The long wait for Stranger Things Season 5 still has months left to go in the 2025 TV schedule, but Netflix finally delivered something substantial to whet the appetites of fans. Following nearly two months of waiting after the premiere date(s) were announced, a trailer with nearly three minutes of new footage hit the web. At the time of writing less than 24 hours after the teaser went live, the YouTube video is at nearly 10 million views. I was on the edge of my seat as much as anybody while watching, but unfortunately the musical hook I was expecting just didn’t deliver. At least I wasn’t Rickrolled by Rick Astley's famous song?
The song featured in the Stranger Things Season 5 trailer was remixed to the point that it was difficult to identify on first listen, but Variety confirms that the tune was Deep Purple’s “Child in Time,” from their fourth studio album, Deep Purple in Rock. While not an ‘80s song like fans may have expected, the 1970 release felt fitting after Eddie Munson's music taste in Season 4. Thankfully, it wasn't the famous earworm that is Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up," because I might have gotten that indefinitely stuck in my head.
