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Kate Bush’s hit song is still running up those charts.
The Grammy Award nominee, 63, shared her excitement on the renewed interest in her 1985 single “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” in a rare statement on herwebsiteafter the songwas predominantly featuredin the recently released episodes ofStranger Things.
“Because of this, ‘Running Up That Hill’ is charting around the world and has entered the U.K. 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,” Bush added.
From left: Gaten Matarazzo Joe Keery, Sadie Sink and Maya Hawke in season four ofStranger Things.Courtesy of Netflix
Since the first part ofStranger Thingsseason 4 dropped last month on Netflix, she’s alsoclaimed the No. 1 spoton the iTunes song chart, as well asNo. 4 on the Spotify charts, nearly 37 years after the track first debuted.
Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” was first released in Aug. 1985 as the lead single from her fifth studio albumHounds of Love. The song peaked at No. 30 on theBillboardHot 100 when it was first released, also reaching No. 3 in the U.K.
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Winona Ryder, who stars inStranger Thingsas Joyce Byers, previously revealed that she had long been campaigning to include Bush’s music on the nostalgic, ’80s-set sci-fi series.
“I’ve been obsessed with her since I was a little girl,” Ryder, 50, toldUSA Today. “I’ve also for the last seven years been dropping hints on set wearing my Kate Bush T-shirts.”
Part one ofStranger Thingsseason 4 is now streaming on Netflix. Part two will follow on July 1.
source: people.com
