title: Back to Skull
text: # Back to Skull
  
  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.
  
  * "Snail Shell" – 3:21
  * "Ondine" – 2:31
  * "She Was a Hotel Detective" – 3:21
  * "Mrs. Train" – 3:00
  * "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.
  * "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
  