"House of Jealous Lovers" is a single by American indie rock band The Rapture, from their second studio album Echoes. The song is produced by James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy of the DFA. It was originally released in March 2002 through DFA Records, but it was eventually re-released in 2003 where it peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was designed to market the band through dance music distributors. The accompanying music video for the song is influenced by punk imagery. Upon release, it became DFA's best-selling single and helped re-establish dance-punk. The song received acclaim from music critics and was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media and NME's tracks of the decade lists. The song was used in the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K15, which was curated by famed music producer Pharrell Williams.

The Rapture moved from San Francisco to New York in 1999 and wrote "House of Jealous Lovers" the following year. They met James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy of DFA Records at one of their first performances in New York. Murphy and Goldworthy took a long time to persuade the band to work together because of a concern that making a dance song would alienate their fans.

While mastering "House of Jealous Lovers", Murphy used techno music as a benchmark for the track's bass frequencies. After hearing the DFA's mix, Sub Pop, the band's record label at the time, and the band both reacted negatively and initially refused to release it. Vocalist Luke Jenner hated the mix, feeling that it sounded unfinished. On the way to a gig, Murphy played the mix for Jonathan Galkin; Galkin credited it for his decision to join DFA Records.

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