Edited sentence: As of 6 August the album had sold over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.Florence and The Machine released their debut album Lungs on 6 July, 2009  in the United Kingdom.Following its 25 July release in the United States the album debuted at the number 17 position on the Billboard "Heatseekers" chart.It's funny then singing about it.Much of the the material on the album was written as reaction to what turned out to be a temporary breakup with Welch's current boyfriend.The album has peaked at the number 2 position in the United Kingdom and the number 13 position in Europe.Welch says "He prefers me not to talk about it