Kate Bush touches the jackpot thanks to the tube Running up that hill

With just over 221 million subscribers worldwide, Netflix is ​​the market leader in streaming. And the American platform knows how to reinvent itself by offering new features and comedies that make you want to vacation. The streaming giant also offers original series like Stranger Things which notably revealed the actress Millie Bobby Brown, who went from a little girl to a femme fatale. This series is highly appreciated by subscribers but perhaps even more so by Kate Bush because one of the songs was covered during a Season 4 episode.

His hit Running Up That Hill released in 1985 is one of the musical themes of this season. So, since Monday, May 27, 2022, when Netflix aired the episodes, Running Up That Hill appears at the top of the charts. More than four decades after its release, Kate Bush’s hit once again becomes number 1. The reason for this success is quite simple: the youngest who discovered the song thanks to the series, hastened to stream it on platforms like Spotify, Deezer etc… As for the less young who already knew Running Up That Hillthey were content to listen to it again with pleasure. For about a month now, it’s been the most streamed song in the world on Spotify.

This situation greatly benefits Kate Bush, who raised $2.3 million. Otherwise, the 80s star broke new world records. The former is the longest time for a song to reach number one on the UK singles chart. The second is that of the record for the longest time gap between two number one titles. Aged 63, she also becomes the oldest artist to top the charts.

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Kate Bush thanks Stranger Things

Kate Bush said she was “delighted” to have participated in the success of Stranger Things. “I had only seen the scenes that directly involved the use of the song, so I had no idea how the story would evolve or build. I was thrilled the Duffer Brothers wanted to use Running Up That Hill for Max’s totembut now that I’ve seen all of this latest series, I feel deeply honored that the song was chosen to be part of their roller coaster journey. I can’t imagine the amount of work that went into achieving something of this magnitude. I am in admiration. They have created something truly spectacular“.