Life for Rent

Life For Rent
Studio album by Dido
Publication (s)	September 30, 2003
Label (s)	RCA / Sony / Cheeky / Arista
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	12
running time	54:02
chronology No angel Life For Rent Live at Brixton Academy
Single releases September 1, 2003 White flag December 1, 2003 Life For Rent April 13, 2004 Don't leave home September 13, 2004 Sand in My Shoes

Life For Rent is the second studio album by British singer Dido .

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	White flag	Dido , Rollo Armstrong , Rick Nowels	4:00
2.	Stoned	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Lester Mendez	5:55
3.	Life for Rent	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	3:41
4th	Mary's in India	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	3:41
5.	See You When You're 40	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Aubrey Nunn	5:20
6th	Don't leave home	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	3:46
7th	Who Makes You Feel	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Master Pnut	4:20
8th.	Sand in My Shoes	Dido, Nowels	4:59
9.	Do you have a little time	Dido, Mark Bates, Nowels	3:55
10.	This Land Is Mine	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Nowels	3:46
11.	See the sun	Dido	5:05
12.	Closer (Hidden Track)	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Nowels	3:29

reception

Reviews

source	rating
The Guardian
Entertainment Weekly	B.

The album received mostly positive reviews. Metacritic assigned a score of 69/100 points based on 12 reviews. Of these, five were mixed and seven were positive. Alexis Petridis from the Guardian said that the album could convince with heavily written songs like White Flag , Life For Rent or See the Sun , but the much weaker songs Mary's in India , See You When You're 40 or Sand in My Shoes den Would cloud the overall impression. Jim Farber rated the album for Entertainment Weekly . He called it musically weak, since almost all the clichés of trip-hop are used and Dido's voice is sometimes deaf and sluggish. Lyrically, however, it is sharp and the love songs would also remain down-to-earth. Derryck Strachan marked the album for the BBC as a continuation of their debut album No Angel . It would again contain excellent folk pop, but also show Dido's lack of musical development. He called the production "perfect" and praised the blending of effortless melodies with seamless backing tracks. However, in addition to the "edgier" Who Makes You Feel and the funky sand in My Shoes, he wished for a little more courage.

Charts

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	1 (54 weeks)	54
Austria (Ö3)	2 (46 weeks)	46
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (54 weeks)	54
United Kingdom (OCC)	1 (63 weeks)	63
United States (Billboard)	4th (47 weeks)	47

Individual evidence

1. ^ Life For Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
2. ^ Dido, Life for Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
3. ^ Life for Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
4. ^ Dido Life For Rent Review. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
5. ^ Life For Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
6. ^ DIDO - Life For Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
7. ^ DIDO - Life For Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
8. ^ Life For Rent. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Chart Search. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .