"Wow" is a song by the English musician Kate Bush. Originally released on her second album Lionheart in 1978, it was issued as the album's second single in March 1979. The song became a top 20 hit in the UK and in Ireland.
"'Wow' is about the music business," she told her KBC fan club magazine in 1979. "Not just rock music but show business in general. It was sparked off when I sat down to try to write a Pink Floyd song – something spacey."[1]
The single version is an edited version of "Wow", although it is not labelled as such on most editions. On all European "Wow" singles, the first 12 seconds of synthesiser chords have been removed. Brazil and Canada used the full-length LP version. The Canadian single featured a unique sleeve and was pressed on transparent yellow vinyl. The song was a moderate hit on Canada's Adult Contemporary singles chart in RPM Magazine.
The song was released in the UK on 9 March 1979 and peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, remaining on the chart for ten weeks.[2] This was an improvement on Bush's previous single, "Hammer Horror" which had stalled at No.44 a few months earlier. She also made a guest appearance on the TV Special ABBA in Switzerland, where she performed this song in April 1979.[3] Also around the time of this release, Bush embarked on her first of only two live concert tours. Due to this and the release of the single, Bush's second album Lionheart saw a resurgence of interest in the UK albums chart, by making a re-entry into the top twenty for several weeks.[2] The song became a hit in other countries such as Ireland where it reached No.17.[4] "Wow" was a target for comedian Faith Brown who parodied it on her show.[5] In 2012 The Guardian called "Wow" the "undisputed highlight" of the Lionheart album.[6]
"Wow" also appears on Bush's compilation hits album The Whole Story, released in 1986. For the video compilation of this album, a new video was made of "Wow", featuring a montage of Bush performing live in concert.
A video was filmed for the release, featuring Bush performing the song in a darkened studio, and then backed by spotlights during the chorus.
The video for "Wow" was censored by the BBC because the song was considered risqué. The video shows Bush patting her bottom while singing "he's too busy hitting the Vaseline". Vaseline was once defined as a personal sexual lubricant.[9]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wow Kate Bush song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wow is a song by the English musician Kate Bush Originally released on her second album Lionheart in 1978 it was issued as the album s second single in March 1979 The song became a top 20 hit in the UK and in Ireland Wow Single by Kate Bushfrom the album LionheartB side Fullhouse Released5 March 1979 1979 03 05 Recorded1978GenreArt rock baroque pop progressive popLength3 41 single edit 4 00 album version LabelEMISongwriter s Kate BushProducer s Andrew Powell assisted by Kate BushKate Bush singles chronology Hammer Horror 1978 Wow 1979 Symphony in Blue 1979 Music video Wow on YouTube Wow is about the music business she told her KBC fan club magazine in 1979 Not just rock music but show business in general It was sparked off when I sat down to try to write a Pink Floyd song something spacey 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Release 3 Music video 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Cover versions 8 ReferencesOverview editThe single version is an edited version of Wow although it is not labelled as such on most editions On all European Wow singles the first 12 seconds of synthesiser chords have been removed Brazil and Canada used the full length LP version The Canadian single featured a unique sleeve and was pressed on transparent yellow vinyl The song was a moderate hit on Canada s Adult Contemporary singles chart in RPM Magazine The song was released in the UK on 9 March 1979 and peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart remaining on the chart for ten weeks 2 This was an improvement on Bush s previous single Hammer Horror which had stalled at No 44 a few months earlier She also made a guest appearance on the TV Special ABBA in Switzerland where she performed this song in April 1979 3 Also around the time of this release Bush embarked on her first of only two live concert tours Due to this and the release of the single Bush s second album Lionheart saw a resurgence of interest in the UK albums chart by making a re entry into the top twenty for several weeks 2 The song became a hit in other countries such as Ireland where it reached No 17 4 Wow was a target for comedian Faith Brown who parodied it on her show 5 In 2012 The Guardian called Wow the undisputed highlight of the Lionheart album 6 Release edit Wow was released on 5 March 1979 7 Wow also appears on Bush s compilation hits album The Whole Story released in 1986 For the video compilation of this album a new video was made of Wow featuring a montage of Bush performing live in concert This song was featured in the 2002 Rockstar North video game Grand Theft Auto Vice City as part of the power ballads radio station Emotion 98 3 8 However it wasn t featured on the 10th anniversary edition re release Music video editA video was filmed for the release featuring Bush performing the song in a darkened studio and then backed by spotlights during the chorus The video for Wow was censored by the BBC because the song was considered risque The video shows Bush patting her bottom while singing he s too busy hitting the Vaseline Vaseline was once defined as a personal sexual lubricant 9 Track listing editAll tracks written and composed by Kate Bush 7 inch vinyl Wow edited version 3 46 Fullhouse 3 13Personnel editMusicians Charlie Morgan drums Wow Stuart Elliot drums Fullhouse Brian Bath guitar Wow Del Palmer bass Wow David Paton bass Fullhouse Ian Bairnson electric guitar Paddy Bush mandolin Wow Kate Bush vocals harmony vocals piano Duncan Mackay synthesizer Wow Francis Monkman Hammond organ Fullhouse Production Andrew Powell producer Kate Bush assistant producer Patrick Jaunead assistant engineer David Katz orchestra contractor Jon Kelly recording engineer Nigel Walker assistant engineer mixing mixing assistantCharts editChart 1979 PeakpositionCanada Adult Contemporary RPM 10 28Ireland IRMA 4 17UK Singles OCC 11 14Cover versions editJazz singer Liza Lee covered the song on her 2009 album Anima Lee donated proceeds of the album to the Society for Women s Health Research 12 References edit Quoted in Never Forever fanzine No 17 December 1991 a b Kate Bush Full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 20 January 2016 ABBA in Switzerland Abbaontv com Retrieved 24 April 2021 a b The Irish Charts Search Results Wow Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 26 January 2022 Top 5 Kate Bush spoofs Telegraph co uk Retrieved 24 April 2021 Chesterton George 25 January 2012 Old music Kate Bush Wow The Guardian The Whole Story Media notes EMI Canada PWAS17242 New Grand Theft Auto Game Features Kate Katebushnews com 11 November 2002 Retrieved 24 April 2021 Petridis Alexis 28 July 2018 Wow Wow Wow Wow 60 unbelievable facts about Kate Bush The Guardian Retrieved 22 May 2021 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