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“Dog Days Are Over” by Florence And The Machine

From the EP A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood. (2009)

“Dog Days Are Over” by Florence And The Machine appears on 73 radio countdowns from 40 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2009 on the EP A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood.. Its best result is #1 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #24 alternative song of 2010, #1,879 alternative song of all time and #61 of the '10s.

73countdowns
40stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
18top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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"Dog Days Are Over" first appeared as a single in December 2008 before taking its place on Lungs, Florence and the Machine's 2009 debut. Florence Welch wrote it with Isabella Summers, James Ellis Ford produced it and played bass, and Summers chipped in extra production and piano.

It starts small, Tom Moth's harp tiptoeing under Welch's voice, and then the floor gives way: Christopher Lloyd Hayden's drums, Robert Ackroyd's guitar and a string section pile in while Welch belts like she's outrunning a storm. The band hauled it around the festival circuit through 2008 and 2009, Reading and Leeds included, and played it on the Mercury Prize show in 2009. In 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 gave it a spot in its closing scenes, and it climbed back onto the charts.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 10 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 100
2010 10 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 13 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 5 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 74 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 24 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 23 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 3 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 5 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2010 107
2010 1 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 88
2010 85 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 13 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 34 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 11 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2010 25
2010 9 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 20 of 2010 20
2010 17 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 50 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 17 WFPK Louisville, KY WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 39 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2010 40
2010 13 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 34 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 35 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 43 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 19 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 22 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 4 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 53 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 39 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011 51
2011 30 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 3 KFOG San Francisco Bay Area, CA KFOG Foghead Favorites of 2011 50
2011 39 Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY WEXT Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 3 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2011 25
2011 67 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011 88
2011 97 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 26 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 4 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105
2011 7 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2011 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 1943 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 723 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 915 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 222 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2013 831 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 62 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 49 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 790 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2016 187 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 662 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 6 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 5 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade 103
2019 9 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 9 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2020 834 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 81 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 196 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 234 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 167 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 52 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 44 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2023 93 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2024 35 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 69 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 55 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 153 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2024 24 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 55 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 33 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 32 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 5 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2025 3 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 55 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 43 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 199 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 180 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 690 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound 1055

Also listed as: Dog Days are Over; Dog days are over.

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