Action Pact (album)

Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The album was named after "Youth Action Pact," a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies. Action Pact was released on August 19, 2003 by ViK Recordings. The album debuted at #11 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[4]

Action Pact
Studio album by Sloan
Released	August 19, 2003
Recorded	February–April 2003
Genre	Rock, power pop
Length	38:47
Label	RCA
Producer	Tom Rothrock
Sloan chronology
Pretty Together (2001) Action Pact (2003) A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CHARTattack	[2]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[3]

Track listing

All songs credited to Sloan.

1. "Gimme That" (Chris Murphy) – 2:39
2. "Live On" (Patrick Pentland) – 3:11
3. "Backstabbin'" (Patrick Pentland) – 2:51
4. "The Rest of My Life" (Chris Murphy) – 2:45
5. "False Alarm" (Jay Ferguson) – 3:47
6. "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" (Chris Murphy) – 3:18
7. "Hollow Head" (Patrick Pentland) – 3:37
8. "Ready for You" (Chris Murphy) – 2:07
9. "I Was Wrong" (Patrick Pentland) – 2:52
10. "Who Loves Life More?" (Chris Murphy) – 3:26
11. "Reach Out" (Patrick Pentland) – 3:28
12. "Fade Away" (Jay Ferguson) – 4:46

B-sides

• "Will You Ever Love Me Again?" (Chris Murphy) (US import)
• "Step on It, Jean" (Jay Ferguson) (US import, 7" single)
• "Dirty Nails" (written by Temple Bates/Amy Bowles, and originally performed by Pony Da Look) ("Step on It, Jean" 7" single)

Singles

• "The Rest of My Life" (2003)
• "Live On" (2003)
• "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" (2004)

References

1. Action Pact at AllMusic
2. CHARTattack
3. Pitchfork review
4. "Soundscan: What The World Needs Now". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved February 11, 2018.