The song was not initially inspired by Emily Brontë's novel but by a television adaptation, although Bush read the novel later in order to (in her own words) "get the research right".
Sangen var ikke i første omgang inspireret af Emily Brontës roman af samme navn, men af en tv-udgave af romanen, selv om Bush senere læste bogen for at (med hendes egne ord) "få researchen på plads."