Running Up That Hill
original song written, composed, and performed by Kate Bush
"Running Up That Hill" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush from her fifth studio album, Hounds of Love (1985).[1]
When it was released, "Running Up That Hill" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
The song was the main theme song for the 1986 BBC 1 children's drama serial, Running Scared.[2] In 2012, a remix of this song premiered during that year's Olympic closing ceremony.
In 2022, "Running Up That Hill" became popular again when it was heard in the fourth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things.[3][4] This made the song the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in eight countries.[5]
References
change- ↑ Strickland, Andy (3 August 1985). "News". Record Mirror. p. 4.
- ↑ "TV Cream Will Return". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "The 'Stranger Things' Season 4 Soundtrack Is the Ultimate Love Letter to the 1980s". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (May 29, 2022). "'Stranger Things' Pushes Kate Bush's 1985 Single 'Running Up That Hill' To No. 1 On iTunes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ↑ Aimsley, Helen (15 July 2022). "Kate Bush holds on to land fifth week as Ireland's Number 1 single". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
