Which musician created the House M.D. theme song “Teardrop”?

Massive Attack created “Teardrop,” the song used as House M.D.’s opening theme in many international broadcasts.

“Teardrop” was released by the English trip-hop group Massive Attack in 1998. Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins provides the song’s vocals, while the recording is built around a distinctive harpsichord-like keyboard figure and electronic production.

House M.D. used the song’s opening instrumental and vocal material over its title sequence, which shows medical imagery and introduces the principal cast. Some versions of the series used different opening music because of licensing and broadcast arrangements, so viewers may not have heard exactly the same theme in every country.

The song appeared on Massive Attack’s album Mezzanine. It is often associated with the series, but it was not written specifically for House M.D.; the recording predates the show by several years.