Dog Days Are Over

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"Dog Days Are Over"
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Single by Florence + the Machine
from the album Lungs
B-side "You've Got the Love"
Released1 December 2008 (2008-12-01)
Genre
Length
  • 4:13 (album version)
  • 3:41 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) James Ford
Florence + the Machine singles chronology
"Kiss with a Fist"
(2008)		"Dog Days Are Over"
(2008)		"Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
(2009)
Music video
"Dog Days Are Over" on YouTube

Certifications

Certifications for "Dog Days Are Over"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44] 7× Platinum490,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [45] Diamond250,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [47] Gold150,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [48] Platinum50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [49] 4× Platinum120,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [50] Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [51] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [52] 4× Platinum2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [53] 6× Platinum6,000,000‡ / 3,151,000 [15]
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [54] Gold1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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