The most familiar opening-credit song for House M.D. is “Teardrop” by Massive Attack.
The song comes from Massive Attack’s 1998 album Mezzanine and is built around Elizabeth Fraser’s distinctive vocal performance. Its pulsing electronic arrangement became strongly associated with House’s title sequence, which combines medical imagery with cast and production credits.
The full international broadcast version generally used “Teardrop,” although the title sequence was not identical everywhere. Some international broadcasts and later releases used alternate music because of licensing arrangements. In the United States, a substitute instrumental version was used in some contexts.
The song’s presence can therefore vary by country, release, or platform. “Teardrop” remains the canonical answer for the recognizable original opening associated with the series, rather than a claim that every broadcast used exactly the same audio track.