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Grade B17 sourcesHIS-01009

Somebody That I Used to Know

Music · 2011 · Niche

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

Clip · Gotye on YouTube
Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) by Gotye on Apple Music
Gotye featuring Kimbra
Somebody That I Used to Know: cover art
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Very crazy and cool cover of Gotye's song "Somebody That I Used To Know"
CBS News
Official Chart Flashback 2012: Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Official Charts
Gotye – review
The Guardian
Chart Day: Every end of year chart from 2005–2014
Official Charts
Gotye
Recording Academy
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video]
Gotye on YouTube

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Numbers

Seed to peak
10 months
Jul 5 ’11 to Apr 19 ’12
Platforms
4
Started on Audio
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Response chainPrimary
  • Platform jump

How it spread

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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.

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Timeline (17)

  1. July 2011

    Gotye and Kimbra seed · Jul 5 ’11

    Gotye released the single featuring Kimbra in Australia and New Zealand.[1][2]

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) by Gotye on Apple Music
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  2. August 2011

    ARIA commercial · Week of Aug 15, 2011

    The song reached No. 1 on Australia’s ARIA singles chart.[2]

  3. January 2012

    CBS News press · Jan 6 ’12

    CBS covered Walk Off the Earth’s five-person, one-guitar version.[3]

    Very crazy and cool cover of Gotye's song "Somebody That I Used To Know"
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 event · Added 1 source · Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-15Added: 15 events, 14 sources · Score 23
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
AU
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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Jan ’11JulNovFeb ’12MayAugFeb ’13Oct ’15Sep ’18Aug ’21Jul ’24AudioPressYouTubeTV
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  1. July 2011

    Gotye and Kimbra seed · Jul 5 ’11

    Gotye released the single featuring Kimbra in Australia and New Zealand.[1][2]

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) by Gotye on Apple Music
    Open the first post ↗

  2. August 2011

    ARIA commercial · Week of Aug 15, 2011

    The song reached No. 1 on Australia’s ARIA singles chart.[2]

  3. January 2012

    CBS News press · Jan 6 ’12

    CBS covered Walk Off the Earth’s five-person, one-guitar version.[3]

    Very crazy and cool cover of Gotye's song "Somebody That I Used To Know"

  1. platform jump · Jan 11 ’12

  2. commercial · Jan 26 ’12

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