"Action Radius" is a song written by Silver Surfing Rubeboy and recorded by electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 DJ Junkie XL

Junkie XL

Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....

 (who included the writer of the song as a special guest).

The song has been widely thought by fans to been recorded in 1999, but the actual date is unknown. Contary to popular belief, "Action Radius" is not featured on the standard edition of Big Sounds of the Drags

Big Sounds of the Drags

Big Sounds of the Drags is the second album by electronic music producer Junkie XL."Check Your Basic Groove" has an unusual introduction. This portion begins with the sounds of various farm animals , then more layers of sound effects are added until the song segues to the music...

. The record label who distributed the initial 1999 issue of the album including the track, didn't like the song, leading to Junkie XL to remove it from its reissues. However, they allowed him to release as a single in 2000.

In 2003, it was featured in the soundtrack to the Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...

-published racing video game Need for Speed: Underground

Need for Speed: Underground

Need for Speed: Underground is the seventh racing game in the Need for Speed video game series developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts in 2003...

. EA also included it in a unreleased beta of Need For Speed: Carbon

Need for Speed: Carbon

Need for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need for Speed series. Released in 2006, it is the tenth installment, preceded by Need for Speed: Most Wanted, succeeded by Need for Speed: ProStreet in release order and succeeded by Need...

(2006), but eventually pulled it off the final version.