Kate Bush just keeps running up those music charts.
If you’re one of the millions who tuned into season four of Stranger Things, chances are high that you have “Running Up That Hill” stuck in your head.
Well, you (and Max) are not the only ones.
37 years after the track debuted, it has reached the top spot on iTunes.
Although “Running Up That Hill” was Bush’s most successful single during the ‘80s, the song peaked in third place on the UK Singles Chart and never made it higher than number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has a major role in the plot of Stranger Thing‘s fourth season and has resulted in a whopping 8,700% increase in global streams on Spotify. The figure is even higher in the US with an increase of more than 9,900%.
The 63-year-old singer has stated that “Running Up That Hill” is about the miscommunication between men and women. “I was trying to say that, really, a man and a woman can’t understand each other because we are a man and a woman. And if we could actually swap each other’s roles, if we could actually be in each other’s place for a while, I think we’d both be very surprised! And I think it would lead to a greater understanding.”
Bush is known for being selective when it comes to licensing her music. Producers provided scripts and footage for the singer to review so she could see exactly how the song would be used. It also helped that she is a fan of Stranger Things!
