Following the band 's performance of " Dog Days Are Over " at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards , '' Lungs '' jumped from number 44 to number 14 on the US '' Billboard '' 200 with sales of 21,000 copies , an increase of 165 % from the previous week . The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on 25 June 2018 . It had sold 1,142,000 copies in the United States as of February 2013 . Worldwide , '' Lungs '' had sold over three million copies as of November 2011
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Lungs (album)