Rubberband Girl

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"Rubberband Girl"
Rubberband Girl.jpg
Single by Kate Bush
from the album The Red Shoes
B-side "Big Stripey Lie"
Released6 September 1993 (1993-09-06)
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length4:44
Label EMI United Kingdom
Songwriter Kate Bush
Producer Kate Bush
Kate Bush singles chronology
"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"
(1991)		"Rubberband Girl"
(1993)		"Eat the Music"
(1993)
Music video
"Rubberband Girl" on YouTube
UK 7-inch single, UK and Canadian cassette single [11] [12] [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Rubberband Girl" 
2."Big Stripey Lie" 
UK 12-inch picture disc [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Rubberband Girl" (extended remix) 
2."Rubberband Girl" 
3."Big Stripey Lie" 
UK CD single [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Rubberband Girl" 
2."Rubberband Girl" (extended mix) 
3."Big Stripey Lie" 
US CD single [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Rubberband Girl"4:42
2."Rubberband Girl" (extended mix)7:07
3."Show a Little Devotion"4:50
4."Home for Christmas"1:45
US cassette single [17]
No.TitleLength
1."Rubberband Girl" 
2."This Woman's Work" 

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [18] 39
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [19] 47
Canada Retail Singles ( The Record ) [20] 15
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [21] 50
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [22] 21
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [23] 29
Europe (European Hit Radio) [24] 17
Germany (GfK) [25] 65
Ireland (IRMA) [26] 17
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [27] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [28] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [29] 34
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 12
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [30] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [31] 88
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [32] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom6 September 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 EMI United Kingdom [33]
13 September 199312-inch picture disc [34]
Australia4 October 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
 [35]
Japan1 November 1993CDEMI [36]

References

  1. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (8 June 2022). "The 10 Best Kate Bush Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved 17 May 2023. A few years later, Bush was still a modern rock darling, earning a top 10 airplay hit with "Rubberband Girl". Whimsical and quirky, the tune is a "silly pop song", she told Mojo in 2011...
  2. 1 2 "Kate Bush Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kate Bush – Director's Cut". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Jones, Alan (28 August 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week . p. 18. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ↑ True, Everett (11 September 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker . p. 29.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Chris (30 October 1993). "Albums". Melody Maker . p. 32. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Staunton, Terry (6 November 1993). "Plimsoll Asylum". NME . p. 29. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (3 December 1993). "Kate Bush". Orlando Sentinel .
  9. ↑ Walls, Richard C. (25 November 1993). "Kate Bush: The Red Shoes". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
  10. ↑ Doyle, Tom (15 September 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits . p. 51. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Rubberband Girl (UK 7-inch single sleeve). EMI United Kingdom. 1993. EM 280, 7243 8 80829 7 6.
  12. ↑ Rubberband Girl (UK cassette single sleeve). EMI United Kingdom. 1993. TCEM 280.
  13. ↑ Rubberband Girl (Canadian cassette single sleeve). EMI Music Canada. 1993. 4KM 80829, 7243 8 80829 4 5.
  14. ↑ Rubberband Girl (UK 12-inch picture disc). EMI United Kingdom. 1993. 12EMPD 280, 7243 8 80829 6 9.
  15. ↑ Rubberband Girl (UK CD single liner notes). EMI United Kingdom. 1993. CDEM 280, 7243 8 80829 2 1.
  16. ↑ Rubberband Girl (US CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1993. 44K 77332.
  17. ↑ Rubberband Girl (US cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 1993. 38T 77280, 38T77280.
  18. ↑ "Kate Bush – Rubberband Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Kate Bush – Rubberband Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "Hits of the World: Canada" (PDF). Billboard . 20 November 1993. p. 52. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2284". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2315". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 39. 25 September 1993. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  24. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 41. 9 October 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  25. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  26. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rubberband Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  27. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Kate Bush".
  28. ↑ "Kate Bush – Rubberband Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  29. ↑ "Kate Bush – Rubberband Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  30. ↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 2 October 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  31. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  32. ↑ "Kate Bush Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  33. ↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week . 4 September 1993. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  34. ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week. 11 September 1993. p. 23.
  35. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 04/10/93: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 191. 3 October 1993. p. 19.
  36. ↑ "ケイト・ブッシュ | ラバーバンド・ガール" [Kate Bush | Rubberband Girl] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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