The Rip (song)

"The Rip"
Single by Portishead
from the album Third
Released	9 June 2008
Recorded	2005–2008
Genre	Folk[1] krautrock[2]
Length	4:29
Label	Island Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Geoff Barrow Beth Gibbons Adrian Utley
Producer(s)	Portishead
Portishead singles chronology
"Machine Gun" (2008) "The Rip" (2008) "Magic Doors" (2008)

"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.