Under the Ivy
Kate Bush | Artist Essentials
First released: 1985 (year verified)
Original studio B-side recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A brief, intimate B-side whose spareness makes it a valuable listening reset.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1985 (year verified)
Kate identifies this recording as the B-side of Running Up That Hill, whose original single year is verified as 1985. Her television performance and later rare-track compilations are separate events.
Recording: Original studio B-side recording
Credit: Kate Bush
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Running Up That Hill / Under the Ivy
Under the Ivy - Kate Bush's own release recollection
Kate identifies the song as the B-side of the original Running Up That Hill single and distinguishes her television performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Running Up That Hill - Rhino original single history
Explicitly identifies the original single release as August 1985, before the later resurgence and reissues. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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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.
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