"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" | ||||
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Single by Toby Keith | ||||
from the album Toby Keith | ||||
B-side | "Mama Come Quick" | |||
Released | November 1, 1993 | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | PolyGram/Mercury 862844 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Keith Hinton, Jimmy Alan Stewart | |||
Producer(s) | Nelson Larkin, Harold Shedd | |||
Toby Keith singles chronology | ||||
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"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" is a song written by Keith Hinton and Jimmy Alan Stewart. Originally recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams Jr. on his 1992 album Maverick , the song was also recorded by Toby Keith one year later on his self-titled debut album. Keith's version was released in November 1993 as that album's third single. Also, it reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number 25 on the Canadian RPM charts. [1]
The music video for this song features Keith performing this song in concert, at a bar, with a band. It was directed by Michael Merriman. The video was shot at a bar called Chastain's in Oklahoma City Oklahoma and features the original members of Toby Keith's Easy Money Band.
"A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action" debuted at number 66 on the country chart dated November 13, 1993. It charted for twenty weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 2 on the country chart dated February 19, 1994, behind John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear".
Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] | 25 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 2 |
Chart (1994) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 38 |
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