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Rent (song)
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| "Rent" | |||||
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| Single by Pet Shop Boys from the album Actually |
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| B-side | "I Want a Dog" | ||||
| Released | October 12, 1987 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12", cassette, CD | ||||
| Genre | Synthpop | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone - R 6168 | ||||
| Writer | Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe | ||||
| Producer | Julian Mendelsohn | ||||
| Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | |||||
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Rent is a 1987 single by the Pet Shop Boys. It was released in the UK by Parlophone on 12 October 1987. The lyrics concern a financially one-sided relationship, i.e. that of a kept man, or woman, the title implying more specifically the lot of a rent boy. The repeated lyric "It's easy, it's so easy" can be seen as exemplifying the band's celebrated ironist style.
Peaking at number 8 in the UK charts, the video, directed by Derek Jarman, features scenes filmed at London's King's Cross station. The video stars Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath hosting a dinner party when his partner gets annoyed as he shows her no attention, she then gets Neil Tennant to drive her to Kings Cross and she meets Chris Lowe on the platform and they both leave together.
In 2007, Thirteen Senses covered the song to be placed on preloaded iPod Nanos. These were then given away as prizes at their May 2007 tour of the UK.
Contents |
- "Rent" - 3:35
- "I want a dog" - 4:57
- "Rent" (Extended Mix) - 7:06
- "Rent" (Dub) - 6:06
- "I want a dog" - 4:57
- also available on CD (Parlophone / CD R 6168)
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Germany | 10 |
| Austria | 27 |
| Sweden | 19 |
| Swizerland | 10 |
| Australia | 81 |
| UK | 8 |
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| Neil Tennant · Chris Lowe | |
| Studio albums | Please · Actually · Introspective · Behaviour · Very · Bilingual · Nightlife · Release · Fundamental |
| Compliation albums | Discography: The Complete Singles Collection · Alternative · PopArt: The Hits · Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys |
| "Disco" albums | Disco · Disco 2 · Disco 3 · Disco Four |
| Live albums | Concrete |
| Soundtrack and score albums | Closer to Heaven (Original Cast Recording) · Battleship Potemkin |
| Related articles | Discography · Songs · It Couldn't Happen Here · Reputation · Results · Spaghetti Records · Closer to Heaven · Electronic |