The Weeknd - House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls May 2026

: The title refers to a real house on 65 Spencer Avenue in Toronto where Abel and his friends lived and threw parties. They used balloons to make the "shitty parties" feel more celebratory.

Music journalists frequently rank it among his best work for its "finely calibrated" ability to simultaneously turn up a party and make a listener's skin crawl. It was certified by the BPI and has remained a staple of his live sets from early club tours to his recent After Hours til Dawn Tour . The Weeknd - House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls

: "Glass Table Girls" shifts to a more aggressive, rapping style. It explicitly details cocaine use (the "707" ammonia cleaner used on glass tables), promiscuity, and the physical toll of addiction, such as "jaw clenching". Critical Legacy : The title refers to a real house

: At roughly three and a half minutes, the track drops the Siouxsie sample for a "brute percussion and low-end churn". This transition signifies the move from the "party" to the "aftermath". It was certified by the BPI and has