Kate Bush
37-year-old song sets records
Kate Bush has a lot to celebrate at the moment.
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Kate Bush climbs to the top of the UK charts after 37 years with “Running Up That Hill”. Not the only record for the hit.
Kate Bush (63) is number one in the British single charts with a song that is almost 40 years old. Her hit “Running Up That Hill” reached the top spot 37 years after its release. The 1985 song has been featured on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things for the past month. The song then stormed the charts internationally.
According to British media reports, Kate Bush has broken three records in the UK charts with her current number one position. She is the oldest female musician to top the charts, and 37 years is the longest time it has taken a song to reach number one. The singer also has the longest gap between two number one singles, having last celebrated this success 44 years ago with “Wuthering Heights”. “Running Up That Hill” peaked at number three when it was first released.
Kate Bush: ‘It’s very exciting’
At the beginning of June, Kate Bush thanked her old and new fans for the success triggered by the first part of the fourth season “Stranger Things”, which has been available on Netflix since May 27th. On the show, Bush’s song is Max’s (Sadie Sink, 20) favorite song. As the episodes progressed, the song played an increasingly important role.
The singer wrote on her website. “You may have heard that the first part of the fantastic, riveting new season of ‘Stranger Things’ was recently released on Netflix. It features the song ‘Running Up That Hill’, which is loved by young fans who love the show brought back to life – I love it too!” The fact that “Running Up That Hill” is in the charts worldwide is “very exciting! Many thanks to everyone who supported the song. I’m waiting with bated breath for the rest of the series in July,” explains the musician in her statement .