<P> Contactmusic.com rated the song 9 / 10 . The website remarked that "It's brilliant . It's a masterful yet primal tour - de-force of folk / pop / rock that reveals a beguiling talent that should surely be regarded as one of the finds of the musical year . "Dog Days Are Over" succeeds in capturing a powerfully' live' studio sound that sinks, swells and explodes in a series of unconventional verse / choruses that, accentuated by Welch's snarling ". In October 2011, NME placed it at number 33 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". </P> <P> On 6 December 2008, "Dog Days Are Over" debuted at number 89 on the UK Singles Chart . The following week it dropped one place to number 90 before dropping out of the top 100 . It then re-entered the chart a month later on 17 January 2009 at number 93 before dropping out of the chart again . Approximately four months later the single made another re-entry on 23 May 2009, this time at number 91 . </P> <P> Following performances on Top of the Pops, Jools Holland and uses in television advertisement for Slumdog Millionaire and Eat, Pray, Love, "Dog Days Are Over" began to receive increasing amounts of digital downloads, despite not having been re-released . On 10 January 2010, "Dog Days Are Over" re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 23, marking its highest peak to date . However, the following week, on the 17 January 2010, the single fell one place to number 24 . Following the single's re-release in March 2010, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 34 on 4 April 2010 . The following week, the single rose to number 24 before dropping again . </P> <P> On 15 January 2010, "Dog Days Are Over" entered the Irish Singles Chart for the first time, reaching a peak of number 35 . This was the third Top 40 hit for Florence in Ireland . Following its re-release in March 2010, the single once again entered the Irish Singles Chart, this time climbing to number 24 and a week later to number 17 . The following week, the single rose to number 15, and the week after, number 13 . On 15 April 2010, the single entered the Top 10 at its peak position, number 6, making "Dog Days Are Over" Florence's fourth highest - charting single in Ireland, after "Cosmic Love" (number 3), "Shake It Out" (number 2), and "Spectrum (Say My Name)" (number 1). </P>

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