Shortsharpshock E.P.

Shortsharpshock is the first EP released by the band Therapy?. It was released on 8 March 1993 through A&M Records. Its lead track is Screamager, which reached number 9 in the UK Top 40,[1] leading to an appearance on Top of the Pops. It also reached number 2 in the Irish Singles Chart.[2] 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 #86 in Kerrang! magazine's 100 Greatest Riffs Ever feature.

For the phrase, see Short, sharp shock.

Shortsharpshock EP
EP by Therapy?
Released	8 March 1993
Recorded	January 1993 at Black Barn Studios, Surrey, England
Genre	Rock, metal
Length	9:40
Label	A&M
Producer	Chris Sheldon
Therapy? chronology
Teethgrinder (1992) Shortsharpshock EP (1993) Face the Strange E.P. (1993)

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.	Title	Length
1.	"Screamager"	2:43
2.	"Auto Surgery"	2:23
3.	"Totally Random Man"	2:23
4.	"Accelerator"	2:11

Personnel

• Andy Cairns – vocals, guitar
• Fyfe Ewing – vocals, drums
• Michael McKeegan – bass
• Chris Sheldon – Producer

Promo video

• "Screamager": Directed by Jon Klein

References

1. "UK Chart History". Archived from the original on 2008-03-19.
2. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Shortsharpshock'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
3. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
4. "swedishcharts.com > Therapy? in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
5. "Official Therapy? Discography".