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Kate Bush 45 Running Up That Hill / Under The Ivy (1985) w/Picture Sleeve Excellent+ Winner Pays Only $3.95 Shipping/Handling U.S.A.     Kate Bush 45 Running Up That Hill / Under The Ivy (1985) Label:EMI America – B-8285 Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Country:US Released:1985 Genre:Electronic, Rock Style:Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Experimental ARunning Up That Hill4:56 BUnder The Ivy2:11 Copyright © – EMI AMERICA Records Copyright © – Novercia Ltd. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI AMERICA Records Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Novercia Ltd. Published By – Colgems-EMI Music Inc. Mastered At – Precision Lacquer Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc. Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville Mastered By – SM* Photography By – John Carder Bush Producer [Produced By] – Kate Bush Written-By – Kate Bush [On the label Side A and Side B:] {from the LP "Hounds Of Love" - SMAS-17171} [This catalog number is not presently in the DB. And "Under The Ivy" is not actually on the LP.]
Recorded in England ℗ 1985 EMI America Records a division of Capitol Records, Inc. Colgems-EMI Music Inc.-ASCAP
[On the back of the picture sleeve:] ℗1985 Original Sound Recording made by Novercia Ltd. ©1985 Novercia Ltd. ©℗1985 EMI America Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
"Running Up That Hill" is a song by English singer and songwriter Kate Bush from her fifth studio album, Hounds of Love (1985). Written and produced by Bush, the song was released in the United Kingdom as the lead single from Hounds of Love on 5 August 1985 through EMI Records. The B-side of the 7-inch single contains the song, "Under the Ivy". The 12-inch single, Bush's first release in that format, contains an extended remix and an instrumental version of "Running Up That Hill", as well as "Under the Ivy". A limited 7-inch single gatefold sleeve edition was also released. The song's title on the Hounds of Love album and all subsequent releases was "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)".
Upon its original 1985 release, "Running Up That Hill" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was Bush's first Top 40 hit in the latter country. In 2022, the song reached new peaks in both countries of number one in the United Kingdom and number four in the United States.  Bush performed the song live for the first time in 1987 at Secret Policeman's Third Ball event, backed by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.
"Running Up That Hill" has been critically acclaimed. In a retrospective review, AllMusic journalist Amy Hanson wrote: "Always adept at emotion and beautifully able to manipulate even the most bitter of hearts, rarely has Bush penned such a brutally truthful, painfully sensual song." 
The song was featured as the main theme song for the 1986 BBC 1 children's drama serial, Running Scared. In 2012, a remix featuring newly recorded vocals, premiered during that year's Summer Olympics closing ceremony, returning to the UK top 10 for one week, at number six. In 2022, "Running Up That Hill" received renewed attention when it was prominently featured in season 4 of the Netflix series, Stranger Things. Its appearance led to the song's resurgence on charts around the world,  reaching the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in eight countries, including the United Kingdom.