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Published May 30, 2022

Kate Bush classic "Running Up That Hill" is charting thanks to "Stranger Things"

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No spoilers here, I promise.

Kate Bush's 1985 single "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" has made a comeback, thanks to Netflix's "Stranger Things."

In the first episode of season 4, Max listens to the song on her Walkman. The perfect soundtrack for a brooding teen.

Younger fans loved what they heard, and older fans remembered this classic because it's now No.1 on the iTunes chart.

The song was one of Kate Bush's biggest hits in the '80s.

In 1985, it reached No.3 on the U.K. singles chart and 30 on the billboard 100, which means it's the first time the song has been No.1

In an interview with USA Today, "Stranger Things" star Winona Ryder said she was a huge Kate Bush fan.

"I've also for the last seven years been dropping hints on set wearing my Kate Bush T-shirts. I don't know if you did this, but in my school you had to dress down for P.E., and sometimes I just wouldn't. I'd just sit there with my headphones listening to her. She's a hero of mine."

Ryder also wore a Kate Bush pin to the show's premiere earlier this month. So yeah... She's a fan.

feature image courtesy of Running up that hill video via YouTube

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