House of Balloons (original, explicit)

~ Release by The Weeknd (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1High for This
recording engineer:
Henry Walter
producer:
Dream Machine (Production duo, Henry Walter & Adrien Gough)
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Adrien Gough and Henry Walter
recorded at:
Dream House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 42)
recording of:
High for This
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Adrien Gough and Henry Walter
54:09
2What You Need
53:26
3House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Happy House by Siouxsie and the Banshees
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 96) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 488)
recording of:
House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), John Martin (Chicago singer-songwriter), Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke (The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.)), Steven Severin and Susan Ballion
3.56:47
4The Morning
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
guitar [lead guitar]:
William Brock (guitarist)
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 115)
recording of:
The Morning
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
4.55:14
5Wicked Games
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XO&co., Inc. (in 2012)
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Wicked Games
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer) and Rainer Millar Blanchaer
55:25
6The Party & The After Party
recording engineer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
producer:
Jeremy Rose, Rainer and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Jeremy Rose and Rainer
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Master of None by Beach House
recording of:
The Party & the After Party
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand, Rainer Millar Blanchaer and Alex Scally
4.57:39
7Coming Down
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Coming Down
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
54:55
8Loft Music
recording engineer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
producer:
Jeremy Rose and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
mixer:
Illangelo
additional instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
instruments:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Gila by Beach House
recording of:
Loft Music
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally
46:03
9The Knowing
45:57

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:The Zone by The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer) feat. Drake (Canadian rapper)
Wicked Games
included in:Trilogy
part of:Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 20) (order: 20)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 40) (order: 40)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 75) (order: 75)
Polaris Music Prize nominees (number: 2011) (order: 87)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/399733 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-weeknd/House-of-balloons [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8drj [info]
Wikidata:Q5914723 [info]