Rental (song)

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"Rental"
Single by Brockhampton
from the album Saturation III
ReleasedDecember 15, 2017
RecordedAugust–November 2017
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

"Rental" is a pop-oriented song that features melodic performances from

808s in the instrumental,[2] which also has a recurring beeping during the chorus.[1]

Critical reception

Veronica Irwin 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

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

  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. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ Leas, Ryan (December 15, 2017). "Brockhampton – "Rental" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 December 2023.