Somebody That I Used to Know

~ Recording by Gotye feat. Kimbra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.4Somebody That I Used to Know4:06Gotye feat. KimbraBravo: The Hits 2012Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2012-11-16
Polystar (Germany)060075340853 (7)
Bootleg
1.9Somebody That I Used to Know4:05GotyeTriple J: Hottest 100 of the Past 20 YearsVarious ArtistsOther + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)

Relationships

recording engineer:Wally De Backer (bass guitar)
producer:Wally De Backer
assistant mixer:Wally De Backer
mixer:François Tétaz (Australian film composer)
bass guitar:Lucas Taranto
sampler [guitar, flutes, percussion and synth samples]:Wally De Backer
background vocals and lead vocals:Kimbra (New Zealand singer-songwriter)
Wally De Backer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Samples ’n’ Seconds Records (in 2011)
Samples ’n’ Seconds Records Pty Ltd (in 2011)
recorded at:Lucas' Loungeroom in Melbourne (bass)
The Barn in Merricks (bass)
mixed at:Moose Mastering in Richmond
has remixes:Somebody That I Used to Know (4FRNT remix)
Somebody That I Used To Know (A Liga remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Adrock remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Bibio remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Coone remix) (extended)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Coone remix) (radio)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Dan Aux remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Faux Pas remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Gang Colours remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Miami Nights 1984 remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Mphazes remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Owsey remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Sneaker Fox remix)
Somebody That I Used to Know (Tiësto remix)
sampled by:Anxiety (explicit) by Doechii (US rapper)
Anxiety (clean) by Doechii (US rapper)
C.R.E.A.Melldansen by Waiting For Network (lead vocals, background vocals)
Don't Ask Me Shit by Himeko Katagiri (lolicore, owns label Tsundere Violence)
meme by Holo Bass
Move by Contopp nd #Sloppit#
NIGHT‐LONG DIAL by A-Saph (High energy electronic music)
Since I’m Australian by duuzu (GilvaSunner contributor)
Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye Meets Metal by Erock (guitarist Eric Calderone)
samples:Seville by Luiz Bonfá
mash-ups:28 Sombodies Later (Gotye vs. John Murphy) by Lewis Wake (mashup DJ Edinburgh, UK)
Are You That Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye vs. Aaliyah) by MadMixMustang (mash-up artist)
Crush On Somebody (Daft Punk vs. Gotye) by MarinMashup (mashup artist)
Grenade No More by Psycosis (Psynwav, UK mashup artist)
I Write Sins You Used to Know (Panic! At The Disco vs. Gotye vs. Dexter’s Lab vs. LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock vs. LMFAO) by Psynwav (UK mashup artist)
Linkinous by Ellie Spectacular ft. Go! Child & TryHardNinja
Live For Somebody That I Used To Know (Jess Mills vs. Gotye feat. Kimbra) by DJ Schmolli
Nonstop Pop 2012 by Isosine
Rumour Has It You're Somebody That I Used to Know by SmadaLeinad
So Happy You Could Die Young by David0Mario
SomeBodies That I Used to Know (Gotye feat. Kimbra vs. Drowning Pool) by Danny Greyiers
someBODY by Triple‐Q
Somebody That I Used to Décalco (Gotye vs. Richard Gotainer) by Mighty Mike (mashup artist)
Used Kicks (Foster the People vs. Gotye) by CatboyNiko
PopLove 1 (Mashup of 2012) by Robin Skouteris (order: 20)
music videos:Somebody That I Used to Know
part of:triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 10)
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 1) (order: 1)
MIA Award: Song of the Year (number: 2011) (order: 5)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 8) (order: 8)
Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2013 winner) (order: 10)
Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 9) (order: 11)
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 24) (order: 24)
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2011) (order: 24)
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 36) (order: 36)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 49) (order: 49)
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 161) (order: 162)
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 404) (order: 406)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1qDrWA6lyx8cLECdZE7TV7 [info]
stream video for free:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY [info]
recording of:Somebody That I Used to Know

Somebody That I Used to Know

lyricist:Walter De Backer
composer:Luiz Bonfá
Walter De Backer
publisher:J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd.
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Breakup Mashup
Crazy, Hazy Maze Cave
NOW That’s What I Call Polka! (order: 8)
later parody versions:Soibody I Used To Know
later translated versions:jan pi tenpo weka
is the basis for:Anxiety
jan pi sona weka
music quoted in and lyrics quoted in:Mama, I’m Sorry