Thirty-one years after its release, Kate Bush’s hit is back on the music charts thanks to the “Stranger Things” series
The singer and songwriter Kate Bush said she was excited and grateful to see her 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” become a hit again, after being chosen by the creators of the science fiction series Stranger Things and is heard in the first part of its 4th season.
«You may have heard that the first part of the new cycle of the fantastic, exciting series “Stranger Things” was recently released on Netflix“, The singer wrote on her website.
«It includes the song “Running Up That Hill” which gives a whole new breath to the young fans who love the series – I love it too! Thanks to this, “Running Up That Hill” is released on the world charts and is on the British chart at No.8. It’s all really exciting! Many thanks to those who supported the song. I look forward to the rest of the series in July“, He states.
The song was also No. 1 on the iTunes chart last week
As it became known, Kate Bush gave permission to the creators of “Stranger Things” to use the song, because she is a fan of the series. The person in charge of the music of the series, Nora Felderexplained in a recent interview that she chose the song for soundtrack because he was “immediately impressed by the deep chords associated with Max’s emotional struggles in the series.”
Bush’s public relations manager, Wendy Crowley, added: “Kate Bush is selective about licensing her music, so we made sure to get script pages and material to check it out so she can see exactly how the song will be used.».
