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House of Balloons is the debut mixtape by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was self-released free of charge on March 21, 2011, through his own record label, XO. House of Balloons was commercially reissued in 2012 through Republic Records as the first disc of the Weeknd's compilation album Trilogy, and was reissued in its original version with all samples present in 2021. After releasing music under aliases in 2009, the Weeknd met with several producers, including Cirkut, Illangelo, and Jeremy Rose in 2010 and 2011 in Toronto, where songs on the mixtape were created. In January 2011, Doc McKinney and Illangelo became the project's primary producers. House of Balloons is an alternative R&B record that incorporates elements of dream pop, electro, rock, pop, and other genres. The lyrics symbolize the Weeknd's experiences in Toronto, and describe drug abuse, sexual encounters, and parties. The Weeknd performed at select venues and music festivals throughout 2011 to promote House of Balloons, and the songs "Wicked Games" and "Twenty Eight" – the latter a bonus track included in the 2012 reissue – were released as singles. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_o...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
