Kate Bush is ecstatic about the success of Running Up That Hill

• Kate Bush recently spoke out about her song’s spectacular rebirth in Netflix’s smash series Stranger Things.
• The singer-songwriter was interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s Woman Hour programme
• After her 1985 song Running Up That Hill was used in the newest season of Stranger Things, according to The Guardian.

According to Billboard, Kate has been the oldest female artist to achieve number one on the Official UK Singles Chart.

The song has also reached number one on the US Billboard Top 10.

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“It’s really fantastic, it’s pretty startling actually, isn’t it?” Kate said of the surprise triumph. “The entire world has gone insane.”

The crooner mentioned that she was a fan of Netflix series even before her song was included in “Max’s fight for survival scene”.

“It’s such a great series, I thought that the track would get some attention, but I just never imagined that it would be anything like this.

I thought what a lovely way for the song to be used in such a positive way, as a kind of talisman for Max. It’s very touching actually,” explained the singer

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The 63-year-old also shared that she is happy that her track was introduced to a “new generation of fans through this series”.

“What’s really wonderful I think is that it’s this whole new audience who in a lot of cases, they’ve never heard of me, and I love that.

The thought of all these really young people hearing the song for the first time and discovering it, I think it’s very special,” she added.