“Teardrop” by Massive Attack plays over House M.D.’s original U.S. opening title sequence.
The song’s distinctive vocal and electronic arrangement became strongly associated with the series’ title graphics, which use medical imagery and stylized views of the cast and production credits. Its atmosphere helped establish the show’s serious, mysterious tone before each diagnostic story began.
“Teardrop” was released by Massive Attack in 1998 and features vocals by Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins. The song predates House M.D. by several years, so it was selected as existing music rather than composed exclusively for the program.
Broadcast and syndication versions sometimes used shortened or alternate title sequences, and some international releases handled the opening differently. That can create confusion about the theme. The canonical original U.S. title-sequence song is “Teardrop,” not a song by the show’s cast or a newly recorded medical theme.