Thanks to her hits “Mysterious Hill” and “Wuthering Heights”, Kate Bush became a popular name in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Fast-forwarding over 40 years later, Kate’s music catalog is once again experiencing a resurgence due to her excellence at Stranger Things.
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When did Kate Bush release “Mysterious Hill”?
On August 5, 1985, Kate Bush released “Mysterious Hill” as the lead single for her fifth studio album “Hounds of Love”.
Through the first run of this song, he reached the top 40 of the UK, Ireland, US and Australia pop music charts.
Kate explained the meaning of the song in the Old Gray Whistle Test, saying, “We are men and women, so we really wanted to say that men and women can’t understand each other.”
“We would both be very surprised if we could actually swap roles with each other and actually stay at each other for a while!”
She further said: “I think that leads to a deeper understanding, and the only way I think it can actually be done was either … you know, I thought of dealing with the devil, you I know. “
“I thought,’Well, no, why not do business with God!’, Because in a sense the whole idea of asking God to do business with you is much stronger.”
“For me, it was still called” Dealing with God “and was its title. However, it was said that if this title was maintained, it would not be played in any religious country. “
Kate added, “Italy will not play it, France will not play it, and Australia will not play it!”
“Ireland didn’t play it, and it may generally block it just because it had a god in the title.”
After being featured at the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics that year in London in August 2012, hit singles have become mainstream again.
When was Stranger Things?
On May 27, 2022, Netflix distributed Stranger Things Season 4 to platform subscribers.
In the first half of the 4th edition, the Mysterious Hill is prominently featured in many scenes and is considered Max’s favorite song.
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During the climax of the battle in Episode 4, the single will play an important role in helping the aforementioned characters escape from this season’s adversary Vecna.
With the use of Running Up That Hill at the show, the song has once again surged into mainstream popularity.
The track climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, while re-entering the UK and Australia singles charts at No. 1.
While talking to Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4, Kate elaborated on the resurrection of the song.
The legendary singer said, “It’s just great. It’s a very nice series.”
“I thought this song would get a lot of attention, but I never imagined it would be like this.”
She went on to say: “It’s very exciting, but it’s really shocking, isn’t it? The whole world is crazy.”
“I think the thoughts of really young people who first heard this song and discovered it are, well, very special.”
“I think they put it in a really special place. The Duffer brothers created the series. In fact, we were looking at it from the first series, so I was already familiar with the series.”
Kate revealed: “I thought it was a wonderful way to use this song in such a positive way.”
“As you know, it’s like a talisman for Max, and I think it’s actually very moving.”