G major · Camelot 9B · 76 BPM
Dog Days Are Over
by Florence + the Machine
- 76
- BPM
- G major
- Key
- 9B
- Camelot
- 50
- Danceability
- 5
- Acousticness
Florence Welch came up with the idea for "Dog Days Are Over" while cycling over Waterloo Bridge in London, where she passed a giant text installation by the artist Ugo Rondinone bearing the same title every day. The phrase "Dog Days" refers to difficult times, and she co-wrote the song with the band's keyboardist Isabella Summers, who also co-produced it and played piano on the record. Recording took place in a studio the size of a loo in the Crystal Palace area of London, with no instruments used, and the drum sounds were created by banging on the studio walls.
James Ford, known for his work with Bloc Party and the Arctic Monkeys, produced and mixed the track, contributing piano and guitar, while Jimmy Robertson handled recording and mixing duties. Welch and Summers joined Charlie Hugall on percussion, and the lineup also included Tom "Moth" Monger on harp, Bruce White on viola, Everton Nelson on violin, Christopher Lloyd Hayden on drums and Rob Ackroyd on guitar.
The song was originally set for release on 24 November 2008 through Moshi Moshi Records as the second single from the debut album Lungs, but was pushed back to 1 December 2008, reaching the top 30 in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US. A demo version appeared on the deluxe edition of Lungs, and an Optimo remix running six minutes and forty seconds was also made available.
Dog Days Are Over runs at 76 BPM, the tempo of soul, trip-hop and half-time hip-hop. In classical terms it sits in andante territory. A bar of 4/4 lasts 3.16 seconds, and a quarter-note delay is 789 ms. It is in G major, Camelot 9B, which shares its notes with E minor and mixes cleanly with C major and D major.
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