Short Cut

Short Cut
Regular Edition
RE
Single by S/mileagefrom the album S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1
Native title	ショートカット
Released	February 9, 2011 February 19, 2011 (Event V) August 18, 2011 (Remix)
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD Single, CD+DVD, Event V, digital download
Recorded	2010
Length	13:31 (regular edition) 13:19 (limited editions) 17:55 (all unique tracks)
Label	hachama Up-Front Works (Event V)
Producer	Tsunku
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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.

Tracklist

File:Smileage - Short Cut (MV)

Short Cut (MV)

CD Tracklist

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

S/mileage promoting the single

• Wada Ayaka
• Maeda Yuuka
• Fukuda Kanon
• Ogawa Saki

TV Performances

• [2014.08.02] Tokyo Idol Festival 2014

Concert Performances

Short Cut

• Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live
• Hello! Project 2011 Winter ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live
• ℃-ute & S/mileage Premium Live 2011 Haru ~℃ & S Collaboration Daisakusen~
• S/mileage 2011 Limited Live "S/mile Factory"
• S/mileage Concert Tour 2011 Aki ~Gyakushuu no Mini Skirt~
• S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1 Hatsubai Kinen Special Concert
• S/mileage Live Tour 2013 Aki ~Smile Charge~
• Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~DE-HA MiX~ - Ikuta Erina, Kudo Haruka, Tokunaga Chinami, Sudo Maasa and Okai Chisato
• S/mileage Live Tour 2014 Haru ~Smile Charge~
• S/mileage LIVE 2014 Natsu FULL CHARGE ~715 Nippon Budokan~
• S/mileage Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~

Panya-san no Arubaito

• S/mileage 2011 Limited Live "S/mile Factory"
• S/mileage Concert Tour 2011 Aki ~Gyakushuu no Mini Skirt~
• S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1 Hatsubai Kinen Special Concert - 2nd Generation
• S/mileage Live Tour 2013 Aki ~Smile Charge~
• S/mileage Live Tour 2014 Haru ~Smile Charge~

Single Information

1. Short Cut
   • Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
   • Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
   • Vocals:
     • Maeda Yuuka, Ogawa Saki (Main Vocals)
     • Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon (Minor Vocals)
2. Otome Pasta ni Kandou
   • Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
   • Arrangement: Itagaki Yusuke
   • Vocals:
     • Fukuda Kanon (Main Vocals)
     • Maeda Yuuka, Ogawa Saki (Minor Vocals)
3. Panya-san no Arubaito
   • Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
   • Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
   • Vocals:
     • Maeda Yuuka (Main Vocals)
     • Fukuda Kanon, Ogawa Saki (Minor Vocals)

Trivia

• This was the first S/mileage single to have an English name.
• This is 2nd 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

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	6	7	9	4	5	4	5	20,492
9	45	-	-	-	-	-	52	1,819
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	135	520

Total Reported Sales: 22,831

Videos

スマイレージ 「ショートカット」 (Dance Shot Ver.)

Short Cut Dance Shot Ver.

スマイレージ 「ショートカット」 (Image Scene Ver.)

Short Cut Image Scene Ver.

スマイレージ 「ショートカット」 (salon dream Ver.)

Short Cut Salon dream Ver.

スマイレージ 「ショートカット」 (Close-up Ver.)

Short Cut Close-Up Ver.

External Links

• Discography:
  • Single: S/mileage (archived), Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS (archived), Tsunku.net
  • Event V: S/mileage (archive)
  • Remix: S/mileage (archived)
• Wikipedia: Japanese
• Lyrics: Short Cut, Otome Pasta ni Kandou, Panya-san no Arubaito