Direct Action: Day 21

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Direct Action: Day 21
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Studio album by
Released9 October 2001
Genre Punk rock, Oi!
Label Resurgent
Producer Jimmy Pursey
Sham 69 chronology
The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80
(1998)
Direct Action: Day 21
(2001)
Hollywood Hero
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Direct Action: Day 21 is an album by punk band Sham 69, released in 2001. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons unless noted

  1. "99% 2000" - 4:04
  2. "Direct Action" - 2:57
  3. "Mad as a Cow" - 3:03
  4. "Little Bit of This (Little Bit of That)" - 3:37
  5. "Security Guard" - 2:30
  6. "Dig It" - 3:03 (Parsons, Pursey, Ian Whitewood)
  7. "Tattoo" - 2:58
  8. "Monica" - 3:28
  9. "15 Minutes" - 4:24 (Parsons, Pursey, Mat Sargent)
  10. "S.H.A.G." - 3:13
  11. "Tolstoy's Ape" - 3:40
  12. "Do You Believe" - 5:08
  13. "This Time" - 3:19
  14. "Here We Are" - 3:03

Personnel

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References

  1. Direct Action: Day 21 at AllMusic
  2. Publications, Europa Europa (2007). International Who's Who in Popular Music 2007. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-85743-417-0.
  3. Sham 69 - Direct Action: Day 21 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 5 August 2022