Let's See Action
"Let's See Action" | ||||
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Single by the Who | ||||
B-side | "When I Was a Boy" (John Entwistle) | |||
Released | 15 October 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, power pop | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Track | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend | |||
Producer(s) | The Who | |||
The Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's See Action" is a song written and composed by Pete Townshend and recorded by the Who. It was released as a single in the UK in 1971 and reached #16 in the charts.
Song notes
The song is the first of three non-album singles by the Who,[1] that were intended for the aborted Lifehouse project.[2] Pete Townshend's demo version, which appears on his first major label solo album Who Came First as "Nothing Is Everything (Let's See Action)", is longer than the version on the single and contains the additional lines, "Rumor has it minds are open. Then rumors fill them up with lies."[3] The band's bassist, John Entwistle, said that the track was Pete Townshend "Trying to talk to the kids in general."[1] According to The Who's biographer John Atkins, the song takes ideas from the teachings of Meher Baba, encompassing "Soul searching and the utilization of positive impulses from within."[4]
B-side
The B-side of the single was "When I Was a Boy", which was written and sung by John Entwistle. According to John Atkins, this song is a lament about lost childhood and coping with adulthood that follows.[4]
Charts and releases
The single was released in the UK on 15 October 1971.[5] It reached #16 in the charts.[4] "Let's See Action" was also released as a single in several other countries, but not in the U.S., where it remained unreleased until its inclusion on the Hooligans compilation album in 1981.[6] "Let's See Action" was also remixed by
Live performances
"Let's See Action" was performed at the
Personnel
- Roger Daltrey – lead vocals (verses)
- Pete Townshend – guitar, synthesizer, lead vocals (bridge)
- bass, horn
- drums
- Nicky Hopkins – piano
References
- ^ ISBN 9781780330785.
- ISBN 9780275964726.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9780786406098.
- ISBN 9780753547977.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Let's See Action (Nothing is Everything) – Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2013.