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#1 single, 2010s, Australian, Belgian, best selling digital singles, Gotye, Grammy Award, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, Music, New Zealand, One Hit Wonder, Somebody That I Used to Know
Somebody That I Used To Know (Eleven, 2011)
Somebody That I Used to Know is a song written by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye, featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music 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 in 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. In Australia, Somebody That I Used to Know won an ARIA Award 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. 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 is Gotye’s most successful and signature song. It has topped charts in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as 22 other national charts, and reached the top 10 in more than 30 countries around the world. The song has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling digital singles of all time.