Wuthering Heights (song)

"Wuthering Heights" is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single. It appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside, and was also re-recorded with new vocals for her 1986 "best-of" album The Whole Story. The B-side of the original 1978 single was another song by Bush named "Kite" - hence the kite imagery on the record sleeve.

Chart performance

It quickly reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks, and propelled the singer to fame. Its release unwittingly pitted Bush against another female vocalist, also charting with her first hit: Debbie Harry with her band Blondie, and their single "Denis." Amid much public discussion about the two singers' merits, Bush came out on top, while Blondie stalled at number two.

"Wuthering Heights" eventually lost its crown to Brian and Michael's celebration in song of the then-recently deceased artist L. S. Lowry, "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs," thus having the number-one slot feature a classic of English literature followed by a tribute to a renowned painter. In reaching number one, Bush became the first woman to write and perform a UK chart-topper.

Music video

Two music videos were created to accompany "Wuthering Heights." In one version, Bush can be seen performing the song in a dark room filled with white mist while wearing a white dress; in the other, the singer lip-syncs in an outdoor environment while wearing a red dress.

Lyrics

Written when Bush was just 19, the song's lyrics are based on the story of the novel of the same name. Kate Bush was inspired to write the song by the last ten minutes of the 1970 film version of Wuthering Heights.[1] She then read the book and discovered that she shares her birthday (July 30) with Emily BrontÃ«.

Lyrically, "Wuthering Heights" borrows liberally from the novel's utterances of its protagonist Catherine Earnshaw, most notably in its chorus, with Bush utilising the famous ghostly phrasing "Let me in! I'm so cold!", as well as in the verses, which reference Catherine's confession to her servant of having "bad dreams in the night"

Covers

"Wuthering Heights" has been recorded by a number of other artists, including Pat Benatar, Hayley Westenra, China Drum, Albert Niland, The Decemberists, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Australian band Mr. Floppy, Italian singer Cristina DonÃ , Brazilian heavy metal band Angra, Dutch rock singer Birgit Schuurman, and The Puppini Sisters in 2006. It is also performed a cappella by the title character in the British TV series I'm Alan Partridge, played by Steve Coogan. The Icelandic singer MargrÃ©t Eir recorded an Icelandic version called "HeiÃ°in hÃ¡".

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Preceded by "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA	UK number one single March 11 1978	Succeeded by "Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs (Lowry's Song)" by Brian and Michael

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Released May 26, 1978 (UK) December 1978 (USA)
Format 7" single
Recorded 1977
Genre Pop
Length 2:42 (Single mix) 2:40 (LP mix)
Label EMI
Writer(s) Kate Bush
Producer(s) Andrew Powell
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