‘Stranger Things’ Catapults Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ to Top of Charts After 37 Years
thewrap.comSpotify’s Top 200, with 1,099,174 plays. The “Stranger Things 4” soundtrack – which also features the Talking Heads, KISS, and the Beach Boys, among others – holds the No.
5 spot on iTunes’ Top 200 Albums.The song first comes into play during the season premiere, when Max (Sadie Sink) strolls through her school hallways listening to it on her Walkman.
The song returns a few episodes later, taking on added significance as she mourns her brother’s death and struggles to escape meeting the same fate.“Running Up That Hill” might be Max’s favorite song, but she isn’t the only Kate Bush fan among the cast of “Stranger Things,” which is set in the 1980s.
Winona Ryder accessorized her premiere look with a Kate Bush pin and called the English singer-songwriter “a hero of mine.”“I’ve been obsessed with her since I was a little girl,” she told USA Today. “I’ve also for the last seven years been dropping hints on set wearing my Kate Bush T-shirts.
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