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Revision as of 12:21, 15 June 2022
| "Experiment IV" | ||||
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| Single by Kate Bush | ||||
| from the album The Whole Story | ||||
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| Released | 27 October 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kate Bush | |||
| Producer(s) | Kate Bush | |||
| Kate Bush singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Experiment IV" on YouTube | ||||
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Experiment IV | ||||
"Experiment IV" is a song by English singer and songwriter Kate Bush from her first compilation album, The Whole Story (1986). Written and produced by Bush, the song was released as the first single from The Whole Story on 27 October 1986 through EMI Records. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart[2] simultaneously with "Don't Give Up", Bush's duet with Peter Gabriel, which reached number nine.[2]
The B-side of both the 7-inch and 12-inch single included a re-working of Bush's debut single, "Wuthering Heights". On the 12-inch single, the song "December Will Be Magic Again" was included as an additional B-side.
An extended version of the song appeared on the 12-inch release of the single. Both versions of the song were included on the second CD, second cassette or second vinyl edition of rarities on Bush's compilation box set, This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 (1990). A slightly longer version, know as the Video Mix, appears on Bush's compilation album, The Other Sides (2019).
Background
The song tells a story about a secret military plan to create a sound that is sly and horrific enough to kill people. The ending of the story is unclear, but in the accompanying music video nearly every person working on the project is killed by the horrific sound, which is personified by Bush herself as she changed from an angelic apparition into an horrific flying monster.
The song features Nigel Kennedy on violin, who at one point replicates the screeching violins from Bernard Herrmann's famous scoring of the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, Psycho.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Experiment IV" adapts the storyline, and chronicles the destruction of a secret military installation by a creature made of sound. The science fiction film-in-miniature includes appearances from Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Richard Vernon, Peter Vaughan, Paddy Bush and Del Palmer. Bush appears on a screen as an orderly officer serving tea, as the sound creature and at the end entering a van. The video was banned from Top of the Pops because it was considered "too violent"[3] for a pre-watershed slot. In the United Kingdom, the video was shown at some cinemas as an accompaniment to the main feature.
The video, directed by Bush herself, was nominated for Best Concept Music Video at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing and formats
All songs written by Kate Bush.
- UK 7-inch single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Experiment IV" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal) | 4:56 |
- UK 12-inch single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Experiment IV" (12" Mix) | 6:38 |
| 2. | "Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal) | 4:56 |
| 3. | "December Will Be Magic Again" | 4:50 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 50 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 23 |
In Australia, "Experiment IV" narrowly missed the Kent Music Report Top 100 Singles chart in December 1986.[6]
Further reading
An article about the video for Experiment IV and its horror influences
References
- ^ Smith, Robin (25 October 1986). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 4.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts > Kate Bush". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Cloudbusting / Music / The Whole Story Album (Compilation)
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Kate Bush – Experiment IV (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 648 - 15 December 1986 > National Top 100 Singles (66–100) > Singles receiving significant sales reports beyond the top 100". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
