Songs Like Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-09-05
Two tags sit on Running Up That Hill that rarely appear together: heavy and transcendent. Weight and lift, in the same record. Underneath: intensity 71, dynamic range 9, 92 BPM, complex texture, dynamic vocals, moderate shifts.
Sharing both tags
- All Along the Watchtower — Bob Dylan. Intensity 72, dynamic range 7, 113 BPM, frequent shifts.
- Heaven and Hell — Black Sabbath. Intensity 72, dynamic range 8, 148 BPM.
- Agartha — Miles Davis. Intensity 73, dynamic range 8, 120 BPM, instrumental, frequent shifts. Electric jazz at the same weight as an art-pop single.
- Bachelorette — Björk. Intensity 67, dynamic range 9, 120 BPM — the closest match on the dimension that matters most here.
- Station — Russian Circles. Intensity 70, dynamic range 7, instrumental.
Sharing one tag, and worth knowing why
- Ray of Light — Madonna. Intensity 71, dynamic range 9, 123 BPM, but only mild shifts — the same size, far smoother.
- In the Air Tonight — Phil Collins. Intensity 71, dynamic range 9, 95 BPM. Nearly identical to the seed on all three figures.
- New Slaves — Kanye West. Intensity 71, dynamic range 8, 90 BPM.
- Castle on the Hill — Ed Sheeran. Intensity 71, dynamic range 8, 135 BPM.
Running Up That Hill appears on Kate Bush’s 1985 album Hounds of Love. Figures are our own measurements, read from the public API at build time. The genre and era spread is a consequence of measuring sound rather than style — it is not a claim that these artists resemble each other in any other way. No lyrics are reproduced.