Wicked Games

"Wicked Games"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album House of Balloons and Trilogy
Released	September 25, 2012
Recorded	Site Sound Studios, Toronto
Genre	Alternative R&B
Length	4:41 (single edit) 5:24 (album version)
Label	XO Republic
Songwriter(s)	Abel Tesfaye Doc McKinney Carlo Montagnese R. Millar Blancheur C. Ray Garza
Producer(s)	Doc McKinney Illangelo
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Remember You" (2012) "Wicked Games" (2012) "Twenty Eight" (2012)
Music video
"Wicked Games" on YouTube

"Wicked Games" is the debut single by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, and serves as the fifth track from his debut mixtape, House of Balloons (2011). It was written by the Weeknd, Doc McKinney, and Illangelo with the latter two producing. The song was remastered and released as the lead single from his 2012 compilation album, Trilogy, on October 22, 2012, through XO and Republic Records. It was met with universal acclaim by music critics.^{[citation needed]}