Stereogum

The Number Ones: Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” (Feat. Kimbra)

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...
Digital Spy

Gotye ft. Kimbra: 'Somebody That I Used To Know' - Music video

Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' is available to download now. The track, which features rising singer Kimbra, has already topped the charts in six countries, and is taking from his latest album ...
Vulture

Kimbra Reflects on Her and Gotye’s Song That We All Used to Know, 10 Years Later

A Vulture podcast on the making and meaning of popular music, hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding. “Prince walked to the stage and I just can’t explain what it’s like to ...
247Sports.com

Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat...

Film clip for the Gotye song Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring Kimbra from the album Making Mirrors Buy Somebody That I Used To Know here: http://www.smarturl.it/gotyesomebody Buy/pre-order ...
Digital Spy

Gotye ft. Kimbra: 'Somebody That I Used To Know' - Single review

The song's opening bars do little to quash initial reservations as sensitive guitar strums tip-toe beneath Gotye's sonorous tones. "But you didn't have to cut me off/ Make out like it never happened ...
The Times Leader

Gotye, Kimbra win record of the year Grammy

(AP) Last year’s biggest hit is also the Grammy winner for record of the year: Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know earned one of the night’s top trophies. It was Gotye’s third award Sunday night. It ...
Bustle

Kimbra Is Now Somebody That She Used To Sing About Every Night

In late 2020, like many people around the world, Kimbra hit a breaking point. After losing a best friend, leaving her longtime record label, and ending an almost “co-dependent” relationship, the New ...
American Songwriter

The 5 Most Overplayed One-Hit Wonders of All Time

Gotye and Kimbra deserved better. This hit 2011 song is beautifully produced and well-written. It was a huge no. 1 hit across the globe, and understandably, it was played on repeat for a while. Sadly, ...
The Cheat Sheet

Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ Samples a Nursery Rhyme

Not a lot of music directed at children does well on the pop charts in the United States. Despite this, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” samples a famous children’s song. Gotye explained why he ...
American Songwriter

3 Defining One-Hit Wonders From the 2010s That We All Love for One Reason or Another

Kimbra) In 2013, Prince presented Gotye and Kimbra with the GRAMMY for Record of the Year. For an artist, this one event is all you need to hang your career on. But something else happened. As Prince ...
The Hour

Gotye, Kimbra

Gotye, left, and Kimbra accept the award for record of the year for "Somebody That I Used to Know" at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John ...