Supplied note - not independently verified
Bush wrote this song at age 13, inspired by the mature men she encountered in the music industry.
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ARTIST ESSENTIALS
Explore Artist EssentialsKate Bush: a curated listening guide
Start with vivid pop performances, then move toward intimate piano songs and spacious later album pieces.
23 selections with release evidence; 22 beyond the yearly lists.
About Kate Bush
Kate Bush's 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside, introduced Wuthering Heights and a vocal approach that treated songs as dramatic performances. Her work connects songwriting and studio production with dance, theatre and film, making visual presentation part of the broader artistic practice. During the 1980s and 1990s she explored sampling and other studio techniques alongside her voice. That combination gives her pop recordings a distinctive relationship to staged character, movement and constructed sound.
Artist background sources
Kate Bush - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
1978 debut and Wuthering Heights, dramatic singing, dance/theatre/film practice and later sampling techniques; no claim about a particular song's personal inspiration. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1978
1985
Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
Kate BushReported release: 1985Date needs verification
Additional recordingsSupplied note - not independently verified
The song explores themes of gender roles and making deals with a higher power.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.