Kate Bush Is ‘Impressed’ That ‘Running Up That Hill’ Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams

Even after more than a year of the appearance on the soundtrack of the fourth season of Stranger Thingsoriginal series Netflix“Running Up That Hill,” hit by Kate Bush, continues with impressive numbers in streaming. The song reached 1 billion plays on Spotify – and the singer celebrated.

In a publication made on the official website, bush thanked fans for reaching a major milestone on the music platform. “A billion streams! I have an image of a river that floods suddenly and becomes many, many tributaries – a billion streams – on its way to the sea,” wrote the 64-year-old singer. “Each of these streams is one of you…”

I’m so impressed with it. Thank you so much for listening to my music and for this incredibly amazing number. I’m so glad you guys are enjoying it. With love and respect, Kate.

Stranger Things: How much money did Kate Bush earn after ‘Running Up That Hill’ played on the series?

With the fourth season of Stranger Thingsoriginal series Netflix created by the brothers duffer, Kate Bush would have made an estimated $2.3 million in streaming revenue from the song’s appearance.”Running Up That Hill” on the production’s soundtrack, according to information from CBS.

As the vehicle reported, Luminatemusic data site, estimated how bush generated a large increase in royalties since the resurgence in popularity of the hit originally released in 1985. Music Business Worldwidethe singer probably kept most of that income, because she owns the copyright to the recordings.

In addition, the artist broke some world records with “Running Up That Hill.” Second NME, Guinness World Records confirmed how the singer has achieved the following milestones in the UK: oldest female artist to reach number one, longest time for a track to reach number one on the official UK singles chart and longest gap between number ones.

The oldest woman to top the UK singles charts was Cher with “Believe,” released in 1998, when she was 52 years old. “Congratulations, Kate. Records are made to be broken‼️”, wrote the singer in the twitter. “Remember back in the day when women had short sales by dates!? ️ We had two fights to break through the testosterone curtain, and we did it so the girls who came after us could sing as long as they wanted. With mega respect.”