"Action" is a song written by

Tommy Boyce Sidney Thomas "Tommy" Boyce (September 29, 1939 – November 23, 1994) and Bobby Hart (born Robert Luke Harshman; February 18, 1939) were a prolific American duo of singer-songwriters. In addition to three top-40 hits as artists, the duo is ...

and Steve Venet, which was the theme song to the TV series ''

Where the Action Is ''Where the Action Is'' is a music-based television variety show that aired in the United States from 1965 to 1967. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon. Created by Dick Clark as a spin-off of '' American Bandstan ...

'', and a 1965 hit for Freddy Cannon.Joseph Murrells - The Book of Golden Discs - 1978 - Page 188 Freddy Cannon ACTION Warner SA The fourth million seller for Freddy, and his first on the Warner label. An action-packed beat number with a tremendous vocal sound, written by Tommy Boyce and Steve Venet. The disc reached the No 13 position in both the U.S.A. (with 9 weeks in the bestsellers) and Britain with subsequent global million sale.

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1965 singles Warner Records singles Songs written by Tommy Boyce 1965 songs Music television series theme songs Song recordings produced by Dick Glasser {{1960s-single-stub