It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in late 1989, making it Kate Bush's only chart-topping single in the United States until "Running Up That Hill" surged in 2022.
Lyrics like "If you can't tell your sister / If you can't tell a priest" highlight the isolation of carrying a secret too heavy to speak aloud. Kate Bush - Love And Anger (FULL AUDIO)
Bush uses the metaphor of "two strings speaking in sympathy" to represent the relief found when finally opening up to someone trustworthy. It reached No