Gotye discussed writing "Somebody That I Used to Know" in an interview with Sound on Sound: While they sing, a pattern of paint gradually covers their skin and the backdrop via stop motion animation. It shows Gotye and Kimbra naked against a white backdrop. The video, which has received over 1.8 billion views on YouTube as of November 2021, premiered on 5 July 2011. ![]() The hit song's accompanying music video was directed by Australian artist Natasha Pincus. It was covered by Canadian indie rock group Walk Off the Earth using a single guitar played simultaneously by all five band members and by actors Darren Criss and Matt Bomer in the Glee episode " Big Brother". "Somebody That I Used to Know" has been performed several times on major US TV shows such as The Voice, American Idol, and Saturday Night Live. In addition to the Hot 100, it was also placed at the top of Billboard's year-end Adult Pop Songs and Alternative Songs charts and many other charts around the world. The song has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. It is certified Multiplatinum in ten countries, including Diamond in Australia. It was the most commercially successful song of 2011 in Flanders (Belgium), the most successful song of 2012 in Wallonia (Belgium), Canada, Israel, the UK, and the US, and the most successful song of the 2010s decade by an Australian artist in Australia. It reached atop of the charts in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as 25 other official charts, and reached the top 10 in more than 30 countries around the world. In 2013, the song won two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year.Ĭommercially, "Somebody That I Used to Know" was a global success and became both artists' signature song. ![]() The song came ninth in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, 2013. In Australia, the song won the Triple J Hottest 100 poll at the end of 2011, as well as ARIA Awards for song of the year and best video, while Kimbra was voted best female artist and Gotye was named best male artist and producer of the year. The song received a positive reception from critics, who noted the similarities between the song and works by Sting, Peter Gabriel, and American folk band Bon Iver. It samples Luiz Bonfá's instrumental "Seville" from his 1967 album Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs. "Somebody That I Used to Know" is a mid-tempo ballad. "Somebody That I Used to Know" was written and recorded by Gotye at his parents' house on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, and is lyrically related to the experiences he has had with relationships. It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom, and 20 January 2012 in the United States and Ireland. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music on 5 July 2011 as the second single from Gotye's third studio album, Making Mirrors (2011). " Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye, featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra. Lucas Taranto's lounge room ( Melbourne, Australia).So come one, come all, and see the show tonight Prepare to be astounded, no ghost or poltergeist You know I'm no Pinocchio, I've never told a lie So call me Mr.For other uses, see Somebody That I Used to Know (disambiguation). ![]() These tricks that I'll attempt will blow your mind Pick a verse, any verse, I'll hypnotise you with every line I'll need a volunteer, how about you with the eyes? Come on down to the front, sit right here and don't be shy I've got the magic in me Everytime I touch that track it turns into gold Everybody knows I've got the magic in me When I hit the floor the girls come snappin' at me Now everybody wants to press the magic I been livin' for the weekend But no not anymore 'Cuz here comes that familiar feelin That fridays famous for Yeah, I'm lookin for some action And it's out there somewhere You can feel the electricity All in the evening airĪnd it may just be more of the same But sometimes you wanna go where everyone knows your name So I guess I'll have to wait and see But I'm just gonna let something brand new happen to meĪnd it's alright It's alright (x5) Bright lights and the big city It belongs to us tonight
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