Rental (song)

"Rental"
Single by Brockhampton
from the album Saturation III
ReleasedDecember 15, 2017
RecordedAugust–November 2017
Genre
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Romil Hemnani
  • Q3
Brockhampton singles chronology
"Stains"
(2017)
"Rental" / "Zipper"
(2017)
"1999 Wildfire"
(2018)
Music video
"Rental" on YouTube

"Rental" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton, released on December 15, 2017, as a single from their third studio album Saturation III (2017).

Composition

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"Rental" is a pop-oriented song that features melodic performances from Kevin Abstract, Dom McLennon and Matt Champion,[1] with synthesizers and 808s in the instrumental,[2] which also has a recurring beeping during the chorus.[1]

Critical reception

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Veronica Irwin of The Quietus commented the song "deserves recognition for the contrast between melodic fuzzy synths and crisp tapping 808s".[2] In a review of Saturation III, Hypebeast wrote the song "has the best deployment of autotune on the album, especially on Mclennon's verse."[1]

Variety placed "Rental" at number ten on their list of Brockhampton's 15 best songs.[3]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Kevin Abstract and filmed in Brooklyn, New York.[4] It opens with Robert Ontenient in a bathtub eating a banana and announcing the end of the Saturation trilogy,[5] and sees Brockhampton members hanging around in various locations.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Brockhampton Ends 'the Saturation' Trilogy with Their Most Cohesive Album Yet". Hypebeast. December 28, 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Irwin, Veronica (December 20, 2017). "Saturation III". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ Moreau, Jordan; Shafer, Ellise; Shanfeld, Ethan (November 18, 2022). "Goodbye, Brockhampton: The Hip-Hop Boy Band's 15 Best Songs, Ranked". Variety. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ Goddard, Kevin (December 16, 2017). "Watch Brockhampton's New Video For "Rental"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ Kaye, Ben (December 15, 2017). "Psych! BROCKHAMPTON announce 2018 album, Team Effort". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ Leas, Ryan (December 15, 2017). "Brockhampton – "Rental" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 December 2023.