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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Life for Rent

| cover = Life for Rent (Single).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Dido

| album = Life for Rent

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

* The Ark (Lincolnshire, England)

* The Church, Wessex (London, England)

* Cubejam (Miami, Florida, US)

| genre =

| length = 3:43

| label = Arista, Cheeky

| writer = Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong

| producer = Dido, Rollo

| prev_title = White Flag

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Don't Leave Home

| next_year = 2004

| misc =

}}

"'Life for Rent'" is the title track from English singer Dido's second studio album, 'Life for Rent' (2003). The song was released as a single on 1 December 2003 and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The song also became a top-40 hit in several other countries, including Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands. The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, shows Dido in several rooms in a house.

Track listings



'UK CD1'

# "Life For Rent" 3:41

# "White Flag" (Idjut Boys remix) 3:45

'UK CD2 and Australian CD single'

# "Life dor Rent"

# "Life for Rent" (Skinny 4 Rent mix)

# "Stoned" (Spiritchaser mix)

# "Life for Rent" (video)

Credits and personnel



Credits are lifted from the UK CD2 liner notes and the 'Life for Rent' booklet.

'Studios'

* Recorded at The Ark (Lincolnshire, England), The Church, Wessex Studios (London, England), and Cubejam (Miami, Florida, US)

* Mixed at The Church (London, England)

* Strings recorded at Angel Recording Studios (London, England)

* Mastered at Metropolis Studios (London, England)

'Personnel'

* Dido writing (as Dido Armstrong), vocals, guitar, production

* Rollo writing (as Rollo Armstrong), production

* Paul Herman guitar

* Dave Randall additional guitars

* Aubrey Nunn bass

* Mark Bates piano, keyboards, programming

* Andy Treacey live drums

* P*Nut drum programming

* Ash Howes mixing, recording

* Phill Brown recording

* Nick Ingman string arrangement

* Gavyn Wright concertmaster

* Miles Showell mastering

* Simon Corkin artwork design

* Ellen Von Unwerth photography

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



References



Category:2003 singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:Dido (singer) songs

Category:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller

Category:Song recordings produced by Dido (singer)

Category:Song recordings produced by Rollo Armstrong

Category:Songs written by Dido (singer)

Category:Songs written by Rollo Armstrong

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