Shortsharpshock E.P.

Shortsharpshock is the first EP released by Northern Irish rock band Therapy?. It was released on 8 March 1993 through A&M Records. Its lead track is "Screamager", which reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart (leading to an appearance on Top of the Pops), number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[1][2]

For the phrase, see Short, sharp shock.
Shortsharpshock EP
EP by
Therapy?
Released8 March 1993
RecordedJanuary 1993 at Black Barn Studios (Surrey, England)
GenreRock, metal
Length9:40
LabelA&M
ProducerChris Sheldon
Therapy? chronology
Teethgrinder
(1992)		 Shortsharpshock EP
(1993)		 Face the Strange EP
(1993)

In Australia, the EP peaked at number 228 on the ARIA singles chart,[3] and it peaked at number 22 on the Swedish singles chart.[4] In September 2000 Screamager placed number 86 in Kerrang! magazine's 100 Greatest Riffs Ever feature.

The first three tracks also feature on the Hats Off to the Insane mini-album released in North America and Japan. Screamager features on the 1994 album Troublegum. Accelerator is a re-recording, different from the version on Nurse.

It was released on 7" vinyl, limited edition pink 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD digipak and cassette (packaged in a flip-top box styled like a cigarette pack).[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Screamager"2:43
2."Auto Surgery"2:23
3."Totally Random Man"2:23
4."Accelerator"2:11

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 9
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 16

References
  1. "UK Chart History". Archived from the original on 19 March 2008.
  2. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Shortsharpshock'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. "swedishcharts.com > Therapy? in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. "Official Therapy? Discography".
  6. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Therapy?". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. "Therapy?: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. "Therapy? Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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