Running Up That Hill (EP)
Encyclopedia
"Running Up that Hill" is a single released by Dutch
symphonic metal
/rock
band Within Temptation
in 2003, covering the Kate Bush
song
from 1985. The song debuted at #9 in the Dutch charts on 17 May 2003. It peaked at #7 a week later.
stated about covering Running Up that Hill: "Well, we tried another song of Kate Bush because we had two songs that we were just playing around with because people were comparing me always with her as a similar kind of voice, and we were just fooling around in the studio and “Running up that Hill” came by. And it was like, “We really sound like this,” you know, and it turned out so well that we made a single out of it because we were between albums."
The video shows what looks like an old castle. Sharon den Adel is shown wearing a white dress with angel wings praying in front of an altar. The scene changes and a man and a woman are shown getting out of a car. The man is captivated by a statue of an angel with a white band on her eyes, which matches the one Sharon is wearing. The video then showed Sharon in a red dress with a white band over her eyes on a stage with the band. The man and the women enter the castle, and a poster for Within Temptation's Mother Earth tour is shown. The band starts playing inside, while outside, another version of Sharon seems to appear from the statue of the angel, wearing a white dress. This Sharon enters the concert hall and glides down the center until she reaches the stage. Then she and the other Sharon seem to merge and she is outlined in an orange-red glow, as she floats up into the air. The fans and eventually the band stares up at her. The Sharon in the white dress then splits with her singer counterpart and the concert bursts into life once more, as a Sharon in the white dress is seen praying again. The two Sharon's seem to be singing a duet after this. Singer Sharon is seen stooping down to pick up a glowing white feather outside a door and her eyes fall on the statue of the angel.
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DVD:
2004 release
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DVD:
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
/rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
band Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
in 2003, covering the Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
song
Running Up That Hill
12" Maxi single -Charts:-Placebo version:Alternative rock band Placebo covered "Running Up that Hill", releasing it originally on the bonus disc of their 2003 album Sleeping with Ghosts, then featuring it on Covers and the US version of Meds in 2007. Placebo's take on the song is more downbeat than...
from 1985. The song debuted at #9 in the Dutch charts on 17 May 2003. It peaked at #7 a week later.
History
Lead singer Sharon den AdelSharon den Adel
Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...
stated about covering Running Up that Hill: "Well, we tried another song of Kate Bush because we had two songs that we were just playing around with because people were comparing me always with her as a similar kind of voice, and we were just fooling around in the studio and “Running up that Hill” came by. And it was like, “We really sound like this,” you know, and it turned out so well that we made a single out of it because we were between albums."
Video
Within Temptation produced a music video for the song Running Up that HillThe video shows what looks like an old castle. Sharon den Adel is shown wearing a white dress with angel wings praying in front of an altar. The scene changes and a man and a woman are shown getting out of a car. The man is captivated by a statue of an angel with a white band on her eyes, which matches the one Sharon is wearing. The video then showed Sharon in a red dress with a white band over her eyes on a stage with the band. The man and the women enter the castle, and a poster for Within Temptation's Mother Earth tour is shown. The band starts playing inside, while outside, another version of Sharon seems to appear from the statue of the angel, wearing a white dress. This Sharon enters the concert hall and glides down the center until she reaches the stage. Then she and the other Sharon seem to merge and she is outlined in an orange-red glow, as she floats up into the air. The fans and eventually the band stares up at her. The Sharon in the white dress then splits with her singer counterpart and the concert bursts into life once more, as a Sharon in the white dress is seen praying again. The two Sharon's seem to be singing a duet after this. Singer Sharon is seen stooping down to pick up a glowing white feather outside a door and her eyes fall on the statue of the angel.
Track listing
2003 releaseCD:
- "Running Up that Hill"
- "Running Up that Hill (Live at the Edison Awards 2003, Amsterdam)"
- "Mother Earth (Recording Radio 2, Metropole Orchestra)" (Bonus track on the DVD single)
DVD:
- "Running Up that Hill"
- "Running Up that Hill (Live at the Edison Awards 2003, Amsterdam)"
- "Making Of The Video: Running Up that Hill"
- "Backstage: The European Tour 2003"
- "Photo Gallery"
2004 release
CD:
- "Running Up that Hill"
- "Running Up that Hill (Live at the Edison Awards 2003, Amsterdam)"
- "Deceiver Of Fools (Live At Lowlands 2002)"
- "Caged (Live At Lowlands 2002) (Bonus track)"
- "Never Ending Story (Live At Lowlands 2002) (Bonus track)"
DVD:
- "Running Up that Hill"
- "Running Up that Hill (Live at the Edison Awards 2003, Amsterdam)"
- "Ice Queen (Live at Lowlands)"
- "Making Of The Video: Running Up that Hill"
- "Backstage: The European Tour 2003"
- "Photo Gallery"
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 7 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 13 |
| Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart | 48 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 13 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 37 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 83 |