Teardrop

"Teardrop"
Single by Massive Attack
from the album Mezzanine
Released	27 April 1998
Format	CD, 12", cassette
Recorded	1997
Genre	Trip hop
Length	5:31
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Elizabeth Fraser
Producer	Massive Attack and Neil Davidge
Massive Attack singles chronology
"Risingson" (1997) "Teardrop" (1998) "Angel" (1998)

"Teardrop" is a song by Massive Attack, which was first released on their 1998 album Mezzanine. It was released as a single on 27 April 1998. The song became another UK hit for the group, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The song features vocals by Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins and contains a sample of Les McCann's song "Sometimes I Cry".

In the United States, the song is best known for its use as the theme song of the medical television series House. The instrumental portions of the song near the end which feature a bass drum beat reminiscent of a heartbeat are used in the opening theme.

The song's music video featured a plastic foetus in the womb, lip-synching the song. It was directed by Walter Stern.^[1] The single peaked at #16 in Australia.^[2] It placed number 22 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time in 2009, and number 23 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998, the year of its release.

Track listing

1. "Teardrop" (album version) – 5:31
2. "Euro Zero Zero" – 5:24
3. "Teardrop" (Scream Team Remix) – 6:45
4. "Teardrop" (Mad Professor Mazaruni Instrumental Mix) – 6:24

The 12" release contains the same songs but in a different order. The cassette release contains an edited version of the original song, as well as the Scream Team remix and the B-side "Euro Zero Zero", but is missing the remix by Mad Professor.

Covers

The Getaway Plan released a cover of the song as a B-side to their single "Shadows", and again on their farewell album 2004–2009.

Jamie Cullum performs a cover of this song at his concerts.

Mika did a live cover of the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 12 December 2007.

Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, a group featuring noteworthy members Chris Funk and Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists, recorded a cover of the song for their 2007 release Plastic Bag in the Tree.

Incubus often perform a cover of this song at their concerts.

Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace have covered the song in live performances.

The British band Elbow did a live cover of the song for the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, and a recorded version is also featured as a track on their CD single for "Not a Job" (released 23 February 2004).

HK singer Anthony Wong covers this song in his album King of the Road in 2008.

The singer/songwriter/guitarist Newton Faulkner covered the song on his album Hand Built by Robots. On downloads alone, Faulkner's version reached #60 in the UK Singles Chart in August 2007.^[3] It was released as an official single on 10 December 2007, and reached #57 on the chart the following week.^[3] The version of the album available from the Australian iTunes Music Store also incorporates an acoustic version.^[4]

This song was sampled for the track "Kneight Riduz Wuz Here" on Krayzie Bone's solo album Thug on da Line, which was released 28 August 2001.

Hard dance act Organ Donors covered the song on their 2008 album Oldskool Autopsy.

Simple Minds covered "Teardrop" on the bonus disc of the 2-CD Deluxe edition of the Graffiti Soul album, released in 2009.

José González version

Teardrop is a single from José González's second album In Our Nature. The single was released across Europe on 12 November 2007. The single features the non-album instrumental B-side "Four Forks Ache."

Track listing

1. "Teardrop" - 3:22
2. "Four Forks Ache" - 5:25

References

External links

• "Teardrop" at massiveattack.ie