Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video with lyrics

Uploaded on Aug 13, 2014
Film clip for the Gotye song Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring Kimbra from the album Making Mirrors.
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Somebody That I Used To Know lyrics
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end
Always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
You didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
And I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know...
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
You didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
I used to know
That I used to know
Somebody...
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Video credits:
Directed, produced and edited by Natasha Pincus
Body art by Emma Hack
Cinematographer and colourist: Warwick Field
Scenic artist: Howard Clark
Key grip: Rob Hansford
Assistants: Rose Cidoni, Claire Leighton, Rob Murray
Original artwork by Frank De Backer
Music credits:
Produced by Wally De Backer
Mixed by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Wally at Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC
Bass recorded by Wally in Lucas Taranto's loungeroom, Melbourne, VIC
All other sounds put together by Wally in The Barn, Merricks, VIC
Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Lead and backing vocals: Kimbra
Guitar, flutes, percussion and synth samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally
Contains a sample of the recording Seville as performed by Luiz Bonfa. Courtesy of Geffen Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Written by Luiz Bonfa and published by Sasqua Music. Used by permission.
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[@snehithvadlakonda6078]

Most relatable Narcissistic breakup song ever

[@garymorrison8638]

So true, and it doesn’t become completely apparent until you hear her side! Some of these comments people are exposing their narcissism!

[@StephanieFallas]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jbren4568]

Like a fine wine, this song gets better with age. Truly memorable

[@patthewoodboy]

agree .. it also has an interesting memory :-) and that memory relates someone I used to know who died .. lost a fun person

[@VictoriaSylvanaSewellPhillips]

You better believe

[@orlalolo4585]

It’s a classic, pity he had to pass

[@benlo369]

Also why does this video have almost 10mil views but 12k subs

[@orlalolo4585]

@@benlo369 you don't have be subbed to watch a video mostly ppl will get a song into their head and just play it on KZbin id imagine it's just the song and ppl aren't subbed to him as artist,

[@majorburke9735]

I like how they sing separately; talk/yell over each other. They are not on the same page.

[@stevebrazilio]

The way the drums kick in loudly at about 2.47 is fantastic.

[@matthewmcconnell9305]

After all these years I'm only realising he gradually blends into the background as a metaphor to the relationship fading out, clever

[@BLACKSA2356]

Bumped into this song few months ago loved it then today decided to watch the video of it i just saw that right away (the blending and fading of of the paint)

[@nicholasmaude6906]

What about the paint disappearing off her at the end of the video?

[@TigerCraneLove]

@@nicholasmaude6906possibly, he is now in the background of her life?

[@lunarennui]

Being a survivor of this kind of relationship, I view it as her choosing to remove herself from the picture he's so carefully and intricately created.

[@BashiriLewis]

Painted a picture 😎

[@lexa1560]

In 2007 I met this young woman who became my best friend, she made me laugh better than nobody, the sun in my life. In 2011 we start a relationship but the begining was very difficult for several reason (our exs, the jealousy…) and we break up at the same time this song came out. I was so sad… but few weeks after we got back together. And today she is my wife since 2015, and she sleeping next to me as i write these lines. The only love of my life. The break up songs exist, but in the real life, sometimes, the ending is better 😉

[@Jantar7690]

For me more and less similar story connetcted with this song. i was deadly in love with guy who does not care too much about me

[@collyernicholasjohn]

Well f**k you! Just kidding, nice to know there are some happy endings 👍

[@Loseph2up]

Beautiful story brother 👏 don’t take anything for granted

[@chasingintimber]

Hell yeah brotha theirs still hope for the rest of us coming back to this song 😅😂

[@kathrinekp1434]

Aww🤧🥹🥹

[@never_gets_old1505]

the part when he says somebody that i used to know and the paint is disappearing off her body is perfect

[@bacemsmiri795]

That has a meaning ? I don't get it

[@majorburke9735]

@@bacemsmiri795: She’s no longer part of his complicated life.

[@markkennedy4854]

It has always amazed me how quickly love can turn to hate when a couple breaks up. They go from wanting to love each other to wanting to hurt each other.

[@loriwest610]

Or, like the song suggests, just forget you ever existed. Like; "Really? For 4 years we ate together, slept together, spent holidays together and now you won't even speak to me on the street???"

[@patriciajackson3935]

I totally agree with you on that one

[@GregoryMandara]

Wisdom abounds. Why are relationships so difficult?

[@matjazpovalej4146]

@@loriwest610 You erase someone from your life when it's too hard to keep knowing that the person you used to love, and still love, has become someone different from the person you fell in love with. It's kind of like you loved someone, and someone else killed her, took her skin, and is now walking around wearing it.

[@melanie453022]

I agree with you on that one.

[@beckynelson6786]

He couldn't have chosen a better singer to duet with.The whole song is beautifully put together.❤

[@marcogutierrez4283]

This just hits different after a break up....and now I am embracing that hurt🎉

[@flashflame4952]

It's September 2023 and this song just never gets old. The video is so beautifully done and their voices are perfectly blended together and against each other. I never tire of listening to it or watching the video...

[@Nastix777]

I agree

[@Khanyisile-lc5qk]

0

[@daianavairoletto8209]

0

[@rachelmiller4957]

November now😂

[@agkistrodonpiscivorus7853]

I sit here singing along with tears and a clenched jaw after mine happened April 13th of this year. 7 years I gave her and she won't even have a phone conversation with me after I admitted that I knew she was having an affair. I don't think I will ever tire of this one as well

[@samssamsouaad2722]

Juni 2024❤Bless you all ✌️🤲🙏

[@costwalt]

I'm still listening to this in 2024, and I still find the song and the video a powerful message. Painting one into your picture or taking them out

[@peterwkingbeats]

I AM CRYING

[@msnunu0526]

Me toooo I am listening it to right on repeat

[@SpinAYawn07]

this song feels very personal, being through a manipulative partner

[@GregoryMandara]

I've been cut out and cast aside so many times, I've found myself somewhat jaded. People these days seem to get off on rejecting. I feel that we live in an era of cruelty and apathy.

[@GregoryMandara]

​@@msnunu0526--- me too.

[@CreatorDeepakk]

"I don't even need your love" hits too hard..💯🔥

[@jesseroberson8183]

Such simplicity, absolutely amazing

[@lukaveselinovic]

Gotye Ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

[@tango4785]

Dropped a banger then left us like someone he used to know

[@drgon41094]

I used to love this song when I was younger and grew obessed with it when it came out. But now fresh out of my first relationship..I can finally appreciate the lyrics and relate to them to the depths of my soul. I'm thankful my ex had the courage to initiate the break up once the relationship shifted to a hollow and bitter dynamic. Although there are agonizing emotions that come up at this point of my healing journey, I'm so grateful that he saved us both from many years of pain and heartache. We weren't right for each other in the end, but everything I've learned about myself after our time together- is still an unforgettable and integral part of rediscovering how to love myself. -So Thank you MB, I wish you the best.

[@bunnyimg]

This song is like wine, the older it is, the better it sounds

[@maloum-lsodermark7869]

This is true art! Stunning.

[@mysuzuki8534]

This song needs to go on at least three times as long - we need to hear more of her side of the story.

[@letsbereal9455]

Yeah, and why it matters to him now, b/c he was relieved it was over. He shouldn't want it both ways.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

@@letsbereal9455that’s how a narcissist works. Hear his words, and how angry/lost/vulnerable he is that she just upped and left when she was done. He treated her so badly she left. And yet he’s so caught up in his own worth that her leaving, making her own choices, hurt. He said ‘he wouldn’t get hung up’ on her, but that just was not the case. No more story required.

[@dantepula5096]

@@ValeriePallaoro what about her attracted a narcissist, like what kind of personality do yo need to have to attract a narcissist and also, how low does your self esteem need to be to stick around for abuse ?

[@sarahmyers3898]

What was she wearing, right? C'mon dude. Its embarrassing for y'all at this point. Therapy can do wonders. ✌🏻​@dantepula5096

[@garymorrison8638]

@@ValeriePallaoro nailed it! Bullseye! 🎯

[@senianns9522]

A song about a suppressed relationship that lay dormant until it couldn't last any longer! A song about most people's love lives!

[@assyllalitusas483]

This song is a real defination of ghosting 2024

[@qazplmm632]

As someone who has gotten out of an abusive relationship this song hits differently. When you think that somebody was your whole life and you could not live without them but once you actually start doing it, you see that they were slowly killing you. I've gotten to a point in my life that I never thought was possible with actually being free of suicidal thoughts, being able to feel joy and living my own life instead of my whole life being about making the other person happy and being manipulated into Stockholm syndrome. After someone has screwed you over so many times and made you believe it was always something you did, you do want to cut all the ties to that person. For your own safety. Don't let anyone tell you that abuse is a normal thing that happens in every relationship and you should just deal with it. If you think this is the case for you, do some research on narcissism and you might be surprised how many things it will clear up. Love bombing is not love, it's not worth it to let someone destroy you just so you can have some good days every now and then.

[@H8MACHINE1]

I agree! A Song about Narcism! Er hat sie schlecht behandelt, beschwert sich aber dann weil sie Schluss macht und komplett die Brücken abbricht. Aus Rache jammert er dann rum und rächt sich indem er sie behandelt wie jemanden den er nur mal gekannt hat. A*schlochverhalten nenne ich als Mann sowas!

[@newbite6394]

damn...

[@petitemasseuse69]

I have no words 👏

[@lorrainehamiltonhamilton1142]

I was married for thirty years in such a relationship..... mentally abusive always I was at fault only stayed as he was a good father.....then when my children had left home at 52 I stood in the kitchen and thought why am I here? I told him that day and left.......have met a wonderful man and am able to be equal in love and life with my partner....

[@qazplmm632]

@@lorrainehamiltonhamilton1142 I'm so glad you were happy to get through this and find someone you deserve.

[@taragillett05BLONDIE]

Uhnmm can someone tell me how this doesn't have billions or views??

[@leonmareno4599]

the official account is more than 2.

[@MaverickMobile]

Thank you so much for including subtitles!

[@michelangeloaurilia7674]

🐝

[@Akitando]

what really brings this song together is Kimbra.

[@tomysalia2661]

Masterpiece ❤. After so many years still love this

[@kcharles8857]

Probably one of the finest songs ever made.

[@teeahtate]

Great lyrics. Sums up a lot of relationships.

[@ashbob1015]

"you treat me like a stranger and it feels so rough", hits hard

[@cooljim4476]

Nekalakeninahapamewenetin hits harder

[@healthonus3931]

@@cooljim4476 fr nothing can beat that

[@cerulity32k]

@@cooljim4476 mekalakanevahapininawewanothin

[@makenziestancer146]

That line is paused on my screen rn and I agree

[@imogene2044]

Nope It is not hard

[@stevebrazilio]

I don't have many goosebump songs and I've been around the planet a few times but this is one of them. The tune, the video, brilliantly put together.

[@TonyStark-ir8ke]

Pure piece of art

[@aaranjones833]

Omg it's the real tony stark

[@jaynebrown7691]

Absolutely

[@anasoares6476]

unironically, it is.

[@JaquelineWustner]

2024 ❤ immer noch eines der besten songs

[@broozolli8711]

😉

[@akunamatata26]

The lyrics,the music, the cinematography just brilliant ❤

[@littlefatcatx]

There is a deep and dull pain with someone You use to know. It hurts

[@Exxeron-ob3tv]

In the best way.

[@pauljordan4452]

​@@Exxeron-ob3tvNot if they disappointed you for some years.

[@Exxeron-ob3tv]

@@pauljordan4452Not wanting to dump on you or anything, but if mere disappointment is your gauge then perhaps your pain isn't deep enough. If you get to the point where your existence becomes an afterthought, you'll get it.

[@loriwest610]

It's surreal when you look up someone from your past on FB. It's like; "Did we ever really know each other?" We're back to being total strangers now. Crazy.

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

​@@loriwest610 Its a crazy surreal indescribable feeling really...

[@Liorah3]

This song is genius. I get goosebumps every time I hear it

[@AlanSimms-yo4hg]

My 1992 was but she k m off and still does it to this day teesside love to meet up one day

[@s4moyeda521]

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[@thetransphobe.]

Thank you ,yes

[@PandaGamingPodcast]

Damn this song got me into some feelings I thought I forgot.

[@waitaminute555]

Same stuff

[@TheCrockpot1]

Now your feeling feelings that you used to know 😅

[@KnightWithAnAssaultRifle]

Us

[@ahazuo6529]

the drum and voice change then the shouting, it goes so unbelievably good. ... the absolute master piece the most song i have ever known.

[@ahazuo6529]

and the words are good too

[@MS-yf9dw]

Yes, I have noticed this too. In the beginning, her voice is so soft and quiet. And towards the end, she is standing close and shouting into his ear! Like between me and my wife.

[@TsnatTamrat]

"I don't even need your love, but You treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough"

[@blametheflower]

2024, anyone?

[@MohdTaufek03]

Me

[@zevo8293]

[@user-gp2eo7cy3w]

Me

[@luisguilherme2403]

no

[@michaelhunt6664]

Oh yeah

[@l0unge]

This song really gives the chills

[@traveltheworld1993]

Timeless classic! Such a superb song! Genius lyrics ❤❤❤❤

[@brucecordes7992]

This guy had the dopiest lyrics. Straight fire

[@charlesmcfinley679]

Dopest, dope-est. Not dopiest, dopy-est. Big difference

[@SylviaRamirez-gq2eb]

Lyrics on point ❤

[@barryh.4220]

What a fantastic song this was .... brilliant!

[@christo707]

dropped a legendary banger and left...

[@ntt873]

I STILL LOVE this song! And the video is perfect.

[@alisonstead-spiritualmediu7115]

Just caught this and wow!! The lyrics perfectly depicting emotions twisted and torn, the two way hurts, the wronged and the wronged, just their different perspectives. At odds, yet so harmonious with each other. Voices, pained and resolute. Art imitating life. I will never get tired of this personally lived song.

[@melodymidnightlyric415]

Remember when he dropped this and then just disappeared of the face of the earth

[@412Nails]

Now he's somebody we used to know

[@michellehurley3576]

@@412Nails lol

[@GregoryMandara]

He said what he needed to say.

[@siamvat]

And now he's just somebody that we used to know

[@Pre-op8ut]

Its a stolen song.

[@kassduffy3087]

Right here. Love the choreography video to this. Jeez.

[@karenschuler180]

Their voices together is the perfect match, majestic ✨️

[@loriwest610]

I always thought it was Sting singing the chorus. Such beautiful vocals ❤

[@patriciadidomizio519]

Beautiful voices ❤ great song !

[@stephenbitar1278]

Stumbled across this timeless masterpiece! Artist par excellence! So painful...

[@violetta4431]

Uwielbiam ❤️

[@MagdaLukawiecka]

Mam najlepsze wspomnienia przytej piosence ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@alexcawthorne811]

It's rightly become a classic ❤

[@punkskankerjosie90]

Great lyrics great song

[@shanellmitchell9063]

I love this song 🎵 ❤️

[@nicolaclark5829]

Just discovered- late but loving it!! ❤

[@NCLife-zn9vj]

Great tune!!!

[@mamamia0362]

Love this song so much

[@StaceyMJoLovoy-gs4wf]

I have no words. I lost the love I love the most.

[@Ronaldofanboy358]

I’m watching this in April 2024

[@LR.NMYHEART]

Ja!

[@SashaEditzYt]

Same

[@Elpou-nl7mp]

Shut up bot

[@demonofthesky537]

me to

[@djthemanlit6948]

Fax

[@mimilopez7393]

super track j'adore tout

[@mar96ta46]

It,s beautiful...

[@africaaj9969]

I love this song ❤

[@crestinemachado6959]

You can actually see pain in his eyes when he sings this song. This song is so mesmerizing i can listen to them over n over.

[@user-wr4ox3jt2h]

Thank you for good music Gotye and Kimbra

[@RR-nl2ep]

LOVE this freaking song!!!!❤💯

[@rissrivasta4636]

Wow goosebumps.

[@md.nuramurtazaaafi458]

Anyone 2024 ?

[@fai7543]

Mee

[@pausweckerl]

Ich auch 😊!

[@elenag8757]

Klk

[@flash2back]

Yep

[@charlieketchem266]

Yes, and sharing it in relation to my feelings towards government via a post hidden with a political message.

[@deathweepss]

When she comes in at the high point it's really just perfectly done, gives me chills.

[@AralynHughesTV]

opening of this video stunning and the message is thought provoking

[@jenniflower6569]

This guy 100% rocks that haircut

[@btsupdate9151]

Lyrics is touched my feelings

[@racheldunbar1849]

Timeless!

[@sanjulienne]

In every way that matters both the song and the video are FANTASTIC!!!

[@jeromegarrett5258]

The song works on so many levels. And the constant building up to the climatic end is genius. Not to mention picking the perfect female foil to increase the magic of the piece. I don’t know what he’s doing now, I’m just elated that he did this then.

[@jeromegarrett5258]

@@chilipeen7265 Lol… everyone is entitled to an opinion.

[@doglove7522]

this song is amazing it helps me a lot like A LOT

[@irishgirl1519]

Brilliant ❤

[@samu3052]

meravigliosa canzone e video

[@magentaangel5531]

I can't stop listening to this, it is pure artistic genius with hard hitting lyrics.

[@terirobins4913]

I love this. To all of us who have loved and lost.

[@senelazani3642]

This song its so beautiful

[@user-sh6wc2bq3u]

Still remember ❤. Awesome 🤩

[@ruthgiles8926]

Me, I'm listening in 2024. I loved the music, but had not tuned into the lyrics properly before seeing this. God! Talk about singing my life!

[@goodgrief888]

There’s two sides to every story. He thinks he’s the victim, then she comes in and tells her side and the audience realizes he possibly cheated and may have caused the breakup. It’s such a brilliant song, and such a great video. Makes me sad that the guy behind it felt like the popularity ruined his sanity.

[@samanthajames2032]

Sounds like a narcissist victim story

[@element1041]

what’s if she cheated first and she apologized and he said he would forgive her but she still ridiculed her and reminded her of what she did in the passed”you said you wouldn’t be hung over on someone you used to know” her old self and breaks up with him after he keep making her feel bad about her old actions. That’s why he would feel victimized and she breaks up with the him because over the mental drain

[@goodgrief888]

@@element1041 sure! Like I said, there’s two sides to every story. Like when the ex that cheated on me said “I warned you I wasn’t into monogamy when we first got together.” Maybe I was in the wrong for later assuming he wasn’t dating anyone else and we were exclusive. Two sides.

[@element1041]

@@goodgrief888 love this song so many possibilities

[@goodgrief888]

@@samanthajames2032 I love that we can now boil down complex relationship dynamics to one pop psychology diagnosis for everyone. 😜

[@alisonmez6713]

Awesome amazing beautiful ❤

[@didierduplenne2325]

Great song ! Great Vid !

[@johnspartan7103]

God dang that’s a powerful song!

[@karenheckmann4661]

I never even heard of this song on the car radio back when it first came out in 2011. The first time I heard this song was 2021 and it was driving me nuts because it was so damn good. I loved it.

[@jimiethelbah4159]

Masterpiece...

[@akilah2358]

I Love this Song

[@danscott3880]

"you can be addicted to Sadness" every person who struggles with Depression understands this.

[@StaceyMJoLovoy-gs4wf]

I get it to much even when things are going well.

[@410districttv6]

Oh no😅

[@StaceyMJoLovoy-gs4wf]

I do get it but also I drank myself into a pitiful fat away lonely existence

[@Qtuberbutnot]

Ion feel sadness

[@nimiadanker8020]

This lyrics in this song , happened in my life exactly , very 2 meaningful to me,I can listen again and again this song

[@brandonsalazar9104]

The 3 hours I spent searching for this song were worth it.

[@lombradinh0]

this song still a masterpiecie after all this time, and i still also getting chills

[@nymbl3nova684]

I like that in the future we can remember this and reminisce like we already do 👏👏

[@akmalwayskeepmoving8016]

God it hits my soul

[@user-uj5uf4vu9c]

Love It

[@user-tn7hb1og5f]

I really love this song