▁and ▁friendly ▁for ▁radio ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁not ▁written ▁by ▁Shaw , ▁but ▁rather ▁instead ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁D ame ▁" D anger ous " ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Ke en an ▁F oster . ▁The ▁original ▁intent ▁was ▁to ▁allow ▁To o ▁Short ▁to ▁adapt ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁different ▁flow ▁and ▁rap ▁to ▁different ▁subject ▁matter . ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁sub lim inal ▁MC ▁Ham mer ▁diss , ▁who ▁was ▁another ▁Oak land ▁em ce e ▁that ▁was ▁high - chart ing , ▁with ▁his ▁more ▁pop - orient ed ▁content . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁US ▁ 1 2 " ▁vin yl ▁ ▁" Short ▁But ▁F unk y " ▁( Radio ▁Version ) ▁( 4 : 1 3 ) ▁ ▁" Short ▁But ▁F unk y " ▁( H ula ▁& ▁K ▁F ingers ▁Rem ix ) ▁( 3 : 4 1 ) ▁ ▁" Short ▁But ▁F unk y " ▁( Ext ended ▁Rem ix ) ▁( 5 : 3 0 ) ▁ ▁" Life ▁Is ... ▁To o ▁Short " ▁( Live ▁in ▁Oak land ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁( 3 : 4 8 ) ▁ ▁" Short ▁But ▁F unk y " ▁( Inst rument al ) ▁( 4 : 3 9 ) ▁ ▁Chart ▁Pos itions ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁songs ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁singles ▁Category : To o ▁Short ▁songs ▁Category : J ive ▁Records ▁singles <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁H indu ▁High