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Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (5:02)

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“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” was the first single from Kate Bush’s 1985 album Hounds of Love. Written by Bush, it was released as a single in the UK on August 5, 1985, with the album appearing on shelves on September 16, 1985. It was her first 12” single, and her second single to feature gatefold packaging. It was the most successful of Bush’s 1980s releases, eventually peaking at the number three position in the UK singles chart, her second-highest single release there. The single also had a great impact in the United States, providing Bush with her first hit to chart since 1978. It reached the top 30, and featured prominently within the Dance Charts.

Originally titled, “A Deal with God”, representatives at EMI were hesitant to release the song, as they feared the title could have prevented radio play, especially in the United States. Because the singles from her previous release, The Dreaming, had done so poorly in the charts, Bush relented and changed the title. The executives of EMI initially wanted to release another song, Cloudbusting, as the lead single from the album. Bush successfully convinced them to release “Running Up That Hill” first, citing that it was the first song to be written for the album, and felt that it better represented the broader feel for “Hounds of Love”.

The song itself has often been misinterpreted. Kate Bush herself has said, “I was trying to say that, really, a man and a woman, can’t understand each other because we are a man and a woman. And if we could actually swap each other’s roles, if we could actually be in each others place for a while, I think we’d both be very surprised! And I think it would be lead to a greater understanding.
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  • willandrhiannon

    I love this song so much.

    Thursday morning

  • tyrique12

    its hard to make a better version of somethign that is easily one of the best songs made

    Wednesday evening

  • humannaturegirl

    :) greatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

    8 days ago

  • autorretratos

    There is no better version than this, and I know there are many. [3]

    10 days ago

  • mrnin

    divine

    10 days ago

  • TschanFarang

    AWESOME ARTIST!!

    11 days ago

  • VCR-64

    There is no better version than this, and I know there are many. [2]

    14 days ago

  • Confessions87

    There is no better version than this, and I know there are many.

    14 days ago

  • thomascourt

    A timeless classic.

    15 days ago

  • Ariues

    oh lol i was like Kate Bush...80s?? but i was thinking of kate nash lol

    16 days ago

  • Baseng

    Gute Stimme !!!

    last month

  • obscurecendo

    such an epic song

    last month

  • Wiggaz17

    Genius!

    last month

  • crocy2

    epic...

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  • lucychurchill1

    Get your hand off it MartinCQuet.

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  • MartinCQuet

    This is one of the best songs ever written by anyone.

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  • veyita_88

    Come on angel

    March 2012

  • violetconnolly

    kkam7, you are juste ridiculous

    March 2012

  • wolfy76484

    I had some of her stuff on vinyl but it was stolen many years ago. B*******S

    March 2012

  • pure_emotion

    ♥♥♥

    March 2012
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