After 37 years, Kate Bush's classic "Running Up That Hill" reaches the top of the British charts for the first time. This is also financially rewarding for the singer.
Kate Bush is on the hunt for records - even if she doesn't have to do much herself.
Her 1985 hit "Running Up That Hill" is doing the work, and thanks to its extensive use in the new season of "Stranger Things" , the anthem is celebrating a huge revival.
The single is particularly successful in Bush's native England. There, "Running Up That Hill" is currently at the top of the charts for the first time. In the previous week, it reached second place.
Kate Bush replaces Cher
With her current success, Kate Bush, 63, is the oldest woman ever to celebrate a number 1 single in England. Previously, this success belonged to Cher, who landed a mega-hit with "Believe" in 1998 at the age of 53.
37 years is also the longest time it has ever taken for a song to reach the top after its release.
For Kate Bush, the success thanks to "Stranger Things" is very "exciting", as she wrote on her own website:
"You may have heard that the first part of the fantastic, captivating new season of 'Stranger Things' was released on Netflix the other day. It features the song 'Running Up That Hill', which is being brought to life by young fans who love the show - I love it too!"
250,000 pounds per week
Bush should also love the income generated by the single revival. In an interview with "The Sun", an insider estimates how much revenue "Running Up That Hill" is currently expected to bring in. Since the release of the "Stranger Things" season, the figure is 250,000 pounds (around 297,000 Swiss francs) - per week.
The song currently generates several million Spotify streams per day. It is also at the top of the charts in Switzerland, Germany and the USA, among other countries. If the success continues - and according to the expert, it should - revenues will be in the millions.
As Bush owns all the rights to the song and also wrote and produced it, she will see the lion's share. Well deserved - because "Running Up That Hill" is simply a good song. With or without "Stranger Things".