Life for Rent (song)

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"Life for Rent"
Life for Rent (Single).jpg
Single by Dido
from the album Life for Rent
Released1 December 2003 (2003-12-01) [1]
Studio
  • The Ark
  • The Church, Wessex (London, England)
  • Cubejam (Miami, Florida, US)
Length3:43
Label Arista, Cheeky
Songwriter(s) Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong
Producer(s) Dido, Rollo
Dido singles chronology
"White Flag"
(2003)
"Life for Rent"
(2003)
"Don't Leave Home"
(2004)
Music video
"Life for Rent on YouTube

"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.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Life For Rent" – 3:41
  2. "White Flag" (Idjut Boys remix) – 3:45

UK CD2 and Australian CD single [3]

  1. "Life for Rent"
  2. "Life for Rent" (Skinny 4 Rent mix)
  3. "Stoned" (Spiritchaser mix)
  4. "Life for Rent" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD2 liner notes and the Life for Rent booklet. [3] [4]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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