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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Them Heavy People
| name = Them Heavy People
| Cover = Kate Bush - Them Heavy People.png
| cover = Kate Bush - Them Heavy People.png
| Caption = Japanese single cover
| alt =
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| caption = Japanese single cover
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| Artist = [[Kate Bush]]
| Album = [[The Kick Inside]]
| type = single
| B-side = "[[The Man with the Child in His Eyes]]"
| artist = [[Kate Bush]]
| Released = {{Start date|1978|5|5|df=yes}}
| album = [[The Kick Inside]]
| Format = [[Single (music)|7" vinyl]]
| B-side = [[The Man with the Child in His Eyes]]
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| released = September 1978 (Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kate+Bush&titel=Them+Heavy+People&cat=s|title=Kate Bush singles}}</ref>
| Recorded = 1977/79
| Genre = [[Art rock]]
| recorded = 1977/79
| Length = 3:05
| studio =
| Label = [[EMI]]
| venue =
| Writer = [[Kate Bush]]
| genre = * [[Art pop]]
* [[baroque pop]]
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| Producer = [[Andrew Powell]]
| length = 3:05
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| Last single = "[[Moving (Kate Bush song)|Moving]]"<br />(1978)
| label = [[EMI]]
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| This single = "Them Heavy People"<br />(1978)
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| writer = [[Kate Bush]]
| Next single = "[[The Man with the Child in His Eyes]]"<br />(1978)
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| producer = [[Andrew Powell]]
| Misc = {{Extra music sample
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| prev_title = [[Moving (Kate Bush song)|Moving]]
| Type = single
| prev_year = 1978
| filename = Kate Bush - Them Heavy People sample.ogg
| format = [[Ogg]]
| next_title = [[The Man with the Child in His Eyes]]
| next_year = 1978
| title = Them Heavy People
| misc = {{External music video|type=single|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|qfNtPbHkp0U|"Them Heavy People"}}}}
| artist = Kate Bush }}
}}
}}

"'''Them Heavy People'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Kate Bush]], from her debut album ''[[The Kick Inside]]''. It was issued as a single in [[Japan]] only with the title "Rolling the Ball" reaching number 3, its only release worldwide as an [[A-side and B-side|A-side]].
"'''Them Heavy People'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Kate Bush]], from her debut album ''[[The Kick Inside]]''. It was issued as a single in [[Japan]] only with the title "Rolling the Ball" reaching number 3, its only release worldwide as an [[A-side and B-side|A-side]].


The song is about religion, and the teachings of [[Jesus]], [[Gurdjieff]], among others. The song expresses an insistent desire to learn as much as possible, while she is still young.
The song expresses an insistent desire to learn as much as possible, while she is still young. It includes references to religion, and the teachings of [[Jesus]] and [[Gurdjieff]], among others.


A [[Seiko]] logo appears on the insert's back side, which makes it Bush's only commercial release featuring any kind of product endorsement. Kate also appeared in TV commercials and print ads for the brand in Japan.
A [[Seiko]] logo appears on the insert's back side, which makes it Bush's only commercial release featuring any kind of product endorsement. Bush also appeared in TV commercials and print ads for the brand in Japan.


A live recording of this song was the lead track on the ''[[On Stage (EP)|On Stage]]'' [[Extended play|EP]] which reached number 10 in the UK singles chart in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8450 |title=Chart Stats - Kate Bush - Kate Bush On Stage EP |accessdate=2009-02-02 }}</ref> In the Netherlands, the EP was listed as ''Them Heavy People'' in the Top 40 chart, making it basically an A-side. It peaked at No. 17 in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kate+Bush&titel=Them+Heavy+People+%28On+Stage%29&cat=s |title=Chart Stats - Dutch chart position for Them Heavy People|accessdate=2012-09-28 }}</ref>
A live recording of this song was the lead track on the ''[[On Stage (EP)|On Stage]]'' [[Extended play|EP]] which reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Coward%20Of%20The%20County |title=The Official Charts Company – Kate Bush – Kate Bush on Stage EP |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=2009-02-02 }}</ref> In the Netherlands, the EP was listed as ''Them Heavy People'' in the Top 40 chart, making it basically an A-side. It peaked at number 17 in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kate+Bush&titel=Them+Heavy+People+%28On+Stage%29&cat=s |title=Chart Stats – Dutch chart position for Them Heavy People|accessdate=2012-09-28 }}</ref>


Bush performed "Them Heavy People" on several TV programmes including her only appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the US.
Bush performed "Them Heavy People" on several TV programmes including her only appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the US and the short-lived ''[[Revolver (TV series)|Revolver]]'' in Britain.

The song was parodied in a performance by [[Pamela Stephenson]] in an episode of ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]'' in a version titled "Oh England – My Leotard".


==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|+ Chart performance for "Them Heavy People"
!align="left"|Chart (1978–1979)
! scope="col"| Chart (1979)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Kate+bush+On+Stage|title=UK Official Charts Company|accessdate=2012-09-28 }}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|-
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|align="left"|[[Single Top 100|Dutch Single Top 100]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kate+Bush&titel=Them+Heavy+People+%28On+Stage%29&cat=s |title=Chart Stats - Dutch chart position for Them Heavy People|accessdate=2012-09-28 }}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/kate-bush/kate-bush-them-heavy-people_8819|title=Chart Stats - Dutch Top 40 chart position for Them Heavy People|accessdate=2012-09-28 }}</ref>
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="left"|[[Oricon Singles Chart|Japanese Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|21|artist=Kate Bush|rowheader=true|access-date=26 January 2022}}
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{YouTube|qfNtPbHkp0U|Kate Bush - Them Heavy People - Official Music Video}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|kate-bush|them-heavy-people}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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* {{youtube|qfNtPbHkp0U|Kate Bush - Them Heavy People - Official Music Video}}


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[[Category:1978 singles]]
[[Category:1978 singles]]

Latest revision as of 00:29, 11 November 2024

"Them Heavy People"
Japanese single cover
Single by Kate Bush
from the album The Kick Inside
B-side"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
ReleasedSeptember 1978 (Japan)[1]
Recorded1977/79
Genre
Length3:05
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Kate Bush
Producer(s)Andrew Powell
Kate Bush singles chronology
"Moving"
(1978) 		"Them Heavy People"
(1978) 		"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
(1978)
Music video
"Them Heavy People" on YouTube

"Them Heavy People" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush, from her debut album The Kick Inside. It was issued as a single in Japan only with the title "Rolling the Ball" reaching number 3, its only release worldwide as an A-side.

The song expresses an insistent desire to learn as much as possible, while she is still young. It includes references to religion, and the teachings of Jesus and Gurdjieff, among others.

A Seiko logo appears on the insert's back side, which makes it Bush's only commercial release featuring any kind of product endorsement. Bush also appeared in TV commercials and print ads for the brand in Japan.

A live recording of this song was the lead track on the On Stage EP which reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979.[2] In the Netherlands, the EP was listed as Them Heavy People in the Top 40 chart, making it basically an A-side. It peaked at number 17 in 1979.[3]

Bush performed "Them Heavy People" on several TV programmes including her only appearance on Saturday Night Live in the US and the short-lived Revolver in Britain.

The song was parodied in a performance by Pamela Stephenson in an episode of Not the Nine O'Clock News in a version titled "Oh England – My Leotard".

Charts

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Chart performance for "Them Heavy People"
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 21

References

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  1. ^ "Kate Bush singles".
  2. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Kate Bush – Kate Bush on Stage EP". Official Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Chart Stats – Dutch chart position for Them Heavy People". Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kate Bush" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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