"It's saying if the man could be the woman and the woman the man, if they could make a deal with God, to change places, that they'd understand what it's like to be the other person and perhaps it would clear up misunderstandings.
They love each other very much, and the power of the relationship is something that gets in the way. Kate Bush explained in 1985: "It's about a relationship between a man and a woman. 'Running Up that Hill' is about making a deal with God to swap lives with another person. While EMI wanted her to release 'Cloudbusting' as the lead single from the album, Kate persuaded them to release 'Running Up That Hill' first, as it was the first song written for the album, and felt that it was a better representation of Hounds of Love. Kate relented and changed the title to just 'Running Up that Hill', but the album version of the song is listed as 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)'. Kate Bush wrote and produced this song for her 1985 album Hounds of Love, and it was released as that album's lead single.Įxecutive at her record label EMI were not too sure about releasing the song with its original title of 'A Deal with God', due to any potential negative religious reactions. Here are all the big facts about the classic song:
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Thanks to its use in films and TV shows such as The OC and more recently, Stranger Things, it has become one of Kate Bush's signature songs.
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