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"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"
Released	March 24, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Emo
Length	10:25
Label	Epitaph
Songwriter(s)	James Dewees Rob Pope Ryan Pope Matt Pryor Jim Suptic
Producer(s)	The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids singles chronology
"Ten Minutes" (1999) "Action & Action" (2000) "Wouldn't Believe It" (2004)

"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. It is the first Get Up Kids single released on CD. A music video for the song was released in December 1999.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Get Up Kids

Additional releases

• "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

• Matt Pryor - vocals, guitar
• Jim Suptic - guitar, backing vocals
• Rob Pope - bass
• Ryan Pope - drums
• James Dewees - keyboards

References

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.

• 1999 songs
• 2000 singles
• The Get Up Kids songs
• Epitaph Records singles