Es ist Juli (transl.

It was released on September 20, 2004 via Universal Records.

With more than 700,000 copies sold until March 2005, it gained triple platinum.

Philipp Gässlein from laut.de found that Es Ist Juli "presents itself as a homogeneous collection of beautiful, honestly crafted German pop pieces with an appropriate dash of rock to stand out from the crowd [...] What is certain is that Juli will release a similarly convincing debut work as Wir sind Helden did back then and will probably have a say in the next few years when it comes to chart-worthy music from Germany.

* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.