Sunday 5 June 2022 06:52 PM Kate Bush thanks Stranger Things fans for giving Running Up That Hill 'a whole ... trends now
Three-time Grammy nominee Kate Bush issued a rare statement on Sunday thanking fans of Netflix's Stranger Things for the surprising resurgence of her 1985 hit, Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God).
'You might've heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of Stranger Things has recently been released on Netflix. It features the song, Running Up That Hill which is being given a whole new lease of life by the young fans who love the show - I love it too!' the British 63-year-old wrote on her official website.
'Because of this, Running Up That Hill is charting around the world and has entered the UK chart at No. 8. It's all really exciting! Thanks very much to everyone who has supported the song. I wait with bated breath for the rest of the series in July. Best wishes, Kate.'
Delighted: Three-time Grammy nominee Kate Bush (pictured in 2014) issued a rare statement on Sunday thanking fans of Netflix's Stranger Things for the surprising resurgence of her 1985 hit, Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
In the fourth season of the Duffer Brothers' hit show, Running Up That Hill happens to be grieving teen Max Mayfield's (Sadie Sink) favorite song, and it unexpectedly saves her life in episode four.
Bush's alt-pop single originally reached No. 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 but, because of Stranger Things, is currently No. 4 on Spotify Weekly Top Songs Global chart and it's No. 3 on Apple Music's Top 100 Global chart.
The David Garfath-directed, interpretive dance-filled "music video has amassed 56.5M views on YouTube - a nearly 15,000% rise from the previous week.
'[Stranger Things music supervisor] Nora Felder came to us pre-pandemic to discuss the idea of using it as Max's song for this season,' Sony Music Publishing's Wende Crowley recalled to Variety last Wednesday.
The British 63-year-old wrote on her website: 'You might've heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of Stranger Things has recently been released on Netflix. It features the song, Running Up That Hill which is being given a whole new lease of life by the young fans who love the show -
