Somebody That I Used to Know - Wikipedia Somebody That I Used to Know For the 2000 song by Elliott Smith, see Figure 8 ( album ). For the True Blood episode, see Somebody That I Used to Know ( True Blood ). `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' Single by Gotye featuring Kimbra from the album Making Mirrors Released 5 July 2011 ( 2011 - 07 - 05 ) Format CD single, digital download, 7 '' vinyl ( promotional only ) Recorded January -- May 2011 The Barn ( Merricks, Australia ), Lucas Taranto 's lounge room ( Melbourne, Australia ) Genre Art pop Length 4 : 04 ( Album version ) 3 : 33 ( Radio mix ) Label Eleven Songwriter ( s ) Wally de Backer Producer ( s ) De Backer Gotye singles chronology `` Eyes Wide Open '' ( 2010 ) `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( 2011 ) `` I Feel Better '' ( 2011 ) `` Eyes Wide Open '' ( 2010 ) `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( 2011 ) `` I Feel Better '' ( 2011 ) Kimbra singles chronology `` Cameo Lover '' ( 2011 ) Cameo Lover 2011 `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( 2011 ) Somebody That I Used to Know2011 `` Good Intent '' ( 2011 ) Good Intent 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 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 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 and is lyrically related to the experiences he has had with relationships. `` 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 '' is Gotye 's most successful and signature song. It has topped charts in the US, UK, and Australia, as well as 23 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. It was also placed at the top of a number of year - end charts by Billboard Magazine ( including the Hot 100, Adult Pop Songs, and Alternative Songs ) and other record chart companies 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 1.2 billion views on YouTube as of October 2018, 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 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 Certifications 13 Glee Cast version 13.1 Charts 14 Mayday Parade version 14.1 Charts 15 See also 16 References 17 External links 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. '' `` 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. Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' is an art pop song and has a length of four minutes and five seconds long. Gotye uses a sample of Brazilian jazz guitarist Luiz Bonfá 's 1967 instrumental song `` Seville '', with additional instrumentations of beats and a xylophone. 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. '' 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 ''. He tested his girlfriend, Tash Parker, but `` somehow their happiness meant that it did n't work out '' so he followed the recommendation of the song 's mixer and used Kimbra 's vocals. 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. 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 ''. In an interview with Rolling Stone ( Australia ), he described the song as `` a curated reflection of multiple past relationships ''. 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 could n't stop talking about all weekend long ''. 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 ''. 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 ''. 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 ''. In November 2011, music blog This Must Be Pop predicted the song as a post-Christmas UK hit. 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 ''. Talking about the overwhelming reception and the amount of coverage received, Gotye commented that `` I do n't really feel like it ( the song ) belongs to me anymore. '' 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. '' Commercial performance In the week commencing 18 July 2011, `` Somebody That I Used To Know '' debuted at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart. 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 ). 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. Until 2014, the song was one of the two second - longest - running Australian number - one songs, with eight weeks at the top, 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. On 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. 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, thus making Gotye the first Australian artist to reach number 1 since Guy Sebastian did so in February 2011 with `` Who 's That Girl ''. The song debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 13 January 2012 at number 47, later reaching number 1 position. In the United Kingdom, `` Somebody That I Used To Know '' spent five non-consecutive weeks at number 1. 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 ; and by Gotye and Kimbra on Saturday Night Live on 14 April -- the song rose to number 1, where it stayed for eight consecutive weeks. 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. The song also topped the Alternative Songs chart for twelve weeks 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, Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, Adult Contemporary, and Hot Dance Club Songs charts in that country. On 2 May 2012 the song became the first to reach digital sales of at least 400,000 for three consecutive weeks, and the following week it became the first to simultaneously top the Alternative Songs, Hot Dance Club Songs, and Dance Mix Show Airplay charts. 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. 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. `` 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. By the end of 2012, the song became the best - selling song of that year with 11.8 million copies sold, ranking among the best - selling digital singles of all time. As of April 2012, it is the most downloaded song ever in Belgium, as well as being the third best - selling digital single in Germany with sales between 500,000 and 600,000 copies, and the most successful song in the history of the Dutch charts. As of January 2013 it has received eleven Platinum certifications in Australia, accounting for shipments exceeding 770,000 units. 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. Accolades On 15 July 2011, the song finished third in the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition, with the winning song, `` Cameo Lover '', by Kimbra. Earlier that year, Gotye had first noticed Kimbra when both were short - listed as finalists for the competition. 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 ''. 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. It was also nominated at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for `` Choice Rock Song '' and `` Choice Break - Up Song ''. 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 to find the best music of 2012. 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, it features concealed nudity. The director 's cut was never posted. The painting used in the video 's background, painted by Howard Clark, 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. 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. According to Hack, it took more than 23 hours to paint both Gotye and Kimbra to fit with Howard 's background. Their painting symbolises their combined relationship. 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 ''. 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. `` 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... '' As of August 2018, the video has been viewed over 1.1 billion times on YouTube. The video for `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' was voted number 1 in the annual Rage Fifty countdown. 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. The video was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Editing in a Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. As of January 2015, Billboard named the video as one of the 20 best of the 2010s ( so far ). 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 In addition Ingrid Michaelson, The Fergies, and Sam Tsui have covered the song. In February 2012, Rita Ora covered the song at BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge. A cover by Right the Stars featuring Karmina, which was also uploaded to YouTube, was recommended by Miley Cyrus. Dutch DJ Tiësto remixed the song for his album Club Life : Volume Two Miami. Phillip Phillips and Elise Testone covered the song on the eleventh season of American Idol on 11 April 2012. In February 2012, Gotye made his American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! where he performed the song. The song has since been featured on the TV series 90210, Gossip Girl, and The Voice of Ireland by Andy Mac Unfraidh. The song was featured in the film Boyhood. On 16 May 2012, fun. along with Paramore 's front vocalist Hayley Williams covered the song at BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge. On 23 May 2012, Internet cartoon band Your Favorite Martian did a cover of the song. `` 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. In May 2012, American duo Karmin made a cover of the song on Sirius XM Hits. 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. Samples of the song were also used in ODESZA 's Without You. 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 ''. 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. 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. Track listing Digital download `` 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 : 04 Digital download -- Remix `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( Gotye featuring Kimbra ) ( Tiësto Remix ) -- 4 : 33 7 '' Vinyl single `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( Gotye featuring Kimbra ) -- 4 : 04 `` Bronte '' -- 3 : 13 CD single `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( Gotye featuring Kimbra ) -- 4 : 04 `` Easy Way Out '' -- 1 : 57 Credits and personnel Wally de Backer -- 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 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. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2011 -- 13 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Bulgaria ( IFPI ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Media Control Charts ) Germany ( Airplay Chart ) Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Hungary ( Dance Top 40 ) Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Honduras ( Honduras Top 50 ) 33 Israel ( Media Forest ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Billboard Japan Hot 100 ) 10 Mexico Top Inglés ( Monitor Latino ) Mexican Airplay Chart ( Billboard International ) 8 Portugal ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) Romania ( Airplay 100 ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) 17 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Dance / Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) Venezuela Pop Rock General ( Record Report ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2011 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 73 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 32 Netherlands ( Mega Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( RIANZ ) Chart ( 2012 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 40 Austrian Singles Chart Belgian ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 10 Belgian ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Germany ( Media Control Charts ) Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) Israel ( Media Forest ) Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Mega Single Top 100 ) 13 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 11 Poland ( ZPAV ) Romania ( Romanian Top 100 ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary 6 US Adult Pop Songs US Alternative Songs US Hot Dance Club Songs 6 US Mainstream Top 40 8 US Rock Songs Chart ( 2013 ) Position Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40 ) 100 Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) 33 All - time charts Chart Position Australia ( ARIA ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 40 US Billboard Hot 100 32 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 11 × Platinum 770,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) 2 × Platinum 60,000 Belgium ( BEA ) 4 × Platinum 120,000 Canada 653,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) 3 × Platinum 90,000 Finland ( Musiikkituottajat ) Gold 6,774 Germany ( BVMI ) 3 × Platinum 900,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 60,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) 5 × Platinum 75,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Platinum 40,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) 3 × Platinum 90,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 3 × Platinum 1,800,000 United States ( RIAA ) 8 × Platinum 7,900,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Release history Country Date Format Label Version Australia 5 July 2011 Digital download Samples ' n ' Seconds Records / Eleven Music Album Version New Zealand Belgium 29 July 2011 Samples ' n ' Seconds Records / V2 Benelux Netherlands Germany 11 November 2011 Samples ' n ' Seconds Records / Universal Music United Kingdom 30 December 2011 Samples ' n ' Seconds Records / Universal Island Records United States 20 January 2012 Samples ' n ' Seconds Records / Universal Music 12 March 2012 Contemporary hit radio Fairfax Records / Universal Republic Records 17 April 2012 Digital download Samples ' n ' Seconds Records / Universal Music Tiesto Remix United Kingdom 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. Released 6 January 2012 ( 2012 - 01 - 06 ) Format CD single, digital download Recorded 2012 Genre Indie rock acoustic rock Length 4 : 08 Label Columbia 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 ) `` 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. Track listing CD single `` Somebody That I Used To Know '' -- 4 : 08 `` Somebody That I Used To Know '' ( Music video ) -- 4 : 25 CD maxi - single `` 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 : 25 Charts Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 30 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 30 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 28 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 13 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 12 France ( SNEP ) 80 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 41 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 9 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 45 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 54 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 80 United States ( Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ) 9 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 80,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Glee cast version `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' Single by Glee Cast Released 10 April 2012 Format Digital download Recorded 2012 Genre Pop Length 4 : 06 Label Columbia 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. Charts Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 21 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 48 US Billboard Hot 100 26 Mayday Parade version `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' Single by Mayday Parade featuring Vic Fuentes from the album Punk Goes Pop 5 Released 16 October 2012 ( 2012 - 10 - 16 ) Format digital download, radio airplay Recorded 2012 Genre Alternative rock pop punk Length 3 : 24 Label Fearless Songwriter ( s ) Wally de Backer Mayday Parade singles chronology `` When You See My Friends '' ( 2011 ) `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' ( 2012 ) `` Ghosts '' ( 2013 ) `` 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 for 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. Charts Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position US Rock Songs 18 US Heatseekers Songs 19 See also List 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 number - one adult contemporary singles of 2012 ( U.S. ) References ^ Jump up to : Tris McCall ( 2012 - 02 - 10 ). `` Song of the Week : ' Somebody That I Used to Know, ' Gotye ''. 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'' -- Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris 2005 : `` We Belong Together '' -- Mariah Carey 2006 : `` Bad Day '' -- Daniel Powter 2007 : `` Irreplaceable '' -- Beyoncé 2008 : `` Low '' -- Flo Rida featuring T - Pain 2009 : `` Boom Boom Pow '' -- The Black Eyed Peas 2010 : `` Tik Tok '' -- Kesha 2011 : `` Rolling in the Deep '' -- Adele 2012 : `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' -- Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013 : `` Thrift Shop '' -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 2014 : `` Happy '' -- Pharrell Williams 2015 : `` Uptown Funk '' -- Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 2016 : `` Love Yourself '' -- Justin Bieber 2017 : `` Shape of You '' -- Ed Sheeran Complete list ( 1946 -- 1959 ) ( 1960 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2019 ) Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1959 − 1980 `` Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu ( Volare ) '' by Domenico Modugno ( 1959 ) `` Mack the Knife '' by Bobby Darin ( 1960 ) `` Theme from A Summer Place '' by Percy Faith ( 1961 ) `` Moon River '' by Henry Mancini ( 1962 ) `` I Left My Heart in San Francisco '' by Tony Bennett ( 1963 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' by Henry Mancini ( 1964 ) `` The Girl from Ipanema '' by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz ( 1965 ) `` A Taste of Honey '' by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass ( 1966 ) `` Strangers in the Night '' by Frank Sinatra ( 1967 ) `` Up, Up and Away '' by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson ) ( 1968 ) `` Mrs. Robinson '' by Simon & Garfunkel ( Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ) ( 1969 ) `` Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In '' by The 5th Dimension ( Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson ) ( 1970 ) `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' by Simon & Garfunkel ( Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ) ( 1971 ) `` It 's Too Late '' by Carole King ( 1972 ) `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' by Roberta Flack ( 1973 ) `` Killing Me Softly with His Song '' by Roberta Flack ( 1974 ) `` I Honestly Love You '' by Olivia Newton - 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selling singles by year in the United Kingdom 1952 -- 1969 1952 : `` Here in My Heart '' -- Al Martino 1953 : `` I Believe '' -- Frankie Laine 1954 : `` Secret Love '' -- Doris Day 1955 : `` Rose Marie '' -- Slim Whitman 1956 : `` I 'll Be Home '' -- Pat Boone 1957 : `` Diana '' -- Paul Anka 1958 : `` Jailhouse Rock '' -- Elvis Presley 1959 : `` Living Doll '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1960 : `` It 's Now or Never '' -- Elvis Presley 1961 : `` Wooden Heart '' -- Elvis Presley 1962 : `` I Remember You '' -- Frank Ifield ( UK ) 1963 : `` She Loves You '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1964 : `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1965 : `` Tears '' -- Ken Dodd ( UK ) 1966 : `` Green, Green Grass of Home '' -- Tom Jones ( UK ) 1967 : `` Release Me '' -- Engelbert Humperdinck ( UK ) 1968 : `` Hey Jude '' -- The Beatles ( UK ) 1969 : `` Sugar, Sugar '' -- The Archies 1970 -- 1989 1970 : `` The Wonder of You '' -- Elvis Presley 1971 : `` My Sweet Lord '' -- George Harrison ( UK ) 1972 : `` Amazing Grace '' -- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ( UK ) 1973 : `` I Love You Love Me Love '' -- Gary Glitter ( UK ) 1974 : `` Tiger Feet '' -- Mud ( UK ) 1975 : `` Bye Bye Baby '' -- Bay City Rollers ( UK ) 1976 : `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' -- Brotherhood of Man ( UK ) 1977 : `` Mull of Kintyre '' / `` Girls ' School '' -- Wings ( UK ) 1978 : `` Rivers of Babylon '' / `` Brown Girl in the Ring '' -- Boney M. 1979 : `` Bright Eyes '' -- Art Garfunkel 1980 : `` Do n't Stand So Close to Me '' -- The Police ( UK ) 1981 : `` Tainted Love '' -- Soft Cell ( UK ) 1982 : `` Come On Eileen '' -- Dexys Midnight Runners ( UK ) 1983 : `` Karma Chameleon '' -- Culture Club ( UK ) 1984 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' -- Band Aid ( UK ) 1985 : `` The Power of Love '' -- Jennifer Rush 1986 : `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' -- The Communards ( UK ) 1987 : `` Never Gonna Give You Up '' -- Rick Astley ( UK ) 1988 : `` Mistletoe and Wine '' -- Cliff Richard ( UK ) 1989 : `` Ride on Time '' -- Black Box 1990 -- 2009 1990 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- The Righteous Brothers 1991 : `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' -- Bryan Adams 1992 : `` I Will Always Love You '' -- Whitney Houston 1993 : `` I 'd Do Anything for Love ( But I Wo n't Do That ) '' -- Meat Loaf 1994 : `` Love Is All Around '' -- Wet Wet Wet ( UK ) 1995 : `` Unchained Melody '' -- Robson & Jerome ( UK ) 1996 : `` Killing Me Softly '' -- Fugees 1997 : `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' -- Elton John ( UK ) 1998 : `` Believe '' -- Cher 1999 : ``... Baby One More Time '' -- Britney Spears 2000 : `` Can We Fix It ? '' -- Bob the Builder ( UK ) 2001 : `` It Was n't Me '' -- Shaggy featuring Rikrok ( UK ) 2002 : `` Anything Is Possible '' / `` Evergreen '' -- Will Young ( UK ) 2003 : `` Where Is the Love ? '' -- The Black Eyed Peas 2004 : `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? 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Question: who wrote someone that i used to know
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