Kate Bush

Last week, the song was the most streamed track on the planet and reached Number One on both the Spotify charts in the UK and the US after earning 57million ...

“I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage – taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. The song was also recently used in It’s A Sin, the award-winning TV series by Russell T Davies. “By featuring ‘Running Up That Hill’ in such a positive light – as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters) – the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story.

Originally released in 1985, the track has had a global resurgence in popularity after it was featured in the fourth series of Stranger Things.

She added: “I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage – taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. “By featuring Running Up That Hill in such a positive light, as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters), the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story. Bush said she has been “overwhelmed by the scale of affection and support” for the song as she thanked fans for making the track number one.

When the song enjoyed a streaming surge after being used in Netflix's Stranger Things, it was punished under the Accelerated Chart Ratio (ACR) rule.

The chart has successfully negotiated technological evolutions. I’m a massive Kate Bush fan,” Talbot admitted. Bush’s position in the UK Top 40 will be confirmed when the new chart is published at 6pm on Friday. Midweek updates show that “Running” has overtaken “As It Was” after the chart “reset”. We’re in transition between ownership and streaming,” Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive, said. “The process of compiling the chart in 2022 is much more complicated than it has been in the past. Bush’s track had to earn double the number of streams of Harry Styles’s “As It Was” to earn the same “sale” units that contribute to the UK weekly chart.

Kate Bush's track Running Up That Hill was originally released in 1985, as the lead track on her album Hounds of Love, but the song has had a surge in ...

“By featuring Running Up That Hill in such a positive light, as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters), the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story,” she said in a statement. Running Up That Hill was first released in 1985, as the lead track on her album Hounds of Love, and has seen a huge surge in popularity after it was featured in an episode of the fourth season of Stranger Things. The iconic singer has broken the record for the longest time taken for a single to reach number one, as the new-wave track shot straight up the charts to take the top spot on Friday.

Kate Bush has earned a number one in the charts and broken one records for Running Up That Hill, thanks to it featuring in Stranger Things.

She added: ‘Thanks very much to everyone who has supported the song. Kate said that by featuring Running Up That Hill as a ‘talisman’ for Max, ‘the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story. He added: ‘It’s also gratifying that Kate’s wider catalogue is now being discovered and enjoyed by a whole new audience. ‘I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage – taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. She now also claims the record of the longest time taken for a single to reach number one, with Running Up That Hill first entering the charts in August 1985 but peaking at number three. With 44 years between her 1978 number one Wuthering Heights and her 2022 number one Running Up That Hill, she now boasts the longest-ever gap between number one singles in Official Chart history.

The title for the longest-running sleeper hit in the UK was previously held by Wham!, who saw Last Christmas top the Official Singles Chart in 2021, 36 years ...

“I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage – taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. “By featuring Running Up That Hill in such a positive light, as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters), the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story. Bush said she has been “overwhelmed by the scale of affection and support” for the song as she thanked fans for making the track number one.

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To top it all off, on Friday Kate, 63, became the oldest female artist to ever score a number one on the Official Singles Chart, beating fellow icon Cher who was 52 when her hit Believe topped the charts in 1998. With 44 years between her 1978 number one Wuthering Heights and her 2022 number one Running Up That Hill, she now boasts the longest-ever gap between number one singles in Official Chart history. She now also claims the record of the longest time taken for a single to reach number one, with Running Up That Hill first entering the charts in August 1985 but peaking at number three. Musician Kate made history this week by securing the number one spot in the singles chart with Running Up That Hill, a staggering 37 years after the track was released. Just as it seemed Max was lost forever and was about to be strangled by the villain, the group pressed play on 80s hit Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, and she was able to free herself from the trance, using fond memories of her loved ones to spur her on. Thanks to Stranger Things and that dramatic moment when we almost lost Max to Vecna, the song has gone viral on TikTok and been taken into the hearts of a whole new generation.

After 37 years, Kate Bush's song 'Running Up That Hill' has reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart, and the singer has commented on the sudden surge.

In her statement, she also talked about Stranger Things, saying, “I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage – taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. I have to admit I feel really moved by it all.” Upon the song’s original release, it only managed to reach No. 3 on the charts.

Thanks to the popularity of Stranger Things, the enigmatic singer just simultaneously broke three chart records.

Thank you so very much for making the song a number one in such an unexpected way. “By featuring Running Up That Hill in such a positive light – as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters) – the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story. Kate continued: “I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage – taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place.

The iconic British songstress Kate Bush has, against all odds, returned to the top of the UK charts with her classic single 'Running Up That Hill' which has ...

Thank you so very much for making the song a No 1 in such an unexpected way." "By featuring Running Up That Hill in such a positive light - as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters) - the song has been brought into the emotional arena of her story. And lastly, Bush is now the oldest female to ever reach number one at the age of 63 years and 11 months. Bush is now fifth on the all-time list of singers to claim a UK number one behind Louis Armstrong, Tom Jones, Elton John and Captain Tom Moore. "I salute the Duffer Brothers for their courage - taking this new series into a much more adult and darker place. That means it has taken 37 years to climb eight places higher and claim the top spot.