Short Cut (song)

For other songs, see Short Cut.

"Short Cut" (ショートカット, Shōtokatto, "Short Haircut") is the 4th major single by the Japanese girl idol group S/mileage. It was released in Japan on February 9, 2011 on the label Hachama.

"Short Cut"
Single by S/mileage
from the album S/mileage Best Album Kanzenban 1
A-side	"Short Cut"
B-side	"Otome Pasta ni Kandō" (reg. edition) "Panya San no Arubaito" (lim. editions A, B, C, D)
Released	February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Label	Hachama
Songwriter(s)	Tsunku
Producer(s)	Tsunku
S/mileage singles chronology
"Onaji Jikyū de Hataraku Tomodachi no Bijin Mama" (2010) "Short Cut" (2011) "Koi ni Booing Boo!" (2011)
Lilpri singles chronology
"Idolulu" (2010)
Ohagirl Maple with S/mileage singles chronology
"My School March" (2010)
Music video
"Short Cut" on YouTube

The physical CD single debuted at number 6 in the Oricon daily singles chart.

In the Oricon weekly chart, it debuted at number 5.^[1]

B-sides

The B-side of the regular edition was a cover of the song "Otome Pasta ni Kandō" by a Morning Musume subgroup called Tanpopo that released it as a single in 2000.

Release

The single was released in five versions: four limited editions (Limited Editions A, B, C, and D) and a regular edition.

All the limited editions came with a sealed-in serial-numbered entry card for the lottery to win a ticket to one of the single's launch events.

Personnel

S/mileage members:

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

Track listing

Regular Edition

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Short Cut" (ショートカット)
2.	"Otome Pasta ni Kandō" (乙女パスタに感動)
3.	"Short Cut (Instrumental)"

All tracks are written by Tsunku.

Limited Editions A, B, C, D

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Short Cut"
2.	"Panya San no Arubaito" (パン屋さんのアルバイト)
3.	"Short Cut (Instrumental)"

All tracks are written by Tsunku.

Limited Edition A DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Short Cut (Dance Shot Ver.)"

Limited Edition B DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Short Cut (Image Scene Ver.)"

Limited Edition C DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Short Cut (Salon Dream Ver.)"

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Daily Singles Chart)	4
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)[2]	5
Japan (Oricon Monthly Singles Chart)	21
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)	9
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales)	4
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay)	16