LONDON —
Almost 37 years after its release, “Running Up That Hill” by enigmatic British
songstress
Kate Bush finally hit the top of the UK charts on Friday thanks to
Netflix series “Stranger Things”.
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The song has
enjoyed a renaissance globally after featuring in the hit sci-fi horror series.
The hit has seen
Bush, 63, set a slew of records in her home country, according to the Official
Charts Company.
The 1985 song now
holds the record for longest time taken for a single to reach number one, while
its ethereal singer boasts the longest-ever gap between chart-toppers, 44 years
after “Wuthering Heights” first revealed her talents to the world.
Bush has also
become the oldest female artist ever to score a number one hit in the UK.
She thanked the
Netflix show’s creators the
Duffer Brothers for her new-found success.
“I’m overwhelmed by
the scale of affection and support the song is receiving and it’s all happening
really fast, as if it’s being driven along by a kind of elemental force,” she
wrote on her official website.
“I have to admit I
feel really moved by it all.
“I believe the
Duffer Brothers have touched people’s hearts in a special way, at a time that’s
incredibly difficult for everyone, especially younger people,” she wrote on
Twitter.
“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 added.
Bush has largely
spent recent decades out of the public eye, but performed a 22-night residency
in London in 2014, with tickets selling out in 15 minutes.
After being
included on the soundtrack for season four of “Stranger Things”, “Running Up
That Hill” became the most-streamed song on Spotify in the US, the
UK and globally.
It was originally
the lead track on her “Hounds Of Love album”.
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