For a time after House of Balloons, many artists — from Usher (left) to Rihanna (right) — found inspiration in the Weeknd. Among many highlights, it features a collaboration with Daniel Arsham’s new interpretation of the iconic cover art, a standard vinyl, and a limited-edition vinyl. Many albums create a world that draws one in for the record's duration, becoming a place of comfort and certainty. Wassim Slaiby, the Weeknd's manager, in the same interview said, "People saw the rise but have no idea how hard Abel and our small team worked for years before we got the recognition. House of Balloons was commercially released as part of the compilation album Trilogy (2012) and included the singles " Wicked Games" and " Twenty Eight", the latter of which is a bonus track.

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stated that House of Balloons "easily stands as one of the year's best debuts so far, hipster, top 40 or otherwise. Met with overwhelming critical reception, the tape was followed by Thursday and Echoes of Silence the same year. The reissue was accompanied by a limited edition line of merchandise designed by architect Daniel Arsham.

His current stage name was chosen in tribute to when he dropped out of school, took his mattress, "left one weekend and never came home. As a whole, House of Balloons was the seventh most frequently mentioned album in music publications' year-end top ten lists. On August 18, Tesfaye released his second mixtape Thursday, which received generally positive reviews. Last week, the Weeknd announced he will be boycotting the Grammys going forward, refusing to attend or put his work forward for consideration, after his 2020 album After Hours received zero nominations at this year’s ceremony. Track D2 contains a sample of the recording "Cherry Coloured Funk" as performed by Cocteau Twins, courtesy of 4AD Records.

The Weeknd to Reissue ‘House of Balloons’ to Celebrate 10 The Weeknd to Reissue ‘House of Balloons’ to Celebrate 10

I’ve been waiting to score a good copy of this for close to a year and a half and I finally scored one at Newbury Comics. What You Need" contains a sample of " Rock the Boat" performed by Aaliyah that is not present on the Trilogy release. Preceded by a string of low-profile buzz single releases throughout 2010, the identity behind The Weeknd was kept secret from the public which attracted significant interest.

Pitchfork 's Eric Grandy wrote that the title track has the Weeknd "emoting in an androgynous falsetto one minute, muttering unbelievable curses the next". In an interview with Variety in 2020, he said, "House of Balloons' literally changed the sound of pop music before my eyes. The album's eclectic music uses samples of songs by Beach House and Aaliyah's 2001 song "Rock the Boat". This marks the first time House of Balloons has appeared on DSPs in its purest and most powerful form. URP can be blamed for most of these issues, but whats interesting is that unlike Thursday and Echoes which use the same cut from the The Trilogy Box this one is a brand new cut.