Them Heavy People

"Them Heavy People"
Single by Kate Bush
from the album The Kick Inside
B-side	The Man with the Child in His Eyes
Released	1978
Format	7" vinyl
Recorded	1977
Genre	Art rock
Length	3:05
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Kate Bush
Producer	Andrew Powell
Kate Bush singles chronology
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" (1978) "Them Heavy People" (1978) "Moving" (1978)
Music sample Them Heavy People

"Them Heavy People" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush, from her debut album The Kick Inside. It was issued as a single in Japan with the title "Rolling the Ball" reaching number 3, its only release worldwide as an A-side.

The song is about religion, and the teachings of Jesus, Gurdjieff, or whomever one believes in, and vehicles that enable people to unleash powers within themselves.

A Seiko logo appears on the insert's back side, which makes it Bush's only commercial release featuring any kind of product endorsement.

A live recording of this song was the lead track on the On Stage EP which reached number 10 in the UK singles chart in 1979. In The Netherlands, the EP was listed as Them Heavy People in the Top 40 chart, making it basically an A-side. It reached the lower regions of the chart in 1979.

Bush performed "Them Heavy People" on several TV programmes including her only appearance on Saturday Night Live in the USA.

Further reading

• Them Heavy People, Kate's words about the song