Rehab

"A journey from one thing to another thing."

- Caption of the music video

"Rehab" is the third single released independently by F.E.A.T.S on September 18, 2020. It was written by the duo and produced by Sonny and Ghostcopy. It lyrically addresses the band and its split, with the transitioning of their music career.

Background and composition
It is guessed that the lyrics were written somewhere in July, as Beaumont had tweeted out earlier during that time frame. Three months after the single's release, a podcast was posted to the duo's channel in December 2020, which gave more clarity of the meaning of the lyrics. Having financial issues, with no more passion left to continue the band, they decided to amicably cut ties with their manager. Followed by manipulation and threats, it resulted in the public defamation of character of Rye, leading to the fallout of friendships. Ultimately the duo gain freedom at last from management, no longer being under control.

The duo realise they have invested so much into the band, despite them not growing financially or successfully. When the band goes bankrupt, they finally see the situation they are faced with and know they can no longer continue, not having the passion for a dream they once had. Facing emotional abuse from their manager, there were constant arguments that were solved through manipulation tactics and questioning their loyalty. The duo decided to depart from the band, no longer wanting to battle and be under control. Rye describes how they all were so young and naïve coming into the music industry, being "blinded" as the band couldn't network and lived in a one-bedroom council flat for so long. Whenever voicing ideas, they were belittled, made to think they don't know anything about the industry and had to be fully dependent on their manager. In the end, Blair turned members against Rye with allegations, intending to destroy his career. The duo gain freedom from management, mentally coming out of it better. They left with no regrets, knowing that their manager doesn't care about anyone, being consumed by greed that his "soul" has already ended a long time ago. They observe that the exploitation of artists is common, where some managers or record labels don't care about the well-being of their artists and are in pursuit of their own interests. Echoing in the sentiment of the first two lines of the song, the last line is replaced with them moving onto a new dream, describing the transitioning of their music career.

Music video
The music video was filmed and edited by Robbie Beaumont, posted a month later on October 25. It relates back to the band's cover of "Easier", where they go to the same filming location. Both are tied up, depicting their struggles by the control they had under management, but are now free. The video also gives selective montages throughout RoadTrip content, including "Meet Sonny", "Parents for 24 Hours!", "It's Official", "Bad Jokes *Try Not to Laugh Challenge*", "Extreme Yoga - For Beginners!", "Take This Home", "2U", "All the Good Girls Go to Hell", "God Is a Woman", "Singing to 12,000 People?!", "Yummy", "RoadTrip: Before the Show (Official Documentary)", "Evolution of Boy Bands", and "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Trivia

 * Beaumont had tweeted a lyric out earlier in July, 'Feeling like a free man, like checking out of rehab'.