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‘Stranger Things’ creators The Duffer Brothers explained that when it came to using Prince in the series finale, they had “never talked about a song choice as much as we did for that moment.”<\/p>\n
The Stranger Things<\/em><\/strong> effect is real. Years on from a resurgence in popularity for Kate Bush<\/strong>, the final season of the hit Netflix<\/strong> show has now seen the iconic Prince<\/strong> experience a massive uptick thanks to his music\u2019s appearance in the show.<\/p>\n Back in mid-2022, the fourth season of Stranger Things<\/em> found itself at the centre of pop culture once again when it used Bush\u2019s 1985 single Running Up That Hill<\/em> as part of a pivotal scene.<\/p>\n Not only did the song receive a massive influx of streams<\/a>, becoming the most-streamed song on Spotify and Apple Music at the time, but it was sent to the top ten in numerous countries around the world, and resulted in Bush scoring her first UK #1 since Wuthering Heights<\/em> in 1978.<\/p>\n Even more impressive was the fact that the song appeared at all, especially given how media shy Bush is, and how reticent she remains to license her music<\/a> for media use. Thankfully, Bush was a fan of the show, she gave her permission, and the rest was history.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t the only massive musical moment in that season, with Metallica<\/strong> also getting the spotlight with their track Master Of Puppets<\/em>. <\/p>\n Don’t miss a beat with our FREE daily newsletter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n However, this musical impact on pop culture may have almost been forgotten by some, with the three-year wait for the show\u2019s final season feeling like an age to the majority of the show\u2019s viewers.<\/p>\n