Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
Kate Bush | Artist Essentials
First released: 1985 (year verified)
Original 1985 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Begin with the insistent pulse and the way the vocal rises above it without breaking the tension.
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First released: 1985 (year verified)
The original single was issued in August 1985, before the album. The 2012 remix and later chart resurgence do not change the first-release year of this selected recording.
Recording: Original 1985 studio recording
Credit: Kate Bush
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Hounds of Love
Hounds of Love - official Fish People album history and tracks
Original album identity and track membership; historical original release information is distinguished from the currently sold remaster. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Hounds of Love - Rhino original album retrospective
The original album was released in 1985; the page's 2022 publication date is unrelated to first release. | 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
Kate Bush - official remaster and rare-track version list
Distinguishes the later Wuthering Heights new vocal and Running Up That Hill 2012 remix from original recordings. | 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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