Kate’s now legendary single, Running Up That Hill, was released in the UK 40 years ago today on August 5th, 1985! It would herald the imminent release of her fifth studio album, Hounds of Love, and cement her place as one of the greatest music artists of all time.

Kate performs RUTH on BBC’s Wogan show, August 5th 1985

The song, which she memorably performed on this day 40 years ago on the Wogan show on BBC1, became a massive global hit as recently as 2022 and we have extensively covered this song on our site and in several podcast episodes. Join us in September here at Kate Bush News as we celebrate the single and the Hounds of Love album on this 40th anniversary milestone!

Kate and Misha Hervieu - photo John Carder Bush
Kate and Misha Hervieu – photo John Carder Bush
Kate outside the BBC TV studios after her Wogan performance - 5th August 1985 = pictured with Kate Darrell and Paul (right) of Bush Telegraph podcast.
Kate outside the BBC TV studios after her Wogan performance, 5th August 1985. Pictured with Kate are Darrell (left) and Paul (right) of Bush Telegraph podcast and fan Jackie Bridger.
Hounds of Love 40th Anniversary