Which musician recorded “Teardrop,” the House M.D. theme used in many broadcasts?

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

“Teardrop” was released by the English trip-hop group Massive Attack in 1998. Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins provides the song’s vocals, and the track appeared on Massive Attack’s album Mezzanine.

The song’s distinctive vocal and harpsichord-led arrangement became strongly associated with House M.D. However, the opening-theme situation varies by territory and release. Some international broadcasts and later home-video versions used alternate music because of licensing arrangements, while the original American opening used “Teardrop.”

The theme is therefore often identified with Massive Attack rather than with a composer who created an entirely separate television score. The group’s name is the precise answer to the question about the recording artist.