House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
2011 song by the Weeknd / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his debut mixtape, House of Balloons (2011). The Weeknd wrote the song with its producers, Doc McKinney and Illangelo. It was included on his compilation album, Trilogy (2012). The song is a two-part track. Its first part, "House of Balloons", was built around a sample of the British band Siouxsie and the Banshees' 1980 single, "Happy House", and lyrically attempts to convince someone that everything is fine in his "happy house". Its second part, "Glass Table Girls", replaces the sample with a more darker beat, and discusses lyrical themes of drugs and sex.
"House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" | |
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Song by the Weeknd | |
from the album House of Balloons | |
Released | March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21) |
Recorded | January 2011 (2011-01) |
Genre | R&B |
Length | 6:47 |
Label | XO |
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"House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" on YouTube | |
Music journalists included the song in several listicles and praised its sadness, the Weeknd's falsetto and its production, as well as the exploration of a degenerate party nightmare and the obsessed music world. It was performed at the Weeknd's first shows and included on the set lists for all of his tours: The Kiss Land Fall Tour (2013), the Madness Fall Tour (2015), the Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour (2017), Asia Tour (2018), and the After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022–2024). It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).