- Kate Bush praised "
Stranger Things " season 4 in a new message on her website. - She thanked fans for supporting her song "Running Up That Hill" after it was used in the show.
Kate Bush is speaking out about the chart resurgence of her song "Running Up That Hill" thanks to the latest season of "Stranger Things."
Bush's song, originally released in 1985, features prominently in season 4 of the Netflix show, which is set in the '80s. It plays a key role in the story of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink), who listens to the song in several episodes.
Since the show premiered last month, both old and new fans of the singer have streamed the song, leading to it reaching the top of iTunes, according to the Los Angeles Times. Billboard also reported last week that the song reached No. 2 in Spotify's top 50 US songs, and No. 4 on its top 200 global chart.
On Sunday, Bush thanked fans for giving "Hill" a "whole new lease of life" in a statement posted on her website.
"You might've heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of 'Stranger Things' has recently been released on Netflix," Bush said. "It features the song, 'Running Up That Hill' which is being given a whole new lease of life by the young fans who love the show - I love it too! Because of this, 'Running Up That Hill' is charting around the world and has entered the UK chart at No. 8."
She added: "It's all really exciting! Thanks very much to everyone who has supported the song. I wait with bated breath for the rest of the series in July."
The second part of season 4 premieres on Netflix on July 1, and the show has already been renewed for a fifth season.
The most recent season of "Stranger Things" has been the most shocking and darkest season yet. Last year, Finn Wolfhard noted that the series would get "darker" as the young cast got older, similar to the "Harry Potter" franchise.
Wolfhard said in a June 2021 interview: "It gets funnier, gets scarier, gets more dramatic. And I think that just comes with all of us growing up and getting older. We're not all going to be in like mop top wigs, and we're like, 40 years old, like screaming about like, Demogorgons and stuff."
"Stranger Things" season 4 part 1 is available on Netflix now.