Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" streams skyrocket after Stranger Things season four

30 May 2022, 13:14 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" has been given another boost by Stranger Things season four over the weekend, with the track experiencing a 153% increase in streams on Spotify.

Last Friday (27 May) Netflix released season four of the hit show Stranger Things, and one of the classic tracks featured in the show - Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" - has gone viral, topping the iTunes charts in the US and also being named "the biggest gainer on the Global Spotify chart."

‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ by Kate Bush has reached #1 on US iTunes following its appearance in Episode 4 of #StrangerThings, ‘Dear Billy.’ pic.twitter.com/kfFJYFtohS
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 29, 2022

Bush's "Running Up That Hill" was originally released in 1985, and appears throughout the fourth season of Stranger Things, soundtracking Max Mayfield's (Sadie Sink) key moments.

Stranger Things fans have been enjoying the song so much that it topped the iTunes charts in the US over the weekend, and also reached a new peak of 13 in the Global Spotify chart, marking a 153% increase in streams on the platform.

Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" rises 93 spots to a new peak of #13 on the global Spotify chart with 2.79 million streams, up 153%.
— chart data (@chartdata) May 30, 2022