“Stranger Things” is one of the most watched series in the world.
Last night came the last season. How big it is was confirmed when Netflix crashed when the season was released.
In the last season, we get to see Will meet the monster Vecna.
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– I think it is the first series that became gigantic through streaming.
That’s what influencer and program host Kristine Arntzen says. She is a super fan of “Stranger Things”.
– There is so much 80s nostalgia here, which makes the series appeal to so many people.
Kristine Arntzen is a superfan of Stranger Things.
Photo: Tuva Marie Sørum / NRK
The series is the most watched English-language series on Netflix ever.
It is referred to as a long love letter to the 1980s.
A lot because of all the songs that are used in the series, says presenter and music journalist Sandeep Singh.
– Season after season, the series gets an old hit up the charts again.
You need javascript to play the audio clip “Should I Stay Or Should I Go”.
The songs “Should I stay or should I go” by the band The Clash and “Never ending story” by the artist Limahl are two of the songs that became popular after “Stranger Things”.
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– But it was when the song “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush was played in season four that it exploded, says Singh.
The song went straight to first place on the global charts. 37 years after it first came out.
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– It’s from “Stranger Things”
When NRK played the song to people we met at the shop Outland in Oslo, there were many who got an association with the success series.
People at Outland guess who they have heard the song Running up that hill.
– The creators behind “Stranger Things” have managed to give the songs from the 80s a greater role in the series than just as decoration.
Sandeep Singh hopes for more synth in the final season.
Photo: Julia Marie Naglestad
In season four, “Running Up That Hill” is the favorite song of the character Max.
The series reveals that she can escape the monster’s grasp as long as she listens to the song, which means that he is played several times throughout the season.
The actors in the series say they could not foresee how big a part of the series “Running Up That Hill” would be.
– I think the genius is that the music is used in the plot of the series and that it is not just randomly placed, says Sadie Sink, who plays the character Max, in an interview with Spotify.
The series “Stranger Things” has given new life to old songs from the 80s. Today came the first part of the last season.
Before the series came out on Thursday night, Singh was curious about what kind of songs the last season would feature.
– Kim Wilde’s version of “Keep Me Hanging On”, or New Order with “True Faith” would have been creative choices.
– I expect that they will go for a British synthetic song this time here too.
You need javascript to play the audio clip “True Faith”.
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But he doesn’t need to fool around for long.
The first four episodes came last night. So now we know some of the songs that appear in the last season.
If you don’t want the songs revealed, you should stop reading now!
Published
27.11.2025, kl. 11.36
Updated
27.11.2025, kl. 12.00