Running Up That Hill

"Running Up That Hill"
Single by Kate Bush
from the album Hounds of Love [en]
B-side"Under the Ivy"
Released5 August 1985 (1985-08-05)
StudioWickham Farm Home Studio (Welling, England)
GenreSynth-pop
Length4:58
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Kate Bush
Producer(s)Kate Bush
Kate Bush singles chronology
"Night of the Swallow [en]"
(1983)		 "Running Up That Hill"
(1985)		 "Cloudbusting [en]"
(1985)
Music video
"Running Up That Hill" on YouTube

"Running Up That Hill" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush from her fifth studio album, Hounds of Love [en] (1985). When it was first released in August 1985, the song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was the main theme song for the 1986 BBC 1 children's drama serial, Running Scared [en]. In 2012, a remix of this song premiered during that year's Olympic closing ceremony [en]. In 2022, "Running Up That Hill" became popular again when it was heard in the fourth season [en] of the Netflix series Stranger Things. This made the song the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in eight countries.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)2
Denmark (Tracklisten)6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)6
France (SNEP)3
Germany (Official German Charts)3
Global 200 (Billboard)1
Ireland (IRMA)1
Italy (FIMI)18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)1
Norway (VG-lista)4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)48
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)1
UK Singles (OCC)1
US Billboard Hot 1003
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)5
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)1
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)5

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Platinum 60,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI) 4× Platinum 2,400,000double-dagger
Sweden (GLF) Platinum 8,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Strickland, Andy (3 August 1985). "News". Record Mirror. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "TV Cream Will Return". Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "The 'Stranger Things' Season 4 Soundtrack Is the Ultimate Love Letter to the 1980s". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (May 29, 2022). "'Stranger Things' Pushes Kate Bush's 1985 Single 'Running Up That Hill' To No. 1 On iTunes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Aimsley, Helen (15 July 2022). "Kate Bush holds on to land fifth week as Ireland's Number 1 single". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". Tracklisten. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". Top Digital Download. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 2022" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". VG-lista.
  21. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  24. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  25. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  27. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  28. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  29. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  30. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  31. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". Music Canada.
  32. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". IFPI Danmark.
  33. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kate Bush; 'Running Up That Hill')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  34. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.
  35. ↑ "British single certifications – Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Running Up That Hill Kate Bush in the "Search:" field.
  36. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Kate Bush" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.