: The track was produced by Doc McKinney and Illangelo , who helped define The Weeknd's early atmospheric R&B sound. Lyrical Meaning
Music journalists frequently rank it among his best work for its "finely calibrated" ability to simultaneously turn up a party and make a listener's skin crawl. It was certified by the BPI and has remained a staple of his live sets from early club tours to his recent After Hours til Dawn Tour . The Weeknd - House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
: In "House of Balloons," Abel unconvincingly sings that "this is a happy house" while encouraging a guest to "open a window" if it hurts to breathe—a nod to the suffocating nature of their drug-heavy lifestyle. : The track was produced by Doc McKinney
is the centerpiece of The Weeknd's debut mixtape, House of Balloons (2011). This seven-minute epic is a two-part track that transitions from a shimmering, drug-induced euphoria to a dark, aggressive reality. Production & Sampling : In "House of Balloons," Abel unconvincingly sings
: The first half, "House of Balloons," is famously built around a sample of the 1980 single "Happy House" by the British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees.
: The title refers to a real house on 65 Spencer Avenue in Toronto where Abel and his friends lived and threw parties. They used balloons to make the "shitty parties" feel more celebratory.