Well well well… here we go again! Stranger Things drops a new season and suddenly the entire planet remembers that the ’80s absolutely slapped harder than a cymbal in a Slipknot rehearsal. 🥁💥
And this time?
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” is running up every chart going.
Tidy. Absolutely tidy.
📈 THE NUMBERS ARE GOING MADDER THAN THE UPSIDE DOWN
Let’s break down the chaos:
✨ #8 worldwide on iTunes — not bad for a tune released in 1985, butt!
🔥 #69 worldwide on Spotify — nice. Very nice.
🚀 Almost 2 million daily streams — TWO. MILLION. A DAY.
👀 And it’s still climbing like Dustin on a rope made of pure plot convenience.
Honestly? We expected a little bounce. Maybe a “oh yeah that song is lush, mun” moment.
But THIS?
This is a full-blown Hawkins-style musical apocalypse.
🎶 WHY THIS SONG JUST WON’T DIE (AND WE DON’T WANT IT TO)
Kate Bush didn’t just write a song — she wrote a blooming spell, and Stranger Things knows exactly how to unleash it every time.
Every new season hits, and boom:
Gen Z: “OMG what is this incredible retro track???” Millennials: “MY CHILDHOOD RETURNS!” Boomers: “We told you it was a banger.”
Only in Wales, mun… can a 40-year-old tune suddenly become the hottest thing since Bryn Terfel in leather trousers.
📀 STRANGER THINGS: THE ULTIMATE MUSIC MARKETING MACHINE
This show could take your nan’s ringtone and push it to the Top 40.
Need proof?
“Master of Puppets” — resurrected like a metal zombie 🧟♂️⚡ “The NeverEnding Story” — suddenly a karaoke anthem again 😅 Anything from the ’80s synth vault — instant trend And now Kate Bush, sprinting up the charts like she’s being chased by a Demogorgon
Netflix marketers?
Take a bow.
Proper job.
🏆 KATE BUSH: THE QUEEN OF THE STRANGE-NAISSANCE
Kate is somewhere right now, sipping tea, looking at the royalty cheques, and whispering:
“Cheers, Stranger Things. Do it again.”
And honestly?
Season 6 will probably launch Bonnie Tyler, A-ha, or bloody Shakin’ Stevens into orbit.
🤘 WHAT’S OCCURRING NEXT?
If “Running Up That Hill” hits:
Top 5 worldwide → we riot (in a friendly Welsh way) 3+ million daily streams → the Duffer Brothers become honorary members of the UK music industry #1 again → Kate Bush becomes the unofficial Queen of Netflix
Either way… The Riff Report has popcorn ready. 🍿🔥
