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==Commercial success==
==Commercial success==
''Life for Rent'' is the fastest selling album by a female artist, passing five million sales mark in just two weeks. It sold 102,500 on the first day, and 400,351 in the first week.<ref>British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 17), published by Guinness World Records</ref> According to the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]], it was the fourth best selling album worldwide of 2003.<ref name="top50">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf |title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003 (physical and digital album formats included) |date=|work=IFPI|publisher=''[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]''|accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref> Also, according to the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]], ''Life for Rent'' was the best selling album of 2003 in United Kingdom;<ref name=" plus"/> and the seventh best selling album between 2000 and 2009 in the country.<ref name="t10">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i55cc6046dcbcc645dd9879804434543a |title=James Blunt Tops U.K. Decade Chart |date=28 December 2009 |publisher=Billboard.biz |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2003-03-03}}</ref> The album spent ten weeks at the top of the UK albums chart.<ref name="tocc">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=6 |title=ALL THE NUMBER 1 ALBUMS |work=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=2009-03-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It remained on the chart for 54 weeks.<ref name="chst">{{cite web |publisher=Chart Stats |accessdate=2010-03-03|title=Chart Stats - Dido - Life For Rent|url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=124 |work=The Official UK Charts}}</ref><ref>British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 18), published by Guinness World Records</ref> Also, spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the [[European Top 100 Albums]] chart.<ref name="lfrt">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=life for rent#/news/dido-plans-north-american-tour-2091898.story |title=Dido Plans North American Tour |accessdate=2010-03-03 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|year=2004}}</ref> In the United States, ''Life for Rent'' debuted and peaked at number four. By October 2003, the album had sold over a million and half copies.<ref name="lfrt"/> In Australia the album debuted at number one on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] albums chart, was one of the biggest selling albums of 2003 and went on to be certified six times platinum for sales of over 420,000.<ref name="ariac"/> With this, Dido matched the huge success of her previous effort, ''[[No Angel]]''. Dido's "Life for Rent Tour" was taken around the world in 2004.<ref name="lfrt"/> The album was nominated for "Best British Album" at the 2004 [[Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]] along with [[Daniel Bedingfield]]'s ''[[Gotta Get Thru This]]'', [[Blur (band)|Blur]]'s ''[[Think Tank (Blur album)|Think Tank]]'' and [[The Coral]]'s ''[[Magic and Medicine]]'', but they were all beaten by [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]]'s ''[[Permission to Land]]''. "White Flag" was awarded the 2004 [[Ivor Novello Award]] in the category "International Hit of the Year". Also, in same year, ''Life for Rent'' earned Dido's first [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination, at the [[46th Grammy Awards]], in the category "[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]" for the song "[[White Flag (song)|White Flag]]".
''Life for Rent'' is the fastest selling album by a female artist, passing five million sales mark in just two weeks. It sold 102,500 on the first day, and 400,351 in the first week.<ref>British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 17), published by Guinness World Records</ref> According to the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]], it was the fourth best selling album worldwide of 2003.<ref name="top50">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf |title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003 (physical and digital album formats included) |date=|work=IFPI|publisher=''[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]''|accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref> Also, according to the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]], ''Life for Rent'' was the best selling album of 2003 in United Kingdom;<ref name=" plus"/> and the seventh best selling album between 2000 and 2009 in the country.<ref name="t10">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i55cc6046dcbcc645dd9879804434543a |title=James Blunt Tops U.K. Decade Chart |date=28 December 2009 |publisher=Billboard.biz |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2003-03-03}}</ref> The album spent ten weeks at the top of the UK albums chart.<ref name="tocc">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=6 |title=ALL THE NUMBER 1 ALBUMS |work=The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate=2009-03-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It remained on the chart for 54 weeks.<ref name="chst">{{cite web |publisher=Chart Stats |accessdate=2010-03-03|title=Chart Stats - Dido - Life For Rent|url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=124 |work=The Official UK Charts}}</ref><ref>British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 18), published by Guinness World Records</ref> Also, spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the [[European Top 100 Albums]] chart.<ref name="lfrt">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=life for rent#/news/dido-plans-north-american-tour-2091898.story |title=Dido Plans North American Tour |accessdate=2010-03-03 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|year=2004}}</ref> In the United States, ''Life for Rent'' debuted and peaked at number four. By October 2003, the album had sold over a million and half copies.<ref name="lfrt"/> In Australia the album debuted at number one on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] albums chart, was one of the biggest selling albums of 2003 and went on to be certified six times platinum for sales of over 420,000.<ref name="ariac"/> With this, Dido matched the huge success of her previous effort, ''[[No Angel]]''. Dido's "Life for Rent Tour" was taken around the world in 2004.<ref name="lfrt"/> The album was nominated for "Best British Album" at the 2004 [[Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]] along with [[Daniel Bedingfield]]'s ''[[Gotta Get Thru This]]'', [[Blur (band)|Blur]]'s ''[[Think Tank (Blur album)|Think Tank]]'' and [[The Coral]]'s ''[[Magic and Medicine]]'', but they were all beaten by [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]]'s ''[[Permission to Land]]''. "White Flag" was awarded the 2004 [[Ivor Novello Award]] in the category "International Hit of the Year". Also, in same year, ''Life for Rent'' earned Dido's first [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination, at the [[46th Grammy Awards]], in the category "[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]" for the song "[[White Flag (song)|White Flag]]".

=== Songs ===
The album's first track and lead single "[[White Flag (song)|White Flag]]" begins with a lone synth-chord reminiscent of [[Sinead O'Connor]]'s "[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]".<ref name="slant"/> In the song, the protagonist is unwilling to give up, even if they know it’s over.<ref name=allmusicreview>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|title=White Flag - AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/white-flag-t6508919|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> It features "multi-layered" sound, delicate [[piano]] outro, and strings.<ref name=allmusicreview/> The second track "Stoned" has a [[dance music|dance]] vibe, bringing to mind [[David Bowie|Bowie]] circa [[Outside]].<ref name="popmatters"/> In battle, a white flag signals surrender. By stating there will be "No white flag," she indicates she will not give up on the relationship.<ref>{{cite web|title=White Flag by Dido Songfacts|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3407|work=Songfacts|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> The title track "[[Life for Rent (song)|Life for Rent]]" has emotional gravity and graceful melody.<ref name="slant"/> The song opens with an [[acoustic guitar]], keeping the [[guitar]] in and giving the tune a [[hip-hop music|hip-hop]] beat. "Nothing I have is truly mine," she repeats at the conclusion.<ref name="popmatters"/> "Mary's in India" is a song about infidelity - Dido displays her sisterly devotion to a friend by shagging her boyfriend while she's off travelling - as a result, instead of pondering the story and the issues it raises, it makes you find your mind wandering.<ref name="guardianuk"/> The fifth track "See You When You're 40" is a somber and melodic ballad with a touch of symphonic air, featuring "quasi" [[trip-hop]] beat.<ref name="popmatters"/> 'And I’ve seen, tonight, what I’d been warned about / I’m gonna leave, tonight, before I change my mind,' she sings.<ref name="popmatters"/> The sixth track "[[Don't Leave Home]]" sounds like she’s picking herself up again although she speaks of shutting the blinds and closing the door<ref name="popmatters"/>, but she revealed that it's about [[drug addiction]]. But the "narrator" of the song is the drug. Like a controlling lover, the drug takes over the user's life until he doesn't even want to leave home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Don't Leave Home by Dido Songfacts|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12100|work=Songfacts|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>


==Critical response==
==Critical response==

Revision as of 21:06, 18 February 2012

For the song, see Life for Rent (song).

Untitled

Life for Rent is the second studio album by the British singer-songwriter Dido, released by Arista Records on 29 September 2003. The album was produced by Rollo Armstrong and American songwriter Rick Nowels. Work on the album began in mid 2002.[1] It was certified 7x Platinum by the BPI;[2] and sold over 12 millions copies worldwide, making it the fourth best selling album worldwide of 2003. The album became the seventh best-selling album of the 2000s on UK, making Dido the only singer to have two albums in the Top 10 list.

Commercial success

Life for Rent is the fastest selling album by a female artist, passing five million sales mark in just two weeks. It sold 102,500 on the first day, and 400,351 in the first week.[3] According to the IFPI, it was the fourth best selling album worldwide of 2003.[4] Also, according to the BPI, Life for Rent was the best selling album of 2003 in United Kingdom;[5] and the seventh best selling album between 2000 and 2009 in the country.[6] The album spent ten weeks at the top of the UK albums chart.[7] It remained on the chart for 54 weeks.[8][9] Also, spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the European Top 100 Albums chart.[10] In the United States, Life for Rent debuted and peaked at number four. By October 2003, the album had sold over a million and half copies.[10] In Australia the album debuted at number one on the ARIA albums chart, was one of the biggest selling albums of 2003 and went on to be certified six times platinum for sales of over 420,000.[11] With this, Dido matched the huge success of her previous effort, No Angel. Dido's "Life for Rent Tour" was taken around the world in 2004.[10] The album was nominated for "Best British Album" at the 2004 BRIT Awards along with Daniel Bedingfield's Gotta Get Thru This, Blur's Think Tank and The Coral's Magic and Medicine, but they were all beaten by The Darkness's Permission to Land. "White Flag" was awarded the 2004 Ivor Novello Award in the category "International Hit of the Year". Also, in same year, Life for Rent earned Dido's first Grammy nomination, at the 46th Grammy Awards, in the category "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the song "White Flag".

Songs

The album's first track and lead single "White Flag" begins with a lone synth-chord reminiscent of Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U".[12] In the song, the protagonist is unwilling to give up, even if they know it’s over.[13] It features "multi-layered" sound, delicate piano outro, and strings.[13] The second track "Stoned" has a dance vibe, bringing to mind Bowie circa Outside.[14] In battle, a white flag signals surrender. By stating there will be "No white flag," she indicates she will not give up on the relationship.[15] The title track "Life for Rent" has emotional gravity and graceful melody.[12] The song opens with an acoustic guitar, keeping the guitar in and giving the tune a hip-hop beat. "Nothing I have is truly mine," she repeats at the conclusion.[14] "Mary's in India" is a song about infidelity - Dido displays her sisterly devotion to a friend by shagging her boyfriend while she's off travelling - as a result, instead of pondering the story and the issues it raises, it makes you find your mind wandering.[16] The fifth track "See You When You're 40" is a somber and melodic ballad with a touch of symphonic air, featuring "quasi" trip-hop beat.[14] 'And I’ve seen, tonight, what I’d been warned about / I’m gonna leave, tonight, before I change my mind,' she sings.[14] The sixth track "Don't Leave Home" sounds like she’s picking herself up again although she speaks of shutting the blinds and closing the door[14], but she revealed that it's about drug addiction. But the "narrator" of the song is the drug. Like a controlling lover, the drug takes over the user's life until he doesn't even want to leave home.[17]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [18]
BBC(mixed) [19]
Blender [20]
Robert Christgau(choice cut) [21]
entertainment.ie [22]
Entertainment Weekly(B) [23]
The Guardian [16]
PopMatters(positive) [14]
Rolling Stone [24]
Slant Magazine [12]

According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received generally positive reviews, scoring 69 out of 100 points based on 12 reviews.[25] Jason MacNeil, from PopMatters, gave a very positive review, finishing with: "this record seems to outweigh the previous album in terms of quality and depth".[14] Alexis Petridis wrote "It would be nice to report that Dido's second album is strong enough to reveal her detractors as snobs, who hate the notion that her music appeals to 'ordinary' people ... Sadly, it proves a little more complicated than that".[16] MSN Music critic Robert Christgau gave a "Choice-cut symbol", which represents "a good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money",[26] selecting "Mary's in India" as the only "good song" on the album.[21] Barry Walters, of Rolling Stone, declared "Like No Angel ... isn't groundbreaking, but it has its own kind of integrity.[24] "Life for Rent doesn't offer anything that drastically different from Dido's debut album [No Angel], ... she's unassuming and gentle, but her songs are so melodic and atmospheric they easily work their way into the subconscious" was the review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, from Allmusic.[18] Andrew Lynch, from entertainment.ie noted: "Life For Rent is no masterpiece, but it has the same kind of sweet, unassuming, girl-next-door charm that made its predecessor such a smash hit".[22] Derryck Strachan, BBC Music reviewer wrote " ... she treads a fine line between credibility and popularity ... But, she hasn't put a foot wrong with this album. On the positive side that means more well-crafted folk-pop tunes, on the negative side she hasn't moved forward", also said "Although Dido played a significant part in older brother Rollo's band, ... Faithless, it would be misleading to say that the groups success brought her fame".[19]

Singles

  • "White Flag", was released as the lead single from the album. The song was well-received by critics who reviewed the album. It became a major worldwide hit, reaching number one in Australia and Europe.[27] It peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, being held off the top spot by The Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is the Love?", and became her highest-charting single to date there.[28] At year-end UK charts, the song peaked at number 12.[5] It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became her second Top 20 on the chart.[29] It reached number two on the U.S Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and stayed on the chart for 66 weeks.[29] The song references a past relationship with Bob Page. In an interview with British newspaper The Sun, Dido said "the song is an apology to Page for breaking his heart. 'It was a big decision not to get married...'".[30] The video featured the TV actor David Boreanaz. The song ranked on Blender's list "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" at number 317.[31]
  • "Don't Leave Home", was released as the third single, and was a track written by Dido and her brother. The main theme of the song is the use of drugs, where the drugs "sing" to the consumer: "When I've been here for just one day / You'll already miss me if I go away / So close the blinds and shut the door / You won't need other friends anymore".[36] The song debuted and peaked at number 25 in the UK.[37] The track "Stoned" was remixed and issued as the B-side to the single, but soon became a club hit and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Songs.[38]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White Flag"Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Rick Nowels4:01
2."Stoned"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong, Lester Mendez5:55
3."Life for Rent"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong3:41
4."Mary's in India"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong3:41
5."See You When You're 40"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong, Aubrey Nunn5:20
6."Don't Leave Home"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong3:46
7."Who Makes You Feel"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong, DJ Pnut4:20
8."Sand in My Shoes"D. Armstrong, R. Nowels4:59
9."Do You Have a Little Time"D. Armstrong, Mark Bates, R. Nowels3:55
10."This Land Is Mine"D. Armstrong, R. Armstrong, R. Nowels3:46
11."See the Sun"D. Armstrong5:05
12."Closer[40]" (Hidden Track)D. Armstrong3:29

Album credits

Personnel

Production

  • Producers - D. Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, R. Nowels
  • Programmers - D. Armstrong, Sister Bliss, DJ Pnut, Steve Sidelynk

Charts and certification

Chart Peak
position 		Certification Sales/
shipments
Argentinian Albums Chart — 3× platinum[41] 120,000
Australian Albums Chart 1[42] 6× platinum[11] 420,000
Austrian Albums Chart 2[42] Platinum[43] 30,000
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders) 1[42] 2× platinum[44] 100,000
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia) 1[42] 2× platinum[44] 100,000
Brazilian Albums Chart — Gold[45] 50,000
Canadian Albums Chart 2[46][47] 3× platinum[48] 300,000
Denmark Albums Chart 1[42] Platinum[49] 30,000
European Top 100 Albums 1[50] 5× platinum[51] 5,000,000 [52]
Finland Albums Chart 3[42] Gold[53] 17,400 [53]
French Albums Charts 1[54] 2× platinum[54] 645,000
German Albums Charts 1[55] 3× platinum[56] 600,000
Hungarian Albums Chart 7[57] Gold[58] 15,000
Italian Albums Chart 2[42] Platinum[59] 100.000
Mexican Albums Charts 4 Gold[60] 75,000
Netherlands Albums Chart 1[42] Platinum[61] 80,000
New Zealand Albums Chart 1[42] 4× platinum[62] 60,000
Norwegian Albums Chart 2[42] 2× platinum[63] 80,000
Russian Albums Chart — Platinum[64] 20,000
Swedish Albums Chart 1[42] Platinum[65] 60,000
Swiss Albums Top 100 1[42] 3× platinum[66] 120,000
UK Albums Chart 1[33] 7× platinum[2] 2,866,350[67]
U.S. Billboard 200 4[46][47] 2× platinum[68] 2,100,000 [69]
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 12[70]
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
6 October 2003 – 19 October 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Albums Chart number-one album
18 October 2003 – 14 February 2004 (first run)
21 February 2004 – 28 February 2004 (second run) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Absolution by Muse
Guilty by Blue
Friday's Child by Will Young
Friday's Child by Will Young
 UK number one album
11 October 2003 – 7 November 2003 (first run)
22 November 2003 – 28 November 2003 (second run)
20 December 2003 – 9 January 2004 (third run)
17 January 2004 – 30 January 2004 (fourth run) 		Succeeded by

See also

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