Back to Skull
EP by They Might Be Giants
Released	August 16, 1994
Recorded	October–November 1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	15:57
Label	Elektra
Producer	They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett, Paul Fox
They Might Be Giants chronology
O Tannenbaum (1993) Back to Skull (1994) John Henry (1994)
They Might Be Giants EP chronology
O Tannenbaum (1993) Back to Skull (1994) S-E-X-X-Y (1996)

Back to Skull is an EP released by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants in 1994. The EP was issued contemporaneously with the band's 1994 album John Henry. Artwork for the EP was done by Mike Mills.

Track listing

All songs written by They Might Be Giants.

1. "Snail Shell" – 3:21
2. "Ondine" – 2:31
3. "She Was a Hotel Detective" – 3:21
4. "Mrs. Train" – 3:00
5. "Snail Dust" – 3:38

Notes

• "She Was a Hotel Detective" is a sequel to the song of similar name from the band's debut album.^[1]
• "Snail Dust" is a remix of "Snail Shell" by the Dust Brothers.

Personnel

They Might Be Giants

• John Linnell – keyboards, vocals
• John Flansburgh – guitar, vocals
• Brian Doherty – drums
• Tony Maimone – bass guitar (tracks 1, 5)
• Graham Maby – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4)

Technical

• Paul Fox – co-producer (tracks 1, 5)
• They Might Be Giants – co-producers (tracks 1–5)
• Ed Thacker – engineer (track 1), mixing (track 1)
• Pat Dillett – co-producer (tracks 2–4), engineer (tracks 2–4), mixing (tracks 2–4)
• The Dust Brothers – remixing (track 5), engineers (track 5)
• Scott Hull – mastering
• Mike Mills – art direction, design
• Michael Halsband – photography