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Somebody That I Used to Know

January 19, 2023

Not to be confused with Someone I Used to Know or Somebody I Used to Know.
For other uses, see Somebody That I Used to Know (disambiguation).

"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song written, produced, and performed by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye featuring vocals from New Zealand singer Kimbra. 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). It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom, and 20 January 2012 in the United States and Ireland. "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.

"Somebody That I Used to Know"
Single by Gotye featuring Kimbra
from the album Making Mirrors
Released5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)
RecordedJanuary – May 2011
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:04 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Wally de Backer
Gotye singles chronology
"Eyes Wide Open"
(2010) 		"Somebody That I Used to Know"
(2011) 		"I Feel Better"
(2011)
Kimbra singles chronology
"Cameo Lover"
(2011) 		"Somebody That I Used to Know"
(2011) 		"Good Intent"
(2011)

"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a mid-tempo ballad. It samples Luiz Bonfá's instrumental "Seville" from his 1967 album Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs. 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. 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 came ninth in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, 2013. In 2013, the song won two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year.

Commercially, "Somebody That I Used to Know" was a global success and became both artists' signature song. It reached the top 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. 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 is certified Multiplatinum in ten countries, including Diamond in Australia. The song has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling digital singles of all time.[3] 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.

"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. 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". The hit song's accompanying music video was directed by Australian artist Natasha Pincus. The video, which has received over 2 billion views on YouTube as of November 2022, premiered on 5 July 2011. It shows Gotye and Kimbra naked against a white backdrop. While they sing, a pattern of paint gradually covers their skin and the backdrop via stop motion animation.

Composition and recording

Gotye discussed writing "Somebody That I Used to Know" in an interview with Sound on Sound:

"Writing 'Somebody' was a gradual and linear process. I started with the Luiz Bonfa sample, then I found the drums, and after that I started working on the lyric and the melody, and added the wobbly guitar-sample melody. After that, I took a break, and a few weeks later I came back to the session and decided on the chorus chord progression, wrote the chorus melody, and combined that with sounds like the Latin loop and some of the percussion and the flute sounds that further filled the space. At that point I hit a brick wall. I was thinking: 'This is pretty good, how can I get to the end really quickly?' and I was trying to take lazy decisions to finish the song. I considered repeating the chorus, an instrumental bridge, a change in tempo or key, I even considered finishing the song after the first chorus. But nothing felt like it was strong enough. So the third session was all about writing the female part and changing the perspective. The arrangement of 'Somebody' is reflective of me moving towards using sounds that provide me with inspiration for a texture or a platform for an idea, and then through sonic manipulation and coming up with original melodies and harmonic ideas to make it my own. I guess the balance of sounds taken from records and samples I created myself is perhaps 50–50."[4]

 
"Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011)
A 23-second sample of "Somebody That I Used to Know", featuring the first chorus as sung by Gotye, showing the Octave leap in respect to the previous verse.
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"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a mid-tempo art pop song[1][5] and has a length of four minutes and five seconds.[6] Gotye uses a sample of Brazilian jazz guitarist Luiz Bonfá's 1967 instrumental song "Seville",[7] with additional instrumentations of beats and a xylophone playing a melody based on Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.[8][9] It was written and produced by Gotye himself, while in his parents' barn on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Gotye commented that he wrote the song "in quite a linear way", explaining that "I wrote the first verse, the second verse, and I'd got to the end of the first chorus and for the first time ever I thought, 'There's no interesting way to add to this guy's story'. It felt weak."[10]

The track was recorded between January and May 2011 with Gotye struggling to find a suitable female vocalist, as a "'high profile' female vocalist" cancelled the collaboration at the last minute, and Kimbra "lucked out as the replacement".[11] He tested his girlfriend, Tash Parker, but "somehow their happiness meant that it didn't work out" so he followed the recommendation of the song's mixer and used Kimbra's vocals.[11][12] Martin Davies from Click Music considered the song "instantly captivating", and named Kimbra's voice "clean and sugar-soaked", further commenting that it bears an "uncanny resemblance" to singer Katy Perry.[13]

Gotye stated that the song was "definitely drawn from various experiences I've had in relationships breaking up, and in the parts of the more reflective parts of the song, in the aftermath and the memory of those different relationships and what they were and how they broke up and what's going on in everyone's minds. Yeah, so it's an amalgam of different feelings but not completely made up as such".[14] In an interview with Rolling Stone (Australia), he described the song as "a curated reflection of multiple past relationships".[15]

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews, winning the Grammy for Record of the Year. Take 40 Australia elaborated on the audience's reception at the July 2011 Splendour in the Grass festival, "Gotye's latest song featuring Kimbra 'Somebody That I Used To Know' had become somewhat of an unofficial anthem for the festival ... every car was cranking it over their speakers all day, every day ... and the question on everyone's lips was whether or not Kimbra would join him on the track. Fortunately, dreams came true ... he smashed out an incredible set climaxing with a version of the song with Kimbra on co-lead vocals that people couldn't stop talking about all weekend long".[16] Allmusic's Jon O'Brien felt the track was an "unexpected chart-topper ... [it] is an oddball break-up song whose stuttering rhythms, reggae hooks, and hushed vocals sound like The Police as remixed by The xx".[17]

Writing for Digital Spy, Lewis Corner rated the song four stars out of five and described it as "a Bon Iver-styled ballad for the music-buying masses".[18] Martin Davies from Click Music gave the song five stars out of five and stated that the song is "that rare example of a track that hits you squarely between the eyes".[13]

In November 2011, music blog This Must Be Pop predicted the song as a post-Christmas UK hit.[19] John Watson, who co-manages Gotye with Danny Rogers, said of the single's success: "We've never seen any song make a deeper or more immediate connection with so many people. It's a really special recording and video".[20] Talking about the overwhelming reception and the amount of coverage received, Gotye commented that "I don't really feel like it [the song] belongs to me anymore."[21] He further explained that "sometimes I feel like I'm a bit sick of it. My inbox, on any given day, has at least five covers or parodies or remixes of it and there's only so many times you can listen to the one song."[21]

Commercial performance

In the week commencing 18 July 2011, "Somebody That I Used to Know" debuted at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[22][23][24] It was released on 5 July 2011 in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music as the second single from his third studio album, Making Mirrors (2011).[22] Despite an initial lack of airplay on major radio stations, the song reached number 1 in the week ending 15 August, becoming the first single by either artist to do so and their most successful single.[23][25] Until 2014, the song was one of the two-second-longest-running Australian number-one songs, with eight weeks at the top,[23] tied with Savage Garden's 1997 song "Truly Madly Deeply", and behind Daddy Cool's 1971 hit "Eagle Rock", which stayed there for ten weeks.[26] In August 2011, the song was released in Belgium and the Netherlands. After a few weeks in the charts, it reached number 1 in both countries, topping the Belgian Singles Chart for 12 weeks.[27][28] Also in August, "Somebody That I Used to Know" debuted at number 4 in New Zealand on the RIANZ Singles Chart, reaching number 1 three weeks later,[29] thus making Gotye the first Australian artist to reach number 1 since Guy Sebastian did so in February 2011 with "Who's That Girl".[30] The song debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 13 January 2012 at number 47, later reaching number 1 position.[31] In the United Kingdom, "Somebody That I Used to Know" spent five non-consecutive weeks at number 1.[32][33]

In the United States, it debuted at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 14 January 2012. In its fifteenth week on the chart – after it was performed by Matt Bomer and Darren Criss on Glee on 10 April; by Phillip Phillips and Elise Testone on the eleventh season of American Idol before more than 16 million viewers on 11 April;[34] and by Gotye and Kimbra on Saturday Night Live on 14 April – the song rose to number 1,[35] where it stayed for eight consecutive weeks.[36][37][38][39] thus becoming the longest-running number 1 by a solo male artist since Flo Rida's "Low" led for ten weeks in 2008. The song had the fourth highest-selling single week ever with 542,000 digital downloads sold, and was the first Australian single to top the Hot 100 since Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You" in 2000.[40][41] The song also topped the Alternative Songs chart for twelve weeks[36] tying with Fuel's Hemorrhage (In My Hands) and Linkin Park's Numb and New Divide, as well as topping the Radio Songs, Digital Songs, On-Demand Songs,[42] Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, Adult Contemporary, and Hot Dance Club Songs charts in that country.[36] On 2 May 2012 the song became the first to reach digital sales of at least 400,000 for three consecutive weeks,[43] and the following week it became the first to simultaneously top the Alternative Songs, Hot Dance Club Songs, and Dance Mix Show Airplay charts.[44] It also became the number 1 song of 2012 on the Alternative Songs, Adult Pop Songs, and Billboard Hot 100 charts. By 22 February 2013, the song became the tenth longest-charting song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, at 59 weeks on the chart.[45] As of October 2015, the song has sold 7.9 million copies in the US, making it the country's fourth all-time best-selling digital single.[46]

"Somebody That I Used to Know" reached number one in more than 23 national charts and charted inside the top ten in more than 30 countries around the world.[41] By the end of 2012, the song became the best-selling song of that year with 11.8 million copies sold,[47] ranking among the best-selling digital singles of all time. As of April 2012, it is the most downloaded song ever in Belgium,[48] as well as being the third best-selling digital single in Germany with sales between 500,000 and 600,000 copies,[49][50] and the most successful song in the history of the Dutch charts.[51] As of January 2013 it has received eleven Platinum certifications in Australia, accounting for shipments exceeding 770,000 units.[52] In New Zealand, it was certified four times Platinum. The song was the best-selling single of 2012 in the UK with 1,318,000 copies sold.[53][54]

Gotye has not monetised the song or any of his others through advertisements on YouTube, as he believes that there is too much advertising in the world. He has licensed its use to student films free of charge, but has turned down approaches from some commercial films: "If someone wants to use it commercially I look at what the budget is and the creativity of the project".[55]

Accolades

In July 2011, the song finished third in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition[56] Earlier that year, Gotye had first noticed Kimbra when both were short-listed as finalists for the competition.[12] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, "Somebody That I Used to Know" won Single of the Year, Best Pop Release, Best Video (for Natasha Pincus), Engineer of the Year (for François Tétaz) and Producer of the Year (for Gotye). Gotye also won Best Male Artist for the song while Kimbra won Best Female Artist for her previous single, "Cameo Lover".[41][57] At the APRA Music Awards of 2012, "Somebody That I Used to Know" won Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year and Gotye won Songwriter of the Year.[58] It was also nominated at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for "Choice Rock Song" and "Choice Break-Up Song".[59][60] The song was nominated at the 55th Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, winning both awards. The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll ranked "Somebody That I Used to Know" at number eight of the best music of 2012.

In 2019, Stereogum ranked the song as the 161st best song of the 2010s.[61] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Somebody That I Used to Know" was ranked number 98.[62] In 2021, its first year of eligibility, "Somebody That I Used to Know" was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia as an Australian sound recording with "cultural, historical and aesthetic significance."[63]

Music video

 
Gotye and Kimbra sing while painted to blend with the background.

The music video for "Somebody That I Used to Know" was produced, directed and edited by Australian artist Natasha Pincus and filmed by Australian cinematographer Warwick Field. It shows Gotye and Kimbra naked throughout the clip, and as they sing, his skin is gradually painted into the backdrop via stop motion animation. In the director's cut, this went as far as to feature concealed nudity, though this version was never posted.[citation needed] The video's background is based on a 1980s artwork created by Gotye's father, Frank de Backer, who also designed the cover art for the related album, Making Mirrors.[64][65] Emma Hack, an Australian artist and skin illustrator based in Adelaide, was hired by Pincus to work on the body paintings for Gotye and Kimbra. Melbourne Scenic Artist Howard Clark painted the backdrop.[65] According to Hack, it took more than 23 hours to paint both Gotye and Kimbra to fit with Howard's background.[65] Their painting symbolises their combined relationship.[65]

Before its official premiere, the music video was leaked on Take 40 Australia's website. According to Pincus, "It was stolen out of our system. I guess it's always wanted to get out there. Within five minutes it was everywhere".[64] On 30 July 2011 it was officially premiered on YouTube and on the Australian music show Rage. The music video was well received for its artistic style, picking up 200,000 views in its first two weeks, as well as receiving promotion on Twitter by actor Ashton Kutcher and Katy Perry.[20][64]

"What a video!" Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody enthused to Q. "I have become obsessed with it and not just because I'm in love with Kimbra. Gotye himself is an engaging character for sure... his solemnly expressive eyes finish a journey his lyrics only begin. 'Told myself that you were right for me but felt so lonely in your company' – simple, pure, and devastating. None more than the title line when it speaks of the end of love with prosaic brutality: 'Now you're just somebody that I used to know.' Great video, powerful lyrics, and a stunning voice. Oh, and Kimbra... my poor heart..."[66]

On November 1st, 2022, the video hit 2 billion views and 13 million likes on YouTube.[67] The video for "Somebody That I Used to Know" was voted number 1 in the annual Rage Fifty countdown.[68] Andy Samberg and Taran Killam parodied the video in a Saturday Night Live "digital short" that coincided with Gotye's 14 April 2012 performance on the show.[69] The video was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Editing in a Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.[70] As of January 2015, Billboard named the video as one of the 20 best of the 2010s (so far).[71]

Cover versions and media appearances

"Somebody That I Used to Know" has been covered by several artists including a cappella group Pentatonix who created a viral YouTube video in February 2012 and released the track on their EP, "PTX Volume 1" on 26 June 2012[72] In addition Ingrid Michaelson, The Fergies, Benee and Sam Tsui have covered the song.[73] In February 2012, Rita Ora covered the song at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[74] A cover by Right the Stars featuring Karmina, which was also uploaded to YouTube, was recommended by Miley Cyrus.[75] Dutch DJ Tiësto remixed the song for his album Club Life: Volume Two Miami.[76] Phillip Phillips and Elise Testone covered the song on the eleventh season of American Idol on 11 April 2012.[34]

In February 2012, Gotye made his American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he performed the song.[77] The song has since been featured on the TV series 90210,[78] Gossip Girl,[79] and The Voice of Ireland by Andy Mac Unfraidh.[80] The song was featured in the film Boyhood.[81] On 16 May 2012, fun. along with Paramore's front vocalist Hayley Williams covered the song at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[82] On 23 May 2012, Internet cartoon band Your Favorite Martian did a cover of the song.[83] "Somebody That I Used to Know" was also first played live by Coheed and Cambria on 29 April 2012, as a frequent feature on their 2012 headlining tour.[84] In May 2012, American duo Karmin made a cover of the song on Sirius XM Hits.[85]

The song was covered in the Glee episode "Big Brother" and performed by Darren Criss (as Blaine Anderson) and Matt Bomer (as Cooper Anderson). It sold 152,000 digital downloads in its first week of release and debuted on the Digital Songs chart at number 10 and the Hot 100 at number 26.[35]

English fingerstyle guitarist Mike Dawes released a technically virtuosic arrangement of the song on his debut album What Just Happened? in 2013, garnering much praise, including from Gotye himself.[86] Jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson included the song in his 2015 album Take This.[87]

Gotye paid tribute to the overwhelming number of cover versions of the song by personally creating a video remix, released in August 2012, using segments from hundreds of online covers to create a new, unique version of the track, titled "Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra".[88][89] Gotye states the concept "was directly inspired here by Kutiman's Thru-You project", released in March 2009, which edited numerous YouTube videos to create a new cohesive song.[88] A similar mixing style is seen in the performance of "Since U Been Gone" in the September 2012 film release Pitch Perfect. "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a cover as part of his polka medley "NOW That's What I Call Polka!" for his 2014 album Mandatory Fun.[90] On 22 July 2020, Canadian rock band Three Days Grace released a cover of the song,[91] charting in Canada and the U.S.

Track listing

Live at the Songroom S02e09 (2020)
No.TitleLength
11."Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye featuring The Basics and Monty Cotton)"4:47

Credits and personnel

  • Gotye – songwriter, producer, assistant mixer, recording, lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer, xylophone, flutes, percussion, samples
  • François Tétaz – mixer, engineer
  • Lucas Taranto – bass guitar
  • Kimbra – lead and backing vocals
  • William Bowden – mastering
  • Ralph Thane – remixer (Radio Mix)
  • Frank De Backer – artwork (back and inside cover painting, handwriting)
  • Kat Kallady – artwork (front cover painting)

Credits adapted from "Somebody That I Used to Know" CD single liner notes.[94]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[198] 17× Platinum 1,190,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[199] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Belgium (BEA)[200] 4× Platinum 120,000*
Canada — 653,000[201]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[202] 3× Platinum 90,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[203]
Streaming 		4× Platinum 7,200,000 
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[204] Gold 6,774[204]
Germany (BVMI)[205] 3× Platinum 900,000 
Italy (FIMI)[206] 4× Platinum 120,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[207] 5× Platinum 75,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[208] Platinum 40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[209] Platinum 40,000 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[210] 3× Platinum 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[211] 4× Platinum 2,400,000 
United States (RIAA)[212] 14× Platinum 14,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
  Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Version
Australia[6] 5 July 2011 Digital download Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Eleven Music Album version
New Zealand[213]
Belgium[214] 29 July 2011 Samples 'n' Seconds Records / V2 Benelux
Netherlands[215]
Germany[216] 11 November 2011 Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Universal Music
United Kingdom[217] 30 December 2011 Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Universal Island Records
United States[218][219] 20 January 2012 Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Universal Music
12 March 2012 Contemporary hit radio[220] Fairfax Records / Universal Republic Records
17 April 2012 Digital download Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Universal Music Tiësto remix
United Kingdom[221] 4 May 2012 Samples 'n' Seconds Records / Universal Island Records

Walk Off the Earth version

"Somebody That I Used to Know"
 
Single by Walk Off the Earth
from the album R.E.V.O.
Released6 January 2012 (2012-01-06)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length4:08
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Wally de Backer
Producer(s)Gianni Luminati
Walk Off the Earth singles chronology
"Somebody That I Used to Know"
(2012) 		"Red Hands"
(2012)

In January 2012, Canadian indie rock group Walk Off the Earth uploaded a cover of "Somebody That I Used to Know" to YouTube. Their version uses a single guitar played simultaneously by all five band members. As of April 2012, the song had sold 187,000 units in the United States.[222]

Track listing

  1. "Somebody That I Used to Know" – 4:08
  2. "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Music video) – 4:25
  1. "Somebody That I Used to Know" – 4:08
  2. "Money Tree" – 3:13
  3. "Joan and Bobby" – 3:38
  4. "From Me to You" – 1:48
  5. "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Video) – 4:25

Glee cast version

"Somebody That I Used to Know"
 
Single by Glee Cast
Released10 April 2012
Recorded2012
GenrePop
Length4:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Wally de Backer

The song was covered in the Glee episode "Big Brother" and performed by Darren Criss (as Blaine Anderson) and Matt Bomer (as Cooper Anderson). It sold 152,000 digital downloads in its first week of release and debuted on the Digital Songs chart at number 10 and the Hot 100 at number 26.[196]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[239] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[240] 48
US Billboard Hot 100[241] 26

Mayday Parade version

"Somebody That I Used to Know"
 
Single by Mayday Parade featuring Vic Fuentes
from the album Punk Goes Pop 5
Released16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:24
LabelFearless
Songwriter(s)Wally de Backer
Mayday Parade singles chronology
"When You See My Friends"
(2011) 		"Somebody That I Used to Know"
(2012) 		"Ghosts"
(2013)

The alternative rock band Mayday Parade released a cover of this song featuring Pierce The Veil's lead vocalist Vic Fuentes for the fifth edition of the compilation album Punk Goes Pop, which features bands of the punk, alternative, and hardcore genres covering hit pop songs. Their cover became the first single from a Punk Goes... compilation album to chart on a Billboard chart, reaching number 18 on US Rock Songs. Alternative Press named their version as the fourth best "Top 50 Punk Goes Pop covers of all time".[242]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[243] 18
US Heatseekers Songs[244] 19

Three Days Grace version

"Somebody That I Used to Know"
 
Single by Three Days Grace
Released22 July 2020
GenreRock
Length3:29
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Wally de Backer
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Right Left Wrong"
(2018) 		"Somebody That I Used to Know"
(2020) 		"So Called Life"
(2021)

In 2020, Canadian rock band Three Days Grace covered the song and released it as a non-album single. A music video (directed by Mike Filsinger) was also released for this version, which features the band performing in a Sketch-like background. This version reached number 7 on the Billboard Canada Rock charts and number 19 on the US Rock Airplay charts.[245][246] Lead vocalist Matt Walst also noted about the song, saying: "The first time I heard “Somebody That I Used to Know” I got goosebumps! This has only happened to me a few times in my life. I remember listening to it over and over and just being happy. Music releases a mood enhancing chemical in the brain that can set good moods and peak enjoyment. Music is truly the best drug!".

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[245] 7
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[247] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[248] 50
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[246] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard)[249] 43
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[250] 50

See also

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Not to be confused with Someone I Used to Know or Somebody I Used to Know For other uses see Somebody That I Used to Know disambiguation Somebody That I Used to Know is a song written produced and performed by Belgian Australian singer songwriter Gotye featuring vocals from New Zealand singer Kimbra 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 It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom and 20 January 2012 in the United States and Ireland 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 Somebody That I Used to Know Single by Gotye featuring Kimbrafrom the album Making MirrorsReleased5 July 2011 2011 07 05 RecordedJanuary May 2011StudioThe Barn Merricks Australia Lucas Taranto s lounge room Melbourne Australia GenreArt pop 1 alternative rock 2 Length4 04 album version 3 33 radio mix LabelElevenSongwriter s Wally de BackerProducer s Wally de BackerGotye singles chronology Eyes Wide Open 2010 Somebody That I Used to Know 2011 I Feel Better 2011 Kimbra singles chronology Cameo Lover 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know 2011 Good Intent 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know is a mid tempo ballad It samples Luiz Bonfa s instrumental Seville from his 1967 album Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs 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 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 came ninth in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years 2013 In 2013 the song won two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo Group Performance and Record of the Year Commercially Somebody That I Used to Know was a global success and became both artists signature song It reached the top 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 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 is certified Multiplatinum in ten countries including Diamond in Australia The song has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide becoming one of the best selling digital singles of all time 3 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 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 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 The hit song s accompanying music video was directed by Australian artist Natasha Pincus The video which has received over 2 billion views on YouTube as of November 2022 premiered on 5 July 2011 It shows Gotye and Kimbra naked against a white backdrop While they sing a pattern of paint gradually covers their skin and the backdrop via stop motion animation Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Accolades 5 Music video 6 Cover versions and media appearances 7 Track listing 8 Credits and personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 9 3 Decade end charts 9 4 All time charts 10 Certifications and sales 11 Release history 12 Walk Off the Earth version 12 1 Track listing 12 2 Charts 12 3 Year end charts 12 4 Certifications 13 Glee cast version 13 1 Charts 14 Mayday Parade version 14 1 Charts 15 Three Days Grace version 15 1 Charts 15 2 Year end charts 16 See also 17 References 18 External linksComposition and recording EditGotye discussed writing Somebody That I Used to Know in an interview with Sound on Sound Writing Somebody was a gradual and linear process I started with the Luiz Bonfa sample then I found the drums and after that I started working on the lyric and the melody and added the wobbly guitar sample melody After that I took a break and a few weeks later I came back to the session and decided on the chorus chord progression wrote the chorus melody and combined that with sounds like the Latin loop and some of the percussion and the flute sounds that further filled the space At that point I hit a brick wall I was thinking This is pretty good how can I get to the end really quickly and I was trying to take lazy decisions to finish the song I considered repeating the chorus an instrumental bridge a change in tempo or key I even considered finishing the song after the first chorus But nothing felt like it was strong enough So the third session was all about writing the female part and changing the perspective The arrangement of Somebody is reflective of me moving towards using sounds that provide me with inspiration for a texture or a platform for an idea and then through sonic manipulation and coming up with original melodies and harmonic ideas to make it my own I guess the balance of sounds taken from records and samples I created myself is perhaps 50 50 4 Somebody That I Used to Know 2011 source source track A 23 second sample of Somebody That I Used to Know featuring the first chorus as sung by Gotye showing the Octave leap in respect to the previous verse Problems playing this file See media help Somebody That I Used to Know is a mid tempo art pop song 1 5 and has a length of four minutes and five seconds 6 Gotye uses a sample of Brazilian jazz guitarist Luiz Bonfa s 1967 instrumental song Seville 7 with additional instrumentations of beats and a xylophone playing a melody based on Baa Baa Black Sheep 8 9 It was written and produced by Gotye himself while in his parents barn on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria Gotye commented that he wrote the song in quite a linear way explaining that I wrote the first verse the second verse and I d got to the end of the first chorus and for the first time ever I thought There s no interesting way to add to this guy s story It felt weak 10 The track was recorded between January and May 2011 with Gotye struggling to find a suitable female vocalist as a high profile female vocalist cancelled the collaboration at the last minute and Kimbra lucked out as the replacement 11 He tested his girlfriend Tash Parker but somehow their happiness meant that it didn t work out so he followed the recommendation of the song s mixer and used Kimbra s vocals 11 12 Martin Davies from Click Music considered the song instantly captivating and named Kimbra s voice clean and sugar soaked further commenting that it bears an uncanny resemblance to singer Katy Perry 13 Gotye stated that the song was definitely drawn from various experiences I ve had in relationships breaking up and in the parts of the more reflective parts of the song in the aftermath and the memory of those different relationships and what they were and how they broke up and what s going on in everyone s minds Yeah so it s an amalgam of different feelings but not completely made up as such 14 In an interview with Rolling Stone Australia he described the song as a curated reflection of multiple past relationships 15 Critical reception EditThe song received generally positive reviews winning the Grammy for Record of the Year Take 40 Australia elaborated on the audience s reception at the July 2011 Splendour in the Grass festival Gotye s latest song featuring Kimbra Somebody That I Used To Know had become somewhat of an unofficial anthem for the festival every car was cranking it over their speakers all day every day and the question on everyone s lips was whether or not Kimbra would join him on the track Fortunately dreams came true he smashed out an incredible set climaxing with a version of the song with Kimbra on co lead vocals that people couldn t stop talking about all weekend long 16 Allmusic s Jon O Brien felt the track was an unexpected chart topper it is an oddball break up song whose stuttering rhythms reggae hooks and hushed vocals sound like The Police as remixed by The xx 17 Writing for Digital Spy Lewis Corner rated the song four stars out of five and described it as a Bon Iver styled ballad for the music buying masses 18 Martin Davies from Click Music gave the song five stars out of five and stated that the song is that rare example of a track that hits you squarely between the eyes 13 In November 2011 music blog This Must Be Pop predicted the song as a post Christmas UK hit 19 John Watson who co manages Gotye with Danny Rogers said of the single s success We ve never seen any song make a deeper or more immediate connection with so many people It s a really special recording and video 20 Talking about the overwhelming reception and the amount of coverage received Gotye commented that I don t really feel like it the song belongs to me anymore 21 He further explained that sometimes I feel like I m a bit sick of it My inbox on any given day has at least five covers or parodies or remixes of it and there s only so many times you can listen to the one song 21 Commercial performance EditIn the week commencing 18 July 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know debuted at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart 22 23 24 It was released on 5 July 2011 in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music as the second single from his third studio album Making Mirrors 2011 22 Despite an initial lack of airplay on major radio stations the song reached number 1 in the week ending 15 August becoming the first single by either artist to do so and their most successful single 23 25 Until 2014 the song was one of the two second longest running Australian number one songs with eight weeks at the top 23 tied with Savage Garden s 1997 song Truly Madly Deeply and behind Daddy Cool s 1971 hit Eagle Rock which stayed there for ten weeks 26 In August 2011 the song was released in Belgium and the Netherlands After a few weeks in the charts it reached number 1 in both countries topping the Belgian Singles Chart for 12 weeks 27 28 Also in August Somebody That I Used to Know debuted at number 4 in New Zealand on the RIANZ Singles Chart reaching number 1 three weeks later 29 thus making Gotye the first Australian artist to reach number 1 since Guy Sebastian did so in February 2011 with Who s That Girl 30 The song debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 13 January 2012 at number 47 later reaching number 1 position 31 In the United Kingdom Somebody That I Used to Know spent five non consecutive weeks at number 1 32 33 In the United States it debuted at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 14 January 2012 In its fifteenth week on the chart after it was performed by Matt Bomer and Darren Criss on Glee on 10 April by Phillip Phillips and Elise Testone on the eleventh season of American Idol before more than 16 million viewers on 11 April 34 and by Gotye and Kimbra on Saturday Night Live on 14 April the song rose to number 1 35 where it stayed for eight consecutive weeks 36 37 38 39 thus becoming the longest running number 1 by a solo male artist since Flo Rida s Low led for ten weeks in 2008 The song had the fourth highest selling single week ever with 542 000 digital downloads sold and was the first Australian single to top the Hot 100 since Savage Garden s I Knew I Loved You in 2000 40 41 The song also topped the Alternative Songs chart for twelve weeks 36 tying with Fuel s Hemorrhage In My Hands and Linkin Park s Numb and New Divide as well as topping the Radio Songs Digital Songs On Demand Songs 42 Pop Songs Adult Pop Songs Adult Contemporary and Hot Dance Club Songs charts in that country 36 On 2 May 2012 the song became the first to reach digital sales of at least 400 000 for three consecutive weeks 43 and the following week it became the first to simultaneously top the Alternative Songs Hot Dance Club Songs and Dance Mix Show Airplay charts 44 It also became the number 1 song of 2012 on the Alternative Songs Adult Pop Songs and Billboard Hot 100 charts By 22 February 2013 the song became the tenth longest charting song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 at 59 weeks on the chart 45 As of October 2015 the song has sold 7 9 million copies in the US making it the country s fourth all time best selling digital single 46 Somebody That I Used to Know reached number one in more than 23 national charts and charted inside the top ten in more than 30 countries around the world 41 By the end of 2012 the song became the best selling song of that year with 11 8 million copies sold 47 ranking among the best selling digital singles of all time As of April 2012 it is the most downloaded song ever in Belgium 48 as well as being the third best selling digital single in Germany with sales between 500 000 and 600 000 copies 49 50 and the most successful song in the history of the Dutch charts 51 As of January 2013 it has received eleven Platinum certifications in Australia accounting for shipments exceeding 770 000 units 52 In New Zealand it was certified four times Platinum The song was the best selling single of 2012 in the UK with 1 318 000 copies sold 53 54 Gotye has not monetised the song or any of his others through advertisements on YouTube as he believes that there is too much advertising in the world He has licensed its use to student films free of charge but has turned down approaches from some commercial films If someone wants to use it commercially I look at what the budget is and the creativity of the project 55 Accolades EditIn July 2011 the song finished third in the Vanda amp Young Global Songwriting Competition 56 Earlier that year Gotye had first noticed Kimbra when both were short listed as finalists for the competition 12 At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know won Single of the Year Best Pop Release Best Video for Natasha Pincus Engineer of the Year for Francois Tetaz and Producer of the Year for Gotye Gotye also won Best Male Artist for the song while Kimbra won Best Female Artist for her previous single Cameo Lover 41 57 At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 Somebody That I Used to Know won Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year and Gotye won Songwriter of the Year 58 It was also nominated at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Rock Song and Choice Break Up Song 59 60 The song was nominated at the 55th Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance winning both awards The Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop annual critics poll ranked Somebody That I Used to Know at number eight of the best music of 2012 In 2019 Stereogum ranked the song as the 161st best song of the 2010s 61 In January 2018 as part of Triple M s Ozzest 100 the most Australian songs of all time Somebody That I Used to Know was ranked number 98 62 In 2021 its first year of eligibility Somebody That I Used to Know was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive s Sounds of Australia as an Australian sound recording with cultural historical and aesthetic significance 63 Music video Edit Gotye and Kimbra sing while painted to blend with the background The music video for Somebody That I Used to Know was produced directed and edited by Australian artist Natasha Pincus and filmed by Australian cinematographer Warwick Field It shows Gotye and Kimbra naked throughout the clip and as they sing his skin is gradually painted into the backdrop via stop motion animation In the director s cut this went as far as to feature concealed nudity though this version was never posted citation needed The video s background is based on a 1980s artwork created by Gotye s father Frank de Backer who also designed the cover art for the related album Making Mirrors 64 65 Emma Hack an Australian artist and skin illustrator based in Adelaide was hired by Pincus to work on the body paintings for Gotye and Kimbra Melbourne Scenic Artist Howard Clark painted the backdrop 65 According to Hack it took more than 23 hours to paint both Gotye and Kimbra to fit with Howard s background 65 Their painting symbolises their combined relationship 65 Before its official premiere the music video was leaked on Take 40 Australia s website According to Pincus It was stolen out of our system I guess it s always wanted to get out there Within five minutes it was everywhere 64 On 30 July 2011 it was officially premiered on YouTube and on the Australian music show Rage The music video was well received for its artistic style picking up 200 000 views in its first two weeks as well as receiving promotion on Twitter by actor Ashton Kutcher and Katy Perry 20 64 What a video Snow Patrol s Gary Lightbody enthused to Q I have become obsessed with it and not just because I m in love with Kimbra Gotye himself is an engaging character for sure his solemnly expressive eyes finish a journey his lyrics only begin Told myself that you were right for me but felt so lonely in your company simple pure and devastating None more than the title line when it speaks of the end of love with prosaic brutality Now you re just somebody that I used to know Great video powerful lyrics and a stunning voice Oh and Kimbra my poor heart 66 On November 1st 2022 the video hit 2 billion views and 13 million likes on YouTube 67 The video for Somebody That I Used to Know was voted number 1 in the annual Rage Fifty countdown 68 Andy Samberg and Taran Killam parodied the video in a Saturday Night Live digital short that coincided with Gotye s 14 April 2012 performance on the show 69 The video was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Editing in a Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards 70 As of January 2015 Billboard named the video as one of the 20 best of the 2010s so far 71 Cover versions and media appearances Edit Somebody That I Used to Know has been covered by several artists including a cappella group Pentatonix who created a viral YouTube video in February 2012 and released the track on their EP PTX Volume 1 on 26 June 2012 72 In addition Ingrid Michaelson The Fergies Benee and Sam Tsui have covered the song 73 In February 2012 Rita Ora covered the song at BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge 74 A cover by Right the Stars featuring Karmina which was also uploaded to YouTube was recommended by Miley Cyrus 75 Dutch DJ Tiesto remixed the song for his album Club Life Volume Two Miami 76 Phillip Phillips and Elise Testone covered the song on the eleventh season of American Idol on 11 April 2012 34 In February 2012 Gotye made his American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live where he performed the song 77 The song has since been featured on the TV series 90210 78 Gossip Girl 79 and The Voice of Ireland by Andy Mac Unfraidh 80 The song was featured in the film Boyhood 81 On 16 May 2012 fun along with Paramore s front vocalist Hayley Williams covered the song at BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge 82 On 23 May 2012 Internet cartoon band Your Favorite Martian did a cover of the song 83 Somebody That I Used to Know was also first played live by Coheed and Cambria on 29 April 2012 as a frequent feature on their 2012 headlining tour 84 In May 2012 American duo Karmin made a cover of the song on Sirius XM Hits 85 The song was covered in the Glee episode Big Brother and performed by Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson and Matt Bomer as Cooper Anderson It sold 152 000 digital downloads in its first week of release and debuted on the Digital Songs chart at number 10 and the Hot 100 at number 26 35 English fingerstyle guitarist Mike Dawes released a technically virtuosic arrangement of the song on his debut album What Just Happened in 2013 garnering much praise including from Gotye himself 86 Jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson included the song in his 2015 album Take This 87 Gotye paid tribute to the overwhelming number of cover versions of the song by personally creating a video remix released in August 2012 using segments from hundreds of online covers to create a new unique version of the track titled Somebodies A YouTube Orchestra 88 89 Gotye states the concept was directly inspired here by Kutiman s Thru You project released in March 2009 which edited numerous YouTube videos to create a new cohesive song 88 A similar mixing style is seen in the performance of Since U Been Gone in the September 2012 film release Pitch Perfect Weird Al Yankovic recorded a cover as part of his polka medley NOW That s What I Call Polka for his 2014 album Mandatory Fun 90 On 22 July 2020 Canadian rock band Three Days Grace released a cover of the song 91 charting in Canada and the U S Track listing EditDigital download 6 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra 4 04 Somebody That I Used to Know Radio Mix Gotye featuring Kimbra 3 33 Somebody That I Used to Know Instrumental Gotye 4 04Digital download Remix 92 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra Tiesto Remix 4 33 7 inch vinyl single 93 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra 4 04 Bronte 3 13CD single 94 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring Kimbra 4 04 Easy Way Out 1 57 Live at the Songroom S02e09 2020 No TitleLength11 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye featuring The Basics and Monty Cotton 4 47Credits and personnel EditGotye songwriter producer assistant mixer recording lead and backing vocals guitar synthesizer xylophone flutes percussion samples Francois Tetaz mixer engineer Lucas Taranto bass guitar Kimbra lead and backing vocals William Bowden mastering Ralph Thane remixer Radio Mix Frank De Backer artwork back and inside cover painting handwriting Kat Kallady artwork front cover painting Credits adapted from Somebody That I Used to Know CD single liner notes 94 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2011 21 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 95 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 96 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 97 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 98 1Bulgaria IFPI 99 2Canada Canadian Hot 100 100 1Canada AC Billboard 101 5Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 102 1Canada Hot AC Billboard 103 1Canada Rock Billboard 104 5Czech Republic Radio Top 100 105 1Denmark Tracklisten 106 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 107 1France SNEP 108 1Germany Official German Charts 109 1Germany Airplay Chart 110 1Global 200 Billboard 111 141Greece Digital Songs Billboard 112 2Hungary Dance Top 40 113 1Hungary Radios Top 40 114 1Ireland IRMA 115 1Honduras Honduras Top 50 116 33Israel Media Forest 117 1Italy FIMI 118 1Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100 119 10Mexico Top Ingles Monitor Latino 120 1Mexican Airplay Chart Billboard International 121 8Portugal Billboard 122 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 123 1Netherlands Single Top 100 124 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 125 1Norway VG lista 126 2Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 127 1Romania Airplay 100 128 1Russia Airplay TopHit 129 1Scotland OCC 130 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 131 1Slovenia SloTop50 132 17Spain PROMUSICAE 133 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 134 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 135 2UK Singles OCC 136 1US Billboard Hot 100 137 1US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 138 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 139 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 140 1US Alternative Airplay Billboard 141 1US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 142 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 143 1US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 144 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 145 1US Rhythmic Billboard 146 10Venezuela Pop Rock General Record Report 147 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2011 PositionAustralia ARIA 148 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 149 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 150 73Germany Media Control Charts 151 32Netherlands Dutch Top 40 152 5Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 153 3New Zealand RIANZ 154 3Chart 2012 PositionAustralia ARIA 155 40Austrian Singles Chart 156 2Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders 157 10Belgian Ultratop 50 Wallonia 157 1Canada Canadian Hot 100 158 1France SNEP 159 2Germany Media Control Charts 160 4Hungary Dance Top 40 161 6Hungary Radios Top 40 162 2Israel Media Forest 163 1Italy FIMI 164 4Netherlands Dutch Top 40 165 34Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 166 13New Zealand RIANZ 167 11Poland ZPAV 168 2Romania Romanian Top 100 169 2Russia Airplay Tophit 170 5Spain PROMUSICAE 171 6Sweden Sverigetopplistan 172 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 173 2Ukraine Airplay Tophit 174 67UK Singles Official Charts Company 175 1US Billboard Hot 100 176 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 177 6US Adult Top 40 Billboard 178 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 179 6US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 180 8US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 181 8US Hot Rock Songs Billboard 182 4US Rhythmic Billboard 183 40Chart 2013 PositionFrance SNEP 184 131Hungary Dance Top 40 185 56Hungary Radios Top 40 186 100Russia Airplay Tophit 187 7Slovenia SloTop50 188 33Ukraine Airplay Tophit 189 145US Adult Contemporary Billboard 190 13Decade end charts Edit Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralia ARIA 191 2Australian Artist Singles ARIA 191 1Germany Official German Charts 192 21UK Singles Official Charts Company 193 42US Billboard Hot 100 194 8All time charts Edit Chart PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 195 32US Adult Pop Songs Billboard 196 39UK Singles Official Charts Company 197 40Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 198 17 Platinum 1 190 000 Austria IFPI Austria 199 2 Platinum 60 000 Belgium BEA 200 4 Platinum 120 000 Canada 653 000 201 Denmark IFPI Danmark 202 3 Platinum 90 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 203 Streaming 4 Platinum 7 200 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 204 Gold 6 774 204 Germany BVMI 205 3 Platinum 900 000 Italy FIMI 206 4 Platinum 120 000 New Zealand RMNZ 207 5 Platinum 75 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 208 Platinum 40 000 Sweden GLF 209 Platinum 40 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 210 3 Platinum 90 000 United Kingdom BPI 211 4 Platinum 2 400 000 United States RIAA 212 14 Platinum 14 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history EditCountry Date Format Label VersionAustralia 6 5 July 2011 Digital download Samples n Seconds Records Eleven Music Album versionNew Zealand 213 Belgium 214 29 July 2011 Samples n Seconds Records V2 BeneluxNetherlands 215 Germany 216 11 November 2011 Samples n Seconds Records Universal MusicUnited Kingdom 217 30 December 2011 Samples n Seconds Records Universal Island RecordsUnited States 218 219 20 January 2012 Samples n Seconds Records Universal Music12 March 2012 Contemporary hit radio 220 Fairfax Records Universal Republic Records17 April 2012 Digital download Samples n Seconds Records Universal Music Tiesto remixUnited Kingdom 221 4 May 2012 Samples n Seconds Records Universal Island RecordsWalk Off the Earth version Edit Somebody That I Used to Know Single by Walk Off the Earthfrom the album R E V O Released6 January 2012 2012 01 06 Recorded2012GenreIndie rock acoustic rockLength4 08LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Wally de BackerProducer s Gianni LuminatiWalk Off the Earth singles chronology Somebody That I Used to Know 2012 Red Hands 2012 In January 2012 Canadian indie rock group Walk Off the Earth uploaded a cover of Somebody That I Used to Know to YouTube Their version uses a single guitar played simultaneously by all five band members As of April 2012 the song had sold 187 000 units in the United States 222 Track listing Edit CD single 223 Somebody That I Used to Know 4 08 Somebody That I Used to Know Music video 4 25CD maxi single 223 Somebody That I Used to Know 4 08 Money Tree 3 13 Joan and Bobby 3 38 From Me to You 1 48 Somebody That I Used to Know Video 4 25Charts Edit Chart 2012 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 224 30Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 225 30Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 226 28Canada Canadian Hot 100 227 13Canada AC Billboard 228 42Denmark Tracklisten 229 12France SNEP 230 80Germany Official German Charts 231 41Netherlands Single Top 100 232 9Sweden Sverigetopplistan 233 45Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 234 54UK Singles Official Charts Company 235 80US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 236 9Year end charts Edit Chart 2012 PositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 237 96Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 238 Platinum 80 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Glee cast version Edit Somebody That I Used to Know Single by Glee CastReleased10 April 2012Recorded2012GenrePopLength4 06LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Wally de BackerThe song was covered in the Glee episode Big Brother and performed by Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson and Matt Bomer as Cooper Anderson It sold 152 000 digital downloads in its first week of release and debuted on the Digital Songs chart at number 10 and the Hot 100 at number 26 196 Charts Edit Chart 2012 PeakpositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 239 21UK Singles OCC 240 48US Billboard Hot 100 241 26Mayday Parade version Edit Somebody That I Used to Know Single by Mayday Parade featuring Vic Fuentesfrom the album Punk Goes Pop 5Released16 October 2012 2012 10 16 Recorded2012GenreAlternative rock pop punkLength3 24LabelFearlessSongwriter s Wally de BackerMayday Parade singles chronology When You See My Friends 2011 Somebody That I Used to Know 2012 Ghosts 2013 The alternative rock band Mayday Parade released a cover of this song featuring Pierce The Veil s lead vocalist Vic Fuentes for the fifth edition of the compilation album Punk Goes Pop which features bands of the punk alternative and hardcore genres covering hit pop songs Their cover became the first single from a Punk Goes compilation album to chart on a Billboard chart reaching number 18 on US Rock Songs Alternative Press named their version as the fourth best Top 50 Punk Goes Pop covers of all time 242 Charts Edit Chart 2012 PeakpositionUS Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 243 18US Heatseekers Songs 244 19Three Days Grace version Edit Somebody That I Used to Know Single by Three Days GraceReleased22 July 2020GenreRockLength3 29LabelRCASongwriter s Wally de BackerThree Days Grace singles chronology Right Left Wrong 2018 Somebody That I Used to Know 2020 So Called Life 2021 In 2020 Canadian rock band Three Days Grace covered the song and released it as a non album single A music video directed by Mike Filsinger was also released for this version which features the band performing in a Sketch like background This version reached number 7 on the Billboard Canada Rock charts and number 19 on the US Rock Airplay charts 245 246 Lead vocalist Matt Walst also noted about the song saying The first time I heard Somebody That I Used to Know I got goosebumps This has only happened to me a few times in my life I remember listening to it over and over and just being happy Music releases a mood enhancing chemical in the brain that can set good moods and peak enjoyment Music is truly the best drug Charts Edit Chart 2020 PeakpositionCanada Rock Billboard 245 7Czech Republic Rock IFPI 247 6Finland Suomen virallinen lista 248 50US Rock Airplay Billboard 246 19Year end charts Edit Chart 2021 PositionUS Hot Hard Rock Songs Billboard 249 43US Mainstream Rock Songs Billboard 250 50See also EditList of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2010s List of best selling singles List of best selling singles in Australia List of best selling singles in the United States List of million selling singles in the United Kingdom List of number one singles of 2011 Australia List of Ultratop 50 number one singles of 2011 List of number one singles from the 2010s New Zealand List of Dutch Top 40 number one singles of 2011 List of number one hits of 2011 Germany List of number one hits of 2012 Austria List of number one singles of 2012 Poland List of number one singles of 2012 Ireland List of number one singles of 2012 UK List of number one Billboard Alternative Songs of 2012 List of number one dance singles of 2012 U S List of number one dance airplay hits of 2012 U S List of number one digital songs of 2012 U S List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2012 U S List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2012 Canada List of Danish number one hits of 2012 List of number one hits of 2012 Italy List of number one hits of 2012 France List of number one singles of 2012 Finland List of number one singles of 2012 Sweden List of Mainstream Top 40 number one hits of 2012 U S List of Adult Top 40 number one singles of 2012 List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2012 and 2013 U S References Edit a b Tris McCall 10 February 2012 Song of the Week Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye The Star Ledger Retrieved 3 July 2017 Nattress Katrina 22 November 2019 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