November 24 elsewhere.[2] It is the first Get Up Kids single released on CD. A music video for the song was released in December 1999.[3]

"Action & Action"
Single by The Get Up Kids
from the album Something to Write Home About
B-side
  • "Close to Me"
  • "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel"
ReleasedMarch 24, 2000
Recorded1999
GenreEmo[1]
Length10:25
LabelEpitaph
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids singles chronology
"Ten Minutes"
(1999)
"Action & Action"
(2000)
"Wouldn't Believe It"
(2004)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Get Up Kids

No.TitleLength
1."Action & Action"4:06
2."Close to Me (The Cure cover)"3:24
3."I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel"2:55

Additional releases

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  • "Action & Action" was released on the band's live album Live! @ The Granada Theater.
  • "Close to Me" was released on the band's rarities and B-sides collection Eudora.
  • A special version of "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" was released on the band's rarities and B-sides collection Eudora.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Get Up Kids – "Action & Action"". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Aubin, Paul (December 7, 1999). "Get Up Kids Video". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.