Fresh off the back of its inclusion in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 this year, 'Dog Days Are Over' has returned to the UK charts, fifteen years after its initial release.
Originally released in 2008, the second single by Florence + The Machine and the most famous of the Welch/Summers compositions to date, peaked at 21 in the charts. Following on from the phenomenal resurgence in interest in Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' last year after its inclusion in Stranger Things, there is a yearning desire amongst the Florence + The Machine fanbase for 'Dog Days Are Over' to also climb to number 1 this time around.
This new found interest in 'Dog Days Are Over' reflects the enduring appeal of a song that, on one level, feels deceptively simple while, on another, also feels extremely heartfelt. Like many of the songs on Lungs, there is that sense of it being a song whose underlying emotion is almost too big for it. There's the by now immortal opening moments provided by Tom Moth's harp, the handclaps (which have always been a bit of a Florence + The Machine staple), the soaring vocals in the middle... and an unmistakable sense of an artist finding their sound for the first time. It is still, fifteen years on, an intoxicating listen.
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