Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill Is Back In Popularity Because Of The Stranger Things Series

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JAKARTA - Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill, which was a hit in the 1980s, is now back in popularity in the UK thanks to its appearance in the Stranger Things series on Netflix.

On Friday June 17 local time, the song, which was released in 1985, topped the UK charts. The song found a new fan base among today's young generation after being the soundtrack to the latest season of Stranger Things, which is set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins.

The songs from the Hounds of Love album have also performed well on music charts in several countries, including the United States, since the first volume of Stranger Things season four premiered on Netflix in late May.

Bush rose to fame in 1978 with the debut single Wuthering Heights. When he learned that his song was popular again in the present, he responded by admitting that he was a fan of the science fiction series created by Matt and Ross Duffer or better known as the Duffer brothers.

"It's touching that the song was so warmly received, especially as it was encouraged by the young fans who love the TV series. I'm so glad the Duffer brothers received such positive feedback for their new work. They deserve it," Bush said in a statement at the start of the year. this month, quoted from Reuters, Sunday 19 June.

The Official Charts Company said Bush had achieved three all-time Official Chart records as of Friday June 17, making Running Up That Hill the longest-serving old song (37 years span) for a single to reach number one on the Official Singles Chart as well as the oldest female artist to score. number one on the chart.

Forty-four years since Bush last took first place on the charts with the single Wuthering Heights, Bush now also holds the record for the longest distance between singles in the history of the Official Chart.

"The way a new generation of music fans have taken her classics to their hearts truly cements Kate's position as an all-time great, if that's what it takes," said Official Charts Company Chief Executive Martin Talbot in a statement.