# @popbase on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbq10CGBPg4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68838056-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-05T19:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

41 years ago today, Kate Bush released “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).”

Built around a pulsing Fairlight CMI arrangement and produced by Kate Bush herself, 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' introduced listeners to the sound of her 1985 album 'Hounds of Love.' Bush wrote the song as a meditation on empathy between men and women, imagining a supernatural bargain that would allow each person to experience life through the other's perspective. The original title was simply 'A Deal With God,' but it was changed to avoid potential broadcasting concerns in some markets.

What makes the recording especially remarkable is how much of it was constructed by Bush using then cutting-edge digital sampling technology, layering synthetic textures with live drums and her distinctive vocal performance. The track became the lead single from 'Hounds of Love' and immediately stood apart from most mid-1980s pop releases, blending art-pop, electronic experimentation, and emotional storytelling into something that felt both mysterious and accessible.

Its initial release became one of the biggest hits of Bush's career, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart and charting strongly across Europe, Australia, and North America. Decades later, the song experienced an extraordinary resurgence after being prominently featured in the 2022 series Stranger Things, introducing it to a new generation and sending it to number one in the UK for the first time. The renewed success also made Bush the artist with the longest gap between chart-topping singles in UK history, and the song has since become one of the defining and most enduring recordings of her career.

#katebush #music #popculture

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