# Somebody That I Used to Know

> A cover wave accompanied a No. 1 hit in Australia, Britain and the United States.

- Owner: Gotye featuring Kimbra
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2011-07-05
- Peak date: 2012-04-19
- Spread Score: 23 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Response chain, Platform jump

## Summary

The Australian single grew through a major cover wave, international charts and television performances. Walk Off the Earth’s version reached its own large audience, and Gotye later combined fan versions into a new video.

## Timeline

- 2011-07-05 — Gotye and Kimbra (Audio) — Gotye released the single featuring Kimbra in Australia and New Zealand.
- Week of Aug 15, 2011 — ARIA (Audio) — The song reached No. 1 on Australia’s ARIA singles chart.
- 2012-01-06 — CBS News (Press) — CBS covered Walk Off the Earth’s five-person, one-guitar version.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/gotye-somebody-that-i-used-to-know

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Somebody That I Used to Know.” Case HIS-01009. Spread Score v1.2: 23/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01009