'Stranger Things 4' Scene Introduces Youngsters To Kate Bush And Creates New 'Favorite Song' Meme Template

Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (Deal With God)" has earned its spot alongside Toto's "Africa" and A-ha's "Take On Me" as legendary '80s pop songs that are still referenced in memes today, and the track's recent appearance in season four of Stranger Things has the potential to bring it to even greater heights.

In the new season of Stranger Things, the character Max (played by Sadie Silk) enters into a psychological trance related to the show's villain, Vecna. In order to save her, her friends rummage through cassette tapes to find her favorite song that will snap her out of it. This, as it's established earlier on, is "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush, leading to this sequence (SPOILER WARNING):

The needle drop helped propel "Running Up That Hill" to the number one spot as the most-streamed song on iTunes and No. 13 on the global Spotify chart, while fans of the song both old and new expressed their appreciation for the quality of its inclusion.

i just have to say the inclusion of kate bush’s running up that hill (a deal with god) in stranger things 4 episode 4 changed the trajectory of my life and permanently altered my brain chemistry thank you kate bush thank you sadie sink

— ⁂ (@gob1inatrix) May 28, 2022

One thing Stranger Things gets absolutely right is the life saving power of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill

— Maria Dieters ☘️ (@mariadieters) May 29, 2022

also no spoilers but that moment at the end of episode 4 with max and the usage of kate bush's running up that hill was fucking glorious. one of the best scenes in stranger things history #StrangerThings

— Z. (@nizajour) May 27, 2022

Levitating while listening to running up that hill…you’re not special girl we’ve all been there!! pic.twitter.com/ZNmXygAx0e

— Rose Dommu (@rosedommu) May 30, 2022

Of course, some more-online viewers saw the visual of a girl levitating as she hears her favorite song as an instantly memeable template, and the edits started soon after the episode aired, particularly in the K-pop fandom.

STICKER BY NCT 127 was played in Stranger Things 4 Episode 4 pic.twitter.com/kIEnbzzLYz

— crtl v (@dofilms_) May 30, 2022

what’s her favorite song stranger things season 4 episode 4 girl who’s character name max being possessed and levitating nmixx tank pic.twitter.com/oxNzkhmLEo

— ♡ (@cherrynicc) May 29, 2022

gaten what’s her favorite song max from stranger things season 4 episode 4 being possessed levitating flying scene meme while opening sequence bridge by txt playing bgm background music pic.twitter.com/BtTfrG0xas

— txt reaction vids (@txtmemesarchive) May 30, 2022

what’s her favorite song stranger things season 4 episode 4 ginger girl possessed & levitating to seventeen pretty u pic.twitter.com/Mj97adNvVS

— nora 𖧷 ‘face the sun’ out now! (@darlingpixy) May 30, 2022

what’s her favorite song stranger things season 4 episode 4 girl who’s character name i forgot being possessed and levitating gwsn pinky star pic.twitter.com/mGT1igTu2i

— roan ʚɞ PIXY REBORN (@groonation_) May 29, 2022

This is hardly the first time Stranger Things has helped an old song go viral, as its third season caused a renaissance of the theme song from The Neverending Story, while Jim Hopper Dancing caused some memes during the show's second season.