Rent (song)

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"Rent" is a synth-pop song by the Pet Shop Boys, released in 1987 and known for its melancholic lyrics about transactional relationships and its lush, atmospheric production.

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Rent (song) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Actually (album) NERFINISHED
artist Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED
chartedIn Dutch Top 40 NERFINISHED
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chartPositionUK 8
composer Chris Lowe NERFINISHED
Neil Tennant NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBy Always on My Mind NERFINISHED
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
CD single
genre dance-pop
synth-pop
hasBside I Want a Dog NERFINISHED
Rent (Dub) NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo Rent (music video) NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:32
lyricist Neil Tennant NERFINISHED
lyricTheme emotional dependency
power imbalance in relationships
transactional relationships
musicalKey D minor
musicalStyle lush atmospheric production
synth-driven arrangement
musicVideoDirector Derek Jarman NERFINISHED
notableFor lush, atmospheric synth-pop production
melancholic lyrics about transactional love
partOf Actually (album) NERFINISHED
performer Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED
performerMember Chris Lowe NERFINISHED
Neil Tennant NERFINISHED
precededBy It’s a Sin NERFINISHED
producer Julian Mendelsohn NERFINISHED
Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED
recordLabel Parlophone
releaseDate 1987-10-12
tempo slow-to-mid tempo
vocalStyle melancholic
yearOfRelease 1987

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Rent notableSong Rent (song)