Short Cut

Short Cut (ショートカット), also spelled Shortcut, is the fourth major label single released by S/mileage. The single was released in 5 edititons: 1 regular and 4 limited editions. All Limited Edition came with a bonus DVDs. All limited editions comes with a different coupling track. The Remix.Ver was released digitally on August 18, 2011.

Regular Edition

 * 1) Short Cut
 * 2) Otome Pasta ni Kandou (乙女 パスタに感動; The Girl Excited By Pasta) (Tanpopo cover)
 * 3) Short Cut (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A-D

 * 1) Short Cut
 * 2) Panya-san no Arubaito (パン屋さんのアルバイト; Part-Time Baker)
 * 3) Short Cut (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD

 * 1) Short Cut (Dance Shot Ver.)

Limited Edition B DVD

 * 1) Short Cut (Image Scene Ver.)

Limited Edition C DVD

 * 1) Short Cut (salon dream Ver.)

Event V

 * 1) Short Cut (Space Travel Ver.)
 * 2) Short Cut (Wada Ayaka Close-up Ver.)
 * 3) Short Cut (Maeda Yuuka Close-up Ver.)
 * 4) Short Cut (Fukuda Kanon Close-up Ver.)
 * 5) Short Cut (Ogawa Saki Close-up Ver.)

Remix Edition

 * 1) Short Cut (Remix.Ver) (ショートカット (Remix.Ver))

Featured Members

 * 1st Gen: Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon, Ogawa Saki

TV Performances

 * [2014.08.02] Tokyo Idol Festival 2014

Concert Performances

 * 1) Short Cut
 * 2) *Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live
 * 3) *Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live
 * 4) *℃-ute & S/mileage Premium Live 2011 Haru ~℃ & S Collaboration Daisakusen~
 * 5) *S/mileage 2011 Limited Live "S/mile Factory"
 * 6) *S/mileage Concert Tour 2011 Aki ~Gyakushuu no Mini Skirt~
 * 7) *S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1 Hatsubai Kinen Special Concert
 * 8) *S/mileage Live Tour 2013 Aki ~Smile Charge~
 * 9) *Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~DE-HA MiX~ - Ikuta Erina, Kudo Haruka, Tokunaga Chinami, Sudo Maasa and Okai Chisato
 * 10) *S/mileage Live Tour 2014 Haru ~Smile Charge~
 * 11) *S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
 * 12) *S/mileage Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~
 * 13) Panya-san no Arubaito
 * 14) *S/mileage 2011 Limited Live "S/mile Factory"
 * 15) *S/mileage Concert Tour 2011 Aki ~Gyakushuu no Mini Skirt~
 * 16) *S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1 Hatsubai Kinen Special Concert - 2nd Generation
 * 17) *S/mileage Live Tour 2013 Aki ~Smile Charge~
 * 18) *S/mileage Live Tour 2014 Haru ~Smile Charge~

Single Information

 * 1) Short Cut
 * 2) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
 * 4) *Vocals:
 * 5) **Maeda Yuuka, Ogawa Saki (Main Vocals)
 * 6) **Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon (Minor Vocals)
 * 7) Otome Pasta ni Kandou
 * 8) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 9) *Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
 * 10) *Vocals:
 * 11) **Fukuda Kanon (Main Vocals)
 * 12) **Maeda Yuuka, Ogawa Saki (Minor Vocals)
 * 13) Panya-san no Arubaito
 * 14) *Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
 * 15) *Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
 * 16) *Vocals:
 * 17) **Maeda Yuuka (Main Vocals)
 * 18) **Fukuda Kanon, Ogawa Saki (Minor Vocals)

Trivia

 * This was the first S/mileage single to have an English name.
 * This is 2 nd consecutive time S/mileage recorded a cover for a single.
 * The members cut their hair short for this single.
 * It is one of 8 music videos for a single that has over 1,000,000 views on S/mileage's official YouTube channel.
 * This was their lowest selling single until the release of Koi ni Booing Buu!

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 22,831