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Running Up That Hill was the UK’s song of the summer

Manos — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:19:05 +0000

Kate Bush’s 1985 hit Running Up That Hill was the UK’s song of the summer, says the Official Chart Company.

The song’s improbable but inspiring resurgence came after it featured in the TV show Stranger Things, bringing it to a new generation of fans.

They streamed it 86.6 million times between June and August, more than any other song.

Running Up That Hill was also the most downloaded song of the summer, with 42,000 sales.

The song originally appeared on Bush’s celebrated fifth album Hounds Of Love.

On its first release, it peaked at number three in the charts – but the momentum of Stranger Things propelled it to number one in June, breaking three records in the process.

Bush, who is 63, became the oldest woman to top the UK singles chart, overtaking Cher, who was 52 when Believe hit number one in 1998.

She also achieved the longest gap between number one singles, with 44 years having elapsed since her debut, Wuthering Heights; and Running Up That Hill’s 37-year journey to the top was the longest in chart history.

“The response to Running Up That Hill is something that has had its own energy and volition,” said Bush at the time. “We’ve all been astounded to watch the track explode!”

The song managed to beat tracks by Harry Styles, Lizzo and George Ezra to become the UK’s song of the summer. Dance music featured heavily in the best-sellers list, with LF System’s summer anthem Afraid To Feel at number three; and Beyoncé’s tribute to house music Break My Soul at number eight.

Ed Sheeran had five entries in the top 40 – with his solo songs Bad Habits, Shiver and 2 Step joined by Peru, a collaboration with Nigerian singer Fireboy DML, and Bam Bam, a duet with US pop star Camila Cabello.

The top 10 biggest songs of the summer are below; and you can see the full Top 40 on the Official Chart website.

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As She Turns 64, Enjoy Some Of Kate Bush’s Most Entrancing Beauty Moments

Eleni — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:54:35 +0000

From Wuthering Heights to Running Up That Hill (her debut, which recently hit number one 37 years after it was first released, after featuring in season four of Stranger Things), Kate Bush is one of the world’s best-loved musicians. Eccentric, eclectic and as talented as they come, she is a British beauty who is known to shy away from the public eye, but still remains eternally compelling. Her beauty signature has always been her wild mane of hair – thick, full and with lots of texture (and occasionally crimped – the ’80s allowed it), her dark brunette locks framed those arresting eyes, which were often defined with eyeshadow, mascara and eyeliner.

As she turns 64, Vogue charts some of her best beauty moments.

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Jorgen Angel

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David Redfern

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Pete Still

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Pete Still

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KATE BUSH ANNOUNCES NEW LIVE ALBUM, ‘BEFORE THE DAWN’

Manos — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:43:23 +0000

The album marks her first musical release in five years.

The one and only Kate Bush has come out of seclusion to announce her latest project: a new live album. Before the Dawn, a live recording of her 2014 residency of the same name at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, her first live shows since 1979, will be released on CD and vinyl formats on November 25.

The album is laid out exactly like the live show, which was separated into different acts. Act One is a seven-song set of her most iconic hits and fan favorites from her vast discography, including “Hounds of Love” and “Running Up that Hill.” Acts Two and Three are comprised of select suites from her experimental albums in their entirety—The Ninth Wave, the second side of Hounds of Love, on Act Two, and A Sky of Honey, a suite from her album Aerial, on Act Three. An encore of the haunting “Among Angels” and thrilling “Cloudbusting” complete the album.

The British rock legend was likely inspired to put out the live recording after the overwhelmingly positive reception to the shows. “It was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life,” she said following the completion of the 22 shows. “I just never imagined it would be possible to connect with an audience on such a powerful and intimate level; to feel such, well quite frankly, love.”

Unlike numerous live albums, the album was entirely produced by Bush herself, and nothing from the show was re-recorded or overdubbed for the release. The album will be released on deluxe three-disc and 4xLP formats, but there is no news about a digital release thus far.

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