The Rip (song)
| "The Rip" | ||||
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| Single by Portishead | ||||
| from the album Third | ||||
| Released | 9 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2008 | |||
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| Length | 4:29 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Portishead | |||
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"The Rip" is a song by English band Portishead. It was released on 9 June 2008 as the second single from their third studio album, Third (2008). It was written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley of the band. It is a folk ballad that smoothly transitions into being electronic halfway through. Critics acclaimed the song, which received an animated music video by Nick Uff and peaked at number 98 in France.