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- Life For Rent
- - 121,107 plays
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Dido
Released 2003

Don't Leave Home
03:48
8,905 plays

Stoned
05:55
8,449 plays

Who Makes You Feel
04:21
7,278 plays

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songs

- 1
- White Flag
- 03:58
- 39,052 plays

- 2
- Stoned
- 05:55
- 8,449 plays

- 3
- Life For Rent
- 03:42
- 13,213 plays

- 4
- Mary's In India
- 03:41
- 7,100 plays

- 5
- See You When You're 40
- 05:20
- 6,648 plays

- 6
- Don't Leave Home
- 03:48
- 8,905 plays

- 7
- Who Makes You Feel
- 04:21
- 7,278 plays

- 8
- Sand In My Shoes
- 04:59
- 10,834 plays

- 9
- Do You Have A Little Time
- 03:54
- 7,215 plays

- 10
- This Land Is Mine
- 03:47
- 6,430 plays

- 11
- Closer
- 05:05
- 5,983 plays

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album review

Life for Rent doesn't offer anything that drastically different from Dido's debut album, No Angel -- the dance beats are marginally fresher, the production is clean and new -- but this predictibility is actually rather refreshing because the album delivers on its promise, unlike many sophomore affairs in 2003. That its promise is rather modest doesn't really matter, since Dido is successful at modest songs. She has a sweet, warm voice and a knack for tuneful modern folk-pop that sounds intimate while being confidently catchy and nicely atmospheric. In other words, it retains the feel of No Angel and its two big hits, "Here With Me" and "Thank You," without ever rewriting either song, but contributing songs like "White Flag," "Stoned," "Life for Rent," and "Do You Have a Little Time," which are nearly as memorable. The appeal of Life for Rent is what makes Dido appealing -- she's unassuming and gentle, but her songs are so melodic and atmospheric they easily work their way into the subconscious, and the records are well-crafted enough to be engaging on repeated plays. So, Life for Rent isn't much different than its predecessor, but that's a very good thing in this case. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide