It says something about our time when our readers choose a song from 1985 as the summer hit of 2022 with a clear relative majority of 39 percent.

This is more than Netflix nostalgia, there is also a longing for summers when life seemed somehow simpler, fewer crises, wars, pandemics - although of course that's just a subjectively colored and western-oriented view of the state of the world.

In any case, "Running Up That Hill" is - according to our vote on FAZ.NET on Thursday with more than 1100 participants - your summer hit of the year 2022.

Kate Bush's song then became the focus of the Netflix series "Stranger Things", which impressively shows what traumatic events do to the mental health of young people.

And like a song, how friendship and love stand the test of time, break through dimensions - and in the end even save our heroine from evil super villains in inverted shadow worlds.

Harry Styles came second with "As It Was" (18 percent), and Lizzo third with "About Damn Time" (17 percent).

We wish you happy, nostalgic summer hits!