Sunday night's new episode of The Last of Us was memorable for a number of reasons, one of which was its use of the Linda Ronstadt song "Long Long Time," which was also the name of the episode. The song, which was originally released in 1970, saw a massive uptick in Spotify streams on Sunday night. According to Spotify, the song saw a more than 4,900% increase in streams in the US on January 29 between 11 PM and midnight ET, following the episode's airing. The increase is compared to the week prior. Spotify did not, however, announce exactly how many streams the song had last week or this week during the growth period. In any event, clearly people watched The Last of Us and then listened to the song, not unlike how Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" saw an explosion in popularity after being featured in the newest season of Stranger Things. Spoilers for The Last of Us episode three follow below. Continue Reading at GameSpot
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