Shortland Street: The Theme

On the first anniversary of Shortland Street a special album was created in very limited numbers. This album consisted of two tracks, Track one Shortland Street Theme, Track Two: Shortland Street - The Club Mix.
CD was later released later on mass and in a plastic sleeve accompanied with the first edition of The Official Shortland Street Magazine. No official cover art was accompanied with this release, and the CD art itself promoted the "Heart" a new product from the Tip Top Ice Cream Company.
Theme and remix recorded and mixed at STL Recording Studios, Auckland, New Zealand on the 12th and 13th of May 1993.
Written, produced and engineered by Graham Bollard for STL Productions Limited.
Sung by Tina Cross
South Pacific Pictures Limited 1993

[@Chris-hj1wt]

Loved the show when they showed it here in the UK before it got axed. Great music

[@stevok777777]

Lucky it was axed in England in NZ it’s been going since 1992….zzzz

[@thebigloc1]

​@@stevok777777 we are on episodes from 2020 in Ireland. It was on 5.20pm then switched to anytime between 11am-12.30pm. Now it has taken over the two slots that were for Neighbours, 2.20pm and 6pm. It would s not very popular here as on when a lot of people still not home from work or college. I miss that they cut the theme song. I used to watch it until they first cut it from the 5.20pm slot.

[@ChrisGS1982]

I remember in the mid 1990's if I was off school either because of the holidays or being ill I used to watch this at about three in the afternoon, loved the theme tune a lot, for me it was part of the mysticism of that era, I miss the show and its a shame it was axed from the UK schedules, daytime TV is just not as good now.

[@moniquewerkhoven]

+ChrisGS1982 same! lmao! shorty rules !!

[@80srenaissance67]

True..I also liked the theme tune but it always made me realise the day off skiving was nearly over

[@jane1975]

I used to watch all the time in the 90’s when it was on ITV, yes it’s a shame they axed it 2003.

[@ridzman4447]

Exact same, ill or holidays 😫🤣🤣🤣 the memories looool

[@sg-zd8eb]

@@jane1975 LIVING brought it back briefly in the 2010s but it flopped in the ratings.

[@JJMMWGDuPree]

I was convinced that Shortland Street was going to be a sci-fi or ghost mystery when I heard the theme. It took me about 3 days to figure out it was just another soap, but with a great theme tune...

[@adamzabielski3685]

This year, this theme, indeed, the show, turns 30. Happy 30th Birthday Shortland St!

[@Head-or-Dead]

Watched this for the short period it was on... But I've never forgotten this haunting theme song. Love it. :)

[@johnnygrey840]

It never ended?

[@darrenclements]

It is a very moody piece of music and yes it has a haunting quality that the backing track really underlines

[@TheFireIdol]

​@@johnnygrey840The OP probably means it stopped showing in his country after a while. That happened in my country. But this theme? I can't forget it.

[@anthonylabrum4095]

My nanny used to love this when she was alive. She would allways watch it on her black and white TV Then when she got colour TV was just so amazing haha

[@LHJpro]

Brings back so many memories ❤️

[@Dodgydes76]

Just bought back some memories watching this in the 90s only on for a short while in the uk didnt think it was still on

[@Fact.finder.channel]

Wow a blast from the past. OMC, how bizarre too. Back when life was simpler and straight forward......memories

[@karmah88]

used to stay with my grandad after school and watch this, i actually havent heard this since those days in the 90's, brings back so many memories i didnt remember till now :'D

[@fusionsuper34]

They should have released an instrumental version of this theme. This is the best theme song to a TV show I have ever listened to. Plus the show as a whole, New Zealand's best show of all time.

[@mellymel245]

Agreed 💯👍

[@kenmcleod4458]

Got the theme tune on cd with an additional hiphop remix. Ace. A freebie with 'Shortland street' magazine. Also have a set of signed postcards. I was a Big fan!

[@noreenclark2568]

I loved the theme song aswell as the programme

[@allovdem]

This is the only thing I remember about this show.

[@charabotte1]

Best soap on tv since 2016. If you'd stopped watching, start watching again. The storyliners have been taking some new drug or something, it's insane.

[@JM-jl5ku]

Absolute classic, so many memories from the mid 90’s after junior school!!

[@tahuaroa]

my god… the entire track is awesome

[@johnnykershaw6617]

This was my favorite program on Tv In 90s and 2000s

[@garethreece]

Stuck at home bored, with a bad back and found myself humming a tune I couldn't quite place... Google came up with this... A theme tune I hadn't heard in nearly 20years... 🤣

[@johnnykershaw6617]

My Favourite Tv Theme Tune It’s Fantastic I Used To Watching It!!! In 1992 to 1995 Wow!!! From Johnny!!!

[@imogenraecook9692]

I miss this show and reminds me of New Zealand and my childhood! haha....wonder if the show is still good!.

[@dull9209]

+Imogen Rae Cook Its still great

[@henrythomasbarthram6065]

They've not aired it in the UK since about 2003.

[@adamzabielski3685]

It's still going on strong.

[@stevekangaroo8010]

The amazing Tina Cross. Loved the early days of this.

[@jahanaraali8291]

Omg I remember this Takes me back

[@janeproctor5161]

I missed watching this I like the music

[@julz3tt3]

Steve and Tipi 😔😔😔 that was so sad. My earliest memory of the show

[@johnnykershaw6617]

I remember this many Years

[@LogoMan7777]

Shortland Street: The leading exporter of actors to Power Rangers.

[@vinny.timoteopouretpurdiue5224]

SHORTLAND

[@joelgordon7814]

Officer Barbrady pua Magasiva, you mean?

[@TribalSpacemanTV]

and Star Wars prequels.

[@katakisLives]

@Officer Barbrady whose dead?

[@goatjohnwolf]

Power Rangers and outrageous fortune

[@marcuspowell4343]

Throw Back BANGER!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@janeproctor5161]

If they bring this back I would watch it

[@iceceroc]

Shortland St is still going strong here in NZ, they've never stopped making it...

[@iceceroc]

www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/shortland-street

[@HalifaxHercules]

Back in the early 2000s, Canadians were able to watch Shortland Street on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network). Too bad APTN discontinued it in Canada. Shortland Street needs to be aired in Canada.

[@winstonstilwell]

i live in toronto now, definitely agree with you.

[@Craigcargill80]

We need this back in the uk

[@sophiepulfer2914]

Miss this show

[@andrewclifford1956]

new episodes are on youtube daily for uk viewers

[@johnnykershaw6617]

Just Getting Ready To Watching Tv 📺 I Was In 1989 In March 17th I Was 3 1992

[@johnnykershaw6617]

Itv I remember this When I Was Little

[@rouydenlake]

Is it you or is it me? Lately I've been lost it seems. I think a change is what I need. If I'm looking for a chance or to dream Shortland Street... Taking time to hold my place. Yesterday's another race Just living for the times we've seen. When the writing's on the wall says I'll be Shortland Street... If you want to find a way of searching for another world, It's hard to see. Shortland Street...

[@LogoMan7777]

RIP Vinnie Kruse (Pua Magasiva).

[@freddiemoses467]

Hated this show as a kid! Only because when it came on in the UK at 5pm it meant the end of the cartoons😭Theme song takes me back to the early 90's! Good times

[@MCH957]

2023: It's on the FreeVee app from 2021/2022. Someone has uploaded season 1 on KZbin, although some episodes a bit glitchy.

[@RJB19792]

That would be South Pacific Pictures. The owners of Shortland Street 😂 . Not sure why they let them go out with such terrible encoding glitches. Better than nothing though.

[@the_prophet212]

POV you're off school ill in the mid to late 90's

[@henrythomasbarthram6065]

I remember my Mum used to love this show until ITV cruelly took it off of the air. Then after that Home and Away was as good as it got ... Never really were fans of Neighbours

[@fusionsuper34]

This program should have been back on UK screens, Channel 5 should have contacted the makers of Shortland Street if they could screen it on the channel. It's a really amazing show.

[@john111257]

OH YES

[@MrGoneTroppo]

Ah, sweet as!

[@oneofthegoodonesok]

When Shortland street was bearable to watch 😂

[@sundaychiild]

WHEEEEL UP TH BLUDCLART!!!

[@Dim4323]

happy 25th

[@bobm7250]

"Melrose Place" British Style!

[@ReddishNeck]

Except Shortland Street is a New Zealand TV show.

[@andrewbarton2590]

Shortland Street was more the Young Doctors for the 1975 generation.

[@stevok777777]

When Chris W was f-king everything that moved!!!

[@adamzabielski3685]

And of the original cast, he's still there. Long may he always be there

[@Aganazee]

Does anyone remember a show from the early 90s that had the lyrics "Here we are together" sung by a man at the beginning of the chorus. It's either from Australia or New Zealand.

[@njcoxon1221]

Home and away maybe? "you know we belong together, you and I forever and ever. No matter where you are, you're my guiding star"

[@LogoMan7777]

The list: Pua Magasiva, Sally Martin, Rene Naufahu, Li Ming Hu, Gerald Urquhart, Anna Hutchison, Michelle Langstone, Ari Boyland, Emma Lahana, John Tui, Kimberley Crossman, Sarah Thomson, Dwayne Cameron, and Olivia Tennet.

[@coatboy1981]

You have missed two

[@LogoMan7777]

coatboy1981 Which two have I missed?

[@coatboy1981]

+Greg Palmer james Napire - red dino thunder ranger

[@LogoMan7777]

coatboy1981 Oh, that's right.

[@coatboy1981]

+coatboy1981 ria who plays harper was also the baddie in operation overdrive

[@mellymel245]

Love this theme song ♥️

[@fwwryh7862]

Not appropriate than not appropriate now. :D

[@tangimetuapaia9027]

So 90s so kiwi lols

[@jackthomson4927]

hi i love shortland street could you get the new version

[@iceceroc]

Shortland St is still going strong here in NZ, they've never stopped making it...

[@iceceroc]

www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/shortland-street

[@kellyparker4936]

Tina cross is sing this song from jane

[@twinsenstwinsens]

So shortland street is a telescope too?

[@twinsenstwinsens]

strike that... its a telescope catalog.

[@paulcrisp9861]

Absolutely great music but wooden acting even though I used to watch it here in the UK. They pulled the plug on this show for some reason. But home and away plus neighbours survived, oh well!!! Could have been cell block h or young doctors. Nov 2020 🙄🤪 🤣😂 😁😃🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Mammoth_X1]

One of the worse shows in history but a 🔥 theme song

[@lukewilly]

God, so cheesy

[@joannethornton5894]

Don't listen then. Bye