The fifth track on Kate’s 1985 LP Hounds of Love, and the second single released from that album. The track marks the end of the first side of Hounds of Love, and is just before the start of the conceptual second side, The Ninth Wave. Released as a single October 14, 1985 with “Burning Bridge” on the B-side.

The song is based on Peter Reich’s 1973 memoir A Book of Dreams, which explores his memories of his father Wilhelm Reich, one of Sigmund Freud’s earliest students who later became known for his esoteric theories of energy. Later editions of the book (seen below) use an image from Kate Bush’s video as the cover, following the song’s success. Reich’s Book of Dreams also inspired the song “Birdland” by Patti Smith.