It began life as a rough 8-track recording done at her then recently upgraded home studio in Summer 1983 using a LinnDrum, Fairlight CMI and piano. "Running Up That Hill" was the first song Bush composed for the Hounds of Love album, originally titled "A Deal with God". 5 Stranger Things usage and 2022 chart resurgence.In 2021, the song was listed at number 60 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Its appearance led to the song's resurgence on charts around the world, reaching the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in eight countries, including the United Kingdom for three consecutive weeks and Ireland for six weeks.
#Cover kate bush hounds of love series#
In 2022, "Running Up That Hill" received renewed attention when it was prominently featured in the fourth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things. In 2012, a remix featuring newly recorded vocals premiered during that year's Summer Olympics closing ceremony, and entered the UK top 10 for one week, at number six. The song was featured as the main theme song for the 1986 BBC 1 children's drama serial, Running Scared. All other appearances from 1985 were promotional lip sync performances on television, which were common at the time. This was the only time the song was performed live until 2014 Before the Dawn series of concerts. Bush performed the song live for the first time in 1987 at The Secret Policeman's Third Ball event accompanied by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Upon its original 1985 release, "Running Up That Hill" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was Bush's first Top 40 hit in the latter country. The song's title on the Hounds of Love album and all subsequent releases was " Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". A limited 7-inch single gatefold sleeve edition was also released. The 12-inch single, Bush's first release in that format, contains an extended remix and an instrumental version of "Running Up That Hill", as well as "Under the Ivy". The B-side of the 7-inch single contains the song, "Under the Ivy".
Written and produced by Bush, the song was released in the United Kingdom as the lead single from Hounds of Love on 5 August 1985 through EMI Records. " Running Up That Hill" is a song by English singer and songwriter Kate Bush from her fifth studio album, Hounds of Love (1985).
0 kommentar(er)
