John Henry is the title of They Might Be Giants' 5th full-length album. It was released on September 13, 1994.

The album was the first TMBG album featuring a live band. For this one, the band featured Tony Maimone and Graham Maby on bass, Kurt Hoffman on keyboards and Brian Doherty on drums. This led to a heavier sounding album than previous works, leaving some longtime fans displeased. Some even boycotted the band's live shows.

A bootleg demo tape of the recording sessions was leaked in 1993. High-fidelity versions of seven of these tracks were released by the band on the band's official podcast, Episode 27A.

The album spent only 4 weeks on the Billboard 200; however it peaked at #64, the band's highest placing on the chart to date. "Snail Shell" was released as a single and spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching #19. In addition, "AKA Driver" was released as a promo single but failed to chart.

An EP of b-sides entitled Back to Skull was released on August 16, 1994, before the album itself.

Back to Skull Track List
1. Snail Shell (3:20) - This version differs very slightly from the one on John Henry.
2. Ondine (2:31) - omitted from the German release
3. She Was a Hotel Detective (3:21) - different from the earlier TMBG song entitled "(She Was A) Hotel Detective"
4. Mrs. Train (3:00)
5. Snail Dust (3:38) - This is a remix of "Snail Shell", produced by the Dust Brothers.

John Henry Track List
1. Subliminal (2:45)
2. Snail Shell (3:20)
3. Sleeping In the Flowers (4:30)
4. Unrelated Thing (2:30)
5. AKA Driver (3:14)
6. I Should Be Allowed to Think (3:09)
7. Extra Savoir-Faire (2:48)
8. Why Must I Be Sad? (4:08)
9. Spy (3:06)
10. O, Do Not Forsake Me (2:30)
11. No One Knows My Plan (2:37)
12. Dirt Bike (3:05)
13. Destination Moon (2:27)
14. A Self Called Nowhere (3:22)
15. Meet James Ensor (1:33)
16. Thermostat (3:11)
17. Window (1:00)
18. Out of Jail (2:38)
19. Stomp Box (1:55)
20. The End of the Tour (3:18)

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