He wrote this song while being homeless. Performing this during the Halftime show of the most watched sports event in the world must have felt friggen amazing for him.

He didn't have to perform this at the super bowl. It's not one of his biggest hits. He did it for the OG's and I respect him so much for it.

12 years later and this song hasn't lost an ounce of its power. Timeless classic.

when people are listening it even after a decade it means that it's artist's artistry. He never fails

THAT TRANSITION WAS INSAAAANE

He played this at the Super Bowl for the OG fans, and that’s why you’re here.

The fact that I got to hear this live is still so surreal to me 😭

This was the first The Weeknd song I've ever heard, then rushed immediately to download the full album. So lucky. Still remember hearing his voice for the first time and asking WHO IS THIS GUY SINGING?? Now so many people think this album is a recent release 🤣

i fucking screamed when he started to sing this at the super bowl, someone tell me it wasn't just me lmao

When Abel played This at the super bowl, he said "I don't forget where I came from" (without saying a word)

"Happy House" by Siouxsie and the Banshees (1980) is being sampled/covered on this song.

Timeless classic. Weeknd dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WAS AT THE SUPERBOWL

idk why people hate that he changed, i love how each album is different and amazing in its own way. if you want to get fucked up listen to trilogy or kissland. if you want to cry listen to after hours or my dear melancholy,. starboy if you want to get hype.

That change In the middle is Incredible!! Goes from this party song everyone cheering and having fun, to a “my drink got spiked” nightmare in just that one change. It’s SO GOOD.

It’s been 12 years and this song still and will always have a place in my heart

Once you become a weeknd fan , None of other artist's music has an impact like his music does.

Crazy how people sleep differently, I sleep on my side, my ex sleeps with everyone & everyone else been sleeping on The Weeknd's trilogy

This song will always be my favorite. The vocals, the beats, the lyrics, the vibe...it's all a masterpiece. I'm addicted to it since it released-

Still my top 5 favorites of all time from The Weeknd TOOOO GOOD

The fact that this song is 10 years old but still feels like a modern hit is just amazing and shows how good Abel is

Who’s here after the Super Bowl halftime show? So happy he added a song from his first album! House of Balloons is a classic!

Now THIS has some old school Weeknd vibes holyyyyyy Weeknd dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

Have been deep diving into his older stuff, this song is a vibe. First time listening, instant dopamine rush (as with all of his songs), will never get old to me. What a great artist.

This whole song is a trip. The first part is so happy. Just like when you first get high but then the second part is the come down. I hate when the song finishes. Because then you have to replay it. Then you have to get high again and come down once more. And you are caught in a cycle of ecstasy and pain. UPDATE: Lol oh shit 4 years later and I never thought this comment will get crazy likes, thanks guys! I was high af when I wrote the comment. So while I was listening I was also riding out the physical feeling. Today I think the first part is “happy” but in an eery and destructive way. Ghoulish almost as someone mentioned here, with something hiding behind the “happiness”. I miss those Trilogy days man, but look where our boy is at today, number 1! Love and blessings to you all! XOTWOD

After dope album(After hours)am back home.

Siouxsie and the banshees sample, amazing!

12 Years!! and its still on my everyday playlist what I would give to go back and hear this song for the first time! XOTWOD

I cried when he sang this at Coachella. I'm so happy that he's still acknowledging Trilogy

"You look into my eyes You can't recognize my face" Felt that .

Timeless classic. Weeknd is so dope. I can't stop watching this track again and again. I am sure he will be #1 soon due to 💖 a u t h e n t I c v i e w s 💖

this song is a decade old and it still is popping that's how good the artist is

I'm not going to pretend i'm an OG fan of the Weeknd. The first time I heard this song was in the superbowl. But holy shit it slaps hard.

That beat switch is the cure to Coronavirus.

Cant even explain how this song makes me feel omg its literally perfect omg such a dark vibe and i live for this

Imagine this dropped in 2020, it would easily be a number 1 hit. The weeknds old music shows his raw talent he's had since the very beginning

That transition from this to Blinding Lights was something else

The smooth transition... pure eargasm.

Real XO fans know.. man when this song first came out it was like a drug. So many memories tied in with this song and my younger 18 yr old party/trap days. Had a couple House of Balloon themed parties in honor of this song. Fun, crazy times. Now 10 years later I am 28, a mother to a beautiful child, matured and grown n sexy, a whole different woman. Memories memories, I will always love this song ❤

I always felt this song was worthy of a music video 😢

It doesn't matter when you became an XO fan, as long as you end up here you're a real one

Thank goodness for tumblr exposing me to this in 2011. Who would have thought he’d rise to the level he did 11 years later…timeless

This song is so good.

That beat change... damn

Abel makes music so you can experience drugs without doing drugs

This is THE album that played non-stop at the best house parties I've ever been to, when I lived in Montreal

this song gives me literal chills.

If you're here, you're already my best friend x

I love listening to his music with headphones, I love how the sounds rotate and shift to different sides. It feels like I'm spinning.

Weeknd dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

this album is one of those few instant classics, every song stands by itself and each song has so much replay value.

crazy how his songs never get old. S/O to all the original fans.

New fans, if you've made it this far then congrats, you've found the real Abel. :)

When I first heard this I enjoyed the beat but when I red the lyrics I got slapped hard and overall amazing seeing him perform this in the NFL Halftime Show

his best work in my opinion. This whole album Still gives me chills

I’m on an old Weeknd roll tonight

Remember when he used to be our little secret?

I was around 14 when I got the xo tattoo… Abel is first and last artist I felt so strongly about to get a tattoo. This music shaped my teenage years and inspired me so much! This entire album is classic, it can never get old! Xo ❤️

My favourite album of all time!!!! Every single song sounds different than the last. It changed the landscape of rnb as we know it today and it takes you on a crazy rollercoaster ride that doesn't let you go until the very last song. Thank you Abel for making an album so impactful and I will hold this album dear to my heart XOTWOD ❤

This song was light years ahead of its time

Fans that don’t respect an artists creative progression aren’t fans at all.

Just bought Trilogy today and had this song on repeat for hours. I can't get enough of it. This goes down as one of my faves. I have 5 of his albums and ONLY listen to the weekend in my car. ONLY the Weeknd in my car. My son put me on this. The first song i ever heard was Wicked Games and been in love with him ever since

THIS IS A HAPPY HOUSE 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

Anyone got excited when he performed this at the Super Bowl?

“Nights past so much quicker than the days did. Same clothes you ain’t ready for your day shift!” XO/ The Host!

Siouxsie and Banshees Happy House for those that do not know where the background comes from. That was a Post Punk band from the late 70's. Siouxsie was the singer. In the late 70's punk was dying as everyone was getting bored however, a genre was born Due to that boredom that was called post punk. and the kids like siouxsie started mixing genres with punk. Rock genres likes psicodelia, Avant Garde and minimalism. Abel is a smart young man and we the fans of that in old music appreciation appreciation as well.

Top 5 best Weeknd song of all time for me!!! 🔥🔥🔥

If you really look at it, lyrics are scary ass shit. Poor girl can't breathe and trying to leave but he just tells her to open the window and trying to convince her that in fact it's really a happy house and that they're happy and it's fun and she's terrified, but she "belongs to him" and he won't let her go. Abel is a fucking genius.

As a lover of post punk and synth, this song does great service to goth music. This track incorporates the musical style and post punk beats of the scene, even sampling directly the lyrics of goth icon Siouxsie Sioux herself. This is awesome.

God, wow! This is wonderful. Transitions, words - everything is beautiful in this song. This will live forever, 13 years have passed and this song is still listened to and used as a soundtrack. Admiration and nothing more!

It's amazing when you look back at how much this guy has influenced the r and b scene. Even with the so many amazing songs to come out that have been influenced by him, when I hear songs like these ones and the zone I still get transported to some other world where a rare few others can. He really has something special.

Saw him in concert for Kiss Land. He played this song and on the first sentence the entire crowd screamed it with him. Best concert I have ever attended. Only artist who sounds even better live.

I can't believe I just found this song, it's amazing

I only know this song since Jenna Ortega mentioned Happy house and I went to it and listened while scrolling through the comments and ended up seeing one of somebody mentioning the weeknd sampling it. The process was worth it

I remember being a heartbroken 17 yr old listening to this , Now ima heart broken 25 yr old listening to this .. kinda scary lol

Hearing the Siouxie and the Banshees sample in this song during the super bowl is what caused me to completely re-examine The Weeknd, he knows his stuff

Who is listening in 2024?

12 years ago today is CRAZYYY. The memories this track/mixtape has is incredible. xo FOREVER

Did not expect him to play this at the halftime show but I'm glad he did

Damn this version is so much more raw and uncut than the one on Trilogy. The sound is so much better on this version, you feel the ruggedness and grind of his life more

This has been my favorite song of The Weeknd for years, I keep coming back 🖤

its 2024 and this song still hits🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

OH man I pity myself that I didn't hear this before 2021. Such a gem of a song

I blasted this in my apartments, neighbor girl came over and was like "Oh my god you too?'", ended up smoking a blunt with her to the whole album.

has a dark message but love it

this is my favorite song of all time. it has a little bit of everything i love about music. This song puts you on another level.

someone: starboy is definitely the weeknd’s best album me: you haven’t heard house of balloons?

I'm not an OG I started from blinding lights but when I heard all his other songs....and I thought.how tf didn't I hear any of this legend's songs before .... I'm so thankful that I did listen to them.... This man is the greatest of our generation....and man these old songs slap so hard...i am obsessed with this man and his music. XO FOREVER.

his greatest song hands down. gorgeous piece.

This beat is crazy

Almost a decade since it’s release and still sounds so fresh.

Still my favorite song after 5 years. What The Weeknd put out with House of balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence will always be underrated because he was still underground but the truth is the Trilogy is probably one of the greatest bodies of work in music history.

ngl i haven’t ever heard this before but this is literally such a good song. Definitely going to the playlist. I gotta dig up his music history fr

its crazy how this song is 13 years old and now its a tiktok trend baffles my mind how that app is single handedly keeping these old songs alive.

I can't wrap my mind around how talented this guy is... And it depresses me to see what kind of audience he has. The homage to Siouxsie is amazing and I'm sad to see his creativity dwindling with popularity.

I'm old and a dad. I have always been a major Rock and Alternative Rock fan. I complain about "music these days." The Weeknd is the best artist I have heard in the last 20 years.

me screaming my heart out to this song live was one of the best things i could ever experience, xotwod

This needs to be at the end of a scary movie or something

That Siouxsie & the Banshees sample still stuns me every time, i love it.

ABEL PUT THIS INTO THE SUPERBOWL FOR HIS TRUE OG’s!!!!!!!!