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NetFlix Series ‘Stranger Things’ Pushes Kate Bush’s 1985 Single ‘Running Up That Hill’ To No. 1 On iTunes and Increasing on Spotify

June 3, 2022

I didn’t listen to much Kate Bush in the 1980s – she seemed to be really popular in Europe. I was born and raised in the United States, but I had pen pals in Europe and Australia back then who told me I should check Bush out.

The only song of hers I was familiar with at the time was “The Sensual World,” which I thought was okay, but I couldn’t really get into Bush’s music myself.

There is a Net Flix show called “Stranger Things” that is set in the 1980s and often features 80s era pop or rock.

A song by Kate Bush was featured in several season 4 episodes, and as a result, the song re-entered the charts.

‘Stranger Things 4’ Sends Kate Bush 1985 Song “Running Up That Hill” Soaring on Spotify

May 31, 2022
by Jason Lipbshutz

“It’s remarkable to see how the reaction to Kate’s song has engaged new and old fans alike,” Netflix’s Alexandra Patsavas says of the immediate listener reaction.

“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” Kate Bush’s classic 1985 single, has received an explosion of new interest thanks to its use in the recently premiered fourth season of Stranger Things.

And while next week’s Billboard charts will reflect its overall surge, new data from Spotify demonstrates the Netflix series’ impact on its streaming totals thus far.

According to data collected by Spotify on Monday, “Running Up That Hill” posted an 8,700 percent increase in global streams compared to its total on Thursday, the day prior to the Stranger Things season four premiere on Netflix.

Meanwhile, the song’s U.S. streams increased by 9,900 percent over the same time period. “Running Up That Hill” currently sits at No. 2 on Spotify’s top 50 U.S. chart and No. 4 on its top 200 global chart.

…“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” the lead single to the British legend’s 1985 album Hounds of Love, soundtracks the story of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink), still reeling from a family death, in the fourth season of Stranger Things.

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