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.[188]. We both realized we had to move on and we haven’t seen each other since.” Gotye also talked about the song in another interview with American Songwriter: “I think it’s the kind of slow build and drama that it has, the … 1 on Hot 100", "Train's 'Drive By' Completes Trip to Hot 100's Top 10", "Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' Atop Hot 100 for Third Week", "Carrie Underwood's 'Blown Away' Nabs Second Week at No. It felt weak. Gotye himself is an engaging character for sure... his solemnly expressive eyes finish a journey his lyrics only begin. So the third session was all about writing the female part and changing the perspective. 1 on Hot 100", "Carly Rae Jepsen Jumps to No. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know", Austriancharts.at – Gotye feat. This smash hit was certified 11 times Platinum in Australia, 9 times Platinum Canada, 5 times Platinum in New Zealand, 5 times Gold in Germany, Quadruple Platinum in Belgium and Italy, and Triple Platinum in Denmark and Switzerland. 2 on Hot 100, Gotye Still No. Gotye told Rolling Stone Australia that this song is about an ex-girlfriend, saying: “It was five-six years ago. [43] It also became the number 1 song of 2012 on the Alternative Songs, Adult Pop Songs, and Billboard Hot 100 charts. 2), Somebody That I Used To Know (Tiësto Remix), Somebody That I Used To Know Remixes CD 1, Somebody That I Used To Know Remixes CD 2, Somebody That I Used To Know (Xavi BCN Remix), Somebody That I Used To Know, 7", UNIR 22544-7, Somebody That I Used To Know, CD, Single, 06025 2791493 0. I was able to get a copy of this 7" for free. [84] A similar mixing style is seen in the performance of "Since U Been Gone" in the September 2012 film release Pitch Perfect. [12], In November 2011, music blog This Must Be Pop predicted the song as a post-Christmas UK hit. [77] On 16 May 2012, fun. [81], The song was covered in the Glee episode "Big Brother" and performed by Darren Criss (as Blaine Anderson) and Matt Bomer (as Cooper Anderson). 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. 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. 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. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know", Swedishcharts.com – Gotye feat. It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom, and in January 2012 in the United States and Ireland. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Your email address will not be published. [40] By the end of 2012, the song became the best-selling song of that year with 11.8 million copies sold,[46] ranking among the best-selling digital singles of all time. Facts about “Somebody That I Used to Know” “Somebody That I Used to Know” was written and produced by Gotye. It also incorporates the first nine notes of the popular nursery rhyme, ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’, played on a xylophone, as an opening refrain and sparsely recurring motif in other parts of the song. At that point I hit a brick wall. Listen free to Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (Somebody That I … cancelled the collaboration at the last minute, and Kimbra "lucked out as the replacement". [29] The song debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 13 January 2012 at number 47, later reaching number 1 position. "[9], The track was recorded between January and May 2011 with Gotye struggling to find a suitable female vocalist, as a "'high profile' female vocalist"[who?]
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