Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) Link
: The video has surpassed 2 billion views on YouTube and helped the song reach No. 1 in more than 25 countries.
Lyrically, the song is an "amalgam" of Gotye's past relationship experiences. It captures the frustration of a partner who feels discarded and the counter-perspective of a partner who feels gaslit or suffocated. Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
: The distinctive opening guitar riff is sampled from Luiz Bonfá's 1967 instrumental "Seville". : The video has surpassed 2 billion views
The track is celebrated for its minimalist yet hypnotic instrumentation, which notably includes: directed by Natasha Pincus
: Gotye and Kimbra appear naked and are gradually painted into a geometric background inspired by Gotye's father's artwork.
The , directed by Natasha Pincus, became as iconic as the song itself. It features: