"Wow" was the second single to be released from Kate Bush

Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...

's second album Lionheart.

The single is an edited version of "Wow", although it is not labelled as such. On all European "Wow" singles, the first 12 seconds of synthesizer

Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

 chords have been removed. Brazil and Canada used the full-length LP version.

The Canadian single featured a unique sleeve and was pressed on transparent yellow vinyl.
The song was a moderate hit on Canada's Adult Contemporary singles chart in RPM Magazine.

The song was released on 9 March 1979 and peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. "Wow" was a target for comedian Faith Brown

Faith Brown

Faith Brown is an English actress, singer, comedienne and impressionist.-Background and Early Career:Born as Eunice Irene Carroll, Faith Brown began her career as a singer at the age of fifteen, backed by a local group. She later became the resident cabaret singer in Liverpool's Rialto Ballroom...

 who parodied it on her show. The song also appears on Bush's compilation hits album The Whole Story

The Whole Story

-VHS and Laserdisc Editions:-Personnel:*Kate Bush - Keyboards, Vocals, Producer*Ian Cooper - Cutting Engineer*Jon Kelly - Producer*Andrew Powell - Producer-Charts:-Certifications:...

.

This song was featured in the 2002 Rockstar North

Rockstar North

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 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...

as part of the power ballads radio station Emotion 98.3.

Jazz singer Liza Lee covered the song on her 2009 album Anima. Lee who is a stroke

Stroke

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 victim is donating proceeds of the album to The Society For Women's Health Research.

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	17
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	14

External links

• Wow performed on the Kenny Everett Show (series 2) with joke intro and outro