Shortcut to Somewhere was the second single released from
Genesis keyboard player
Tony Banks's 1986 album
Soundtracks. The A-side, which had been part of the soundtrack for the film
Quicksilver, featured
Fish on vocals, his only commercial recording outside
Marillion before his departure from the band in late 1988. Fish also wrote the lyrics for the title track, a fast, keyboard-based pop song similar to the Genesis material of this period, with a typical 1980s production. A section of the song was performed live by Genesis as part of a solo career medley on the 1988
Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert. It is the only Tony Banks solo song to have been played live by the band.