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Giving 50% of "Somebody that i used Songwriter= Wally de of Entitlement album (2015) to know" royalties to Luiz Bonfa (for Turning down ads on Backer () Gotye's most successful signature song, and one of the sampling Seville) to avoid a lawsuit his YouTube channel best-selling digital singles of all time.

Making Mirrors (2011) What else are they known for? Chord charts https://tabs.ultimate- guitar.com/tab/gotye/somebody_that_i_used_to_know_chords_1088165 Producer= Goyte What Francois Tetaz, mixer, engineer & William Who https://genius.com/Gotye-somebody-that-i-used-to-know-lyrics Francois Tetaz: Australian film composer Bowden - mastering Lyrics What else are they known for? Written in from "late 2010" to May 2011. The previous William Bowden: Has worked with Kylie Minogue, , Engineer(s) female vocalist backed out, and it took awhile to find and other Australian artists. . https://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-bowden- Wally de Backer (Gotye) Recorded in a barn on a laptop in , Australia. mn0000957585/credits When Collaborated with Performers Year of release - 2011

New Zealand singer Kimbra Lee Johnson Bin Laden killed, William marries Catherine Middleton, Occupy Wall Street, Released solo album Vows in 2011 repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Liner Notes Recorded song for Sims 3 (Pets Edition) Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know Top 5: Rolling in the Deep (), Party Rock Anthem (LMFAO), Firework (), E.T. (Katy Perry), Give Me Everything What was going on during that (Pitbull)https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-100-songs time Trends: Planking, Hacktivism, Questioning Higher Education, Extreme Couponing, Curiosity arrives on Mars, Return of nuclear fears, climate change skepticism, #winning, Tebowing, Rebecca Black

The song highlights the finality of a shattered relationship. He thought it was a loving relationship but she didn't care as much as he did. fans Who would have listened to this? Part of an album with themes of breakups and redemption. Gotye Teenagers describes the song as a "curated reflection of multiple past Why relationships." Young Adults Criticism: On Billboard Top 1 for 8 consecutive weeks, reached number one in over 23 national charts, Nominated for "Choice Break-Up Song" for in 2012 Second solo album Awards: Won Grammys for "Best Alternative Music Album" and "Best Pop/Duo Group"

Pays homage to 80s synthesizers and inspires other artists to Who talked or wrote about it? utilize older sounds for nostalgia purpose Significance in pop culture

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