Hounds of Love (song)#The Futureheads version

Bush wrote the title track at her house early on in the recording process for Hounds of Love.{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Richard |date=26 January 1992 |title=Classic Albums Interview: Hounds Of Love |url=http://gaffa.org/reaching/ir85_r1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630131736/http://gaffa.org/reaching/ir85_r1.html |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=21 September 2024|via=Gaffa.org}} Lyrically, the song uses the imagery of an individual being chased by a pack of hounds as a metaphor for an aversion to love.{{Cite web |last=Myatt |first=Tony |date=November 1985|title=The Tony Myatt Interview |url=http://gaffa.org/reaching/im85_tm.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113051815/http://gaffa.org/reaching/im85_tm.html|archive-date=13 November 2007 |access-date=21 September 2024|via=Gaffa.org}} The words heard at the beginning of the track were sampled from the British 1957 horror film Night of the Demon and spoken by Maurice Denham.{{Cite web |title=BBC - 8 things you might not know about Kate Bush's Hounds of Love album |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4MmgcKBf0V13M0r8jNQPH18/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-kate-bushs-hounds-of-love-album |access-date=22 September 2024|website=BBC |language=en-GB}}

In October 2004, Q magazine placed this song at No. 21 in its list of the 50 greatest British songs of all time.{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104040314/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#100|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 January 2006|title=Rocklist.net...Q magazine Recordings of the Year|website=www.rocklistmusic.co.uk}}

A music video was made for the song, which Bush herself directed. It was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's thriller film The 39 Steps (1935) and a Hitchcock lookalike also features in the video (a nod to the director's famous cameo appearances in his movies).

All songs written and composed by Kate Bush, except "The Handsome Cabin Boy", which is a traditional composition. "Alternative Hounds of Love" is not a remix, but an early version, with slightly different lyrics.

{{track listing

| headline = 7-inch single (UK)

| title1 = Hounds of Love

| length1 = 3:05

| title2 = The Handsome Cabin Boy

| length2 = 3:10

}}

{{track listing

| headline = 7-inch single (US)

| title1 = Hounds of Love

| length1 = 3:01

| title2 = Burning Bridge

| length2 = 4:38

}}

{{track listing

| headline = 12-inch single (UK)

| title1 = Alternative Hounds of Love

| length1 = 3:44

| title2 = Jig of Life

| length2 = 4:06

| title3 = The Handsome Cabin Boy

| length3 = 3:10

}}

{{track listing

| headline = 12-inch single (US)

| title1 = Alternative Hounds of Love

| length1 = 3:44

| title2 = Burning Bridge

| length2 = 4:38

| title3 = My Lagan Love

| length3 = 2:31

}}

• Kate Bush – vocals, Fairlight CMI, Yamaha CS-80
• Stuart Elliott – drums
• Charlie Morgan – drums
• Jonathan Williams – cello

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Kate Bush|title=Hounds of love|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|id=3007-1990-1|access-date=2 September 2022}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Hounds of Love

| cover = The Futureheads Hounds of Love single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Futureheads

| album = The Futureheads

| B-side =

• "Man Made (A Mistake)"
• "Decent Days and Nights"

| released = {{start date|2005|2|21|df=yes}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=19 February 2005}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=05}}

| label = 679 Recordings

| writer = Kate Bush

| producer = Paul Epworth

| prev_title = Meantime

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Area

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|awjE92YZeEQ|"Hounds of Love"}}}}

}}

"Hounds of Love" was covered by English post-punk band the Futureheads for their self-titled debut album and was released as a single in February 2005. The single peaked at No. 8 on the UK charts in its first week{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Next%20Best%20Superstar |title=The Official Charts Company - The Futureheads - Hounds of Love |website=Official Charts |access-date=8 February 2009}} and was named Best Single of 2005 by NME.{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/2005-2-1045347 |title=Albums And Tracks Of The Year 2005 |website=NME|date=10 October 2016 |access-date=15 July 2017}} In October 2011, NME placed it at No. 89 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/7 |title=150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years |website=NME |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=15 July 2017}}

The music video for the Futureheads version was filmed at a public park in Los Angeles at night. Various dog breeds run around the band throughout the video. The video was finished by Sunrise.

{{track listing

| headline = 7-inch vinyl single

| title1 = Hounds of Love

| writer1 = Kate Bush

| length1 = 3:05

| title2 = Man Made (A Mistake)

| writer2 = The Futureheads

| length2 = 2:37

}}

{{track listing

| headline = CD single #1

| title1 = Hounds of Love

| writer1 = Kate Bush

| length1 = 3:05

| title2 = Hounds of Love

| note2 = Phones' Wolves at the Door remix

| writer2 = Kate Bush

| length2 = 5:18

}}

{{track listing

| headline = CD single #2

| title1 = Hounds of Love

| writer1 = Kate Bush

| length1 = 3:05

| title2 = Decent Days and Nights

| note2 = acoustic

| writer2 = The Futureheads

| length2 = 2:39

| title3 = Hounds of Love

| note3 = Mystery Jets' Pirate Invasion mix

| writer3 = Kate Bush

| length3 = 4:24

| title4 = Man Made (A Mistake)

| writer4 = The Futureheads

| length4 = 5:13

| title5 = Hounds of Love

| note5 = music video (data track)

| writer5 = Kate Bush

| length5 =

| total_length =

}}

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