"Life for Rent" is the title track from English singer

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's second studio album, ''

Life for Rent ''Life for Rent'' is the second studio album by English singer Dido, released by Arista Records on 29 September 2003. The album was produced by her brother Rollo Armstrong and American songwriter Rick Nowels. Work on the album began in mid-20 ...

'' (2003). The song was released as a single on 1 December 2003 and peaked at number eight on the

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. The song also became a top-40 hit in several other countries, including Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands. The music video, directed by

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, 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 ''

'' booklet. Studios * Recorded at The Ark (

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, England), The Church,

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(London, England), and Cubejam (Miami, Florida, US) * Mixed at The Church (London, England) * Strings recorded at Angel Recording Studios (London, England) * Mastered at

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(London, England) Personnel *

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

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– 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 *

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– recording *

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– string arrangement * Gavyn Wright –

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* Miles Showell – mastering * Simon Corkin – artwork design * Ellen Von Unwerth – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

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