Kate Bush thanks Stranger Things fans as Running Up That Hill climbs charts

‘It’s all really exciting!’ wrote Kate Bush after an episode of Stranger Things introduced her song Running Up That Hill to a whole new generation of listeners. Photograph: Peter Mazel/Sunshine/Rex

Kate Bush has said it is “really exciting” that her song Running Up That Hill has reentered music charts around the world, 37 years after release, due to it appearing in an episode of Stranger Things.

Issuing a rare statement to thank her legions of new fans, the musician wrote on her website on Sunday: “You might’ve heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of Stranger Things has recently been released on Netflix. It features the song, Running Up That Hill which is being given a whole new lease of life by the young fans who love the show – I love it too!