The The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) single (from They Might Be Giants' 1992 Apollo 18 album) was released in 1992 by Elektra Entertainment. The Lion Sleeps Tonight was a 1939 African pop hit that, unexpectedly, also became quite popular in the US. The song was first recorded by its writer, Solomon Linda, and his group, The Evening Birds, in 1939 under the title Mbube. The songs Zulu lyrics told the story of... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... Apollo 18 was a cancelled flight within the Apollo Program, which would have been the eighth attempted lunar landing. ... Elektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ...

Its tracks include: The Guitar (Williamsburgh Mix), The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix), Welcome To The Jungle, I Blame You, Moving To The Sun, The Guitar (Even Further Outer Planet Mix)