"
Running Up That Hill" is a song by the English singer-songwriter
Kate Bush. It was the first single from her 1985 album,
Hounds of Love, released in the United Kingdom on 5 August 1985. It was her first
12" single. It was the most successful of Bush's 1980s releases, entering the UK chart at number 9 and eventually peaking at number 3, her second-highest single peak. The single also had an impact in the
United States, providing Bush with her first chart hit there since 1978, where it reached the top 30 and featured prominently in the Dance Charts. Bush also performed the song with
David Gilmour of
Pink Floyd at the Secret Policeman's Third Ball. The song's title for
Hounds of Love and all subsequent releases was "
Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)."