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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rent (song) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Actually (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Dutch Top 40
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German Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 8 ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Lowe
NERFINISHED
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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
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Rent (Dub) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Rent (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:32 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Neil Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
emotional dependency
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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
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melancholic lyrics about transactional love ⓘ |
| partOf | Actually (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Chris Lowe
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Neil Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | It’s a Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Julian Mendelsohn
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Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Parlophone ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-10-12 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | melancholic ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1987 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.