“The Sensual World” is a the title track and lead single by the English singer Kate Bush from her 1989 album of the same name. The single entered and peaked at Number 12 in the UK single charts.

Inspired by Molly Bloom stepping out of the black and white, two-dimensional pages of James Joyce’s Ulysses into the real world, it depicts how Bloom was immediately struck by the sensuality of it all.

Originally supposed to quote Molly Bloom’s ending soliloquy set to music, but Bush could not secure the rights from the Joyce estate, so she altered it. This issue was then resolved for the re-recording and release of the song as “Flower of the Mountain”, 2011’s Director’s Cut.