House of Balloons

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

Tracklist

1▼Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1High for This
recording of:
High for This
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Adrien Gough and Henry Walter
34:09
A2What You Need
recording engineer:
Jeremy Rose
producer:
Jeremy Rose and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
What You Need
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose
33:17
B1House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
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 of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.), Steven Severin and Susan Ballion (Susan Janet Ballion)
36:46
B2The Morning
recording of:
The Morning
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
35:14
B3Wicked Games
recording of:
Wicked Games
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer) and Rainer Millar Blanchaer
35:25
C1The Party & the After Party
recording of:
The Party & the After Party
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand, Rainer Millar Blanchaer and Alex Scally
37:41
C2Coming Down
recording of:
Coming Down
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
34:58
D1Loft Music
recording of:
Loft Music
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally
26:06
D2The Knowing
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
additional guitar [guitars]:
Adrian "X" Eccleston
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:
Cherry‐Coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins
recording of:
The Knowing
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
25:41
D3Twenty Eight
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Shin Kamiyama
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at and mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Twenty Eight
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
34:19

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs: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)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 99) (order: 46)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 75) (order: 75)
Polaris Music Prize nominees (number: 2011) (order: 87)
Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2011.03.29) (order: 349)
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]