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...

– Kimbra's memorable verse from 'Somebody That I Used To Know'

Kimbra expected little from her involvement — after all, Gotye had just turned up with a microphone to record her part at her house. Instead it was a mind-blowing success and would change her life forever.

– AudioCulture writer Gareth Shute in a profile of Kimbra Lee Johnson, 17 July 2020

I admired Gotye's experimental work and I was a big fan of his more rhythmic and driven songs, so when I heard this song I though 'oh it's a ballad and maybe it'll be track number six on the record, just a slow burner in the middle' I could never have imagined what would happen with that song, it never crossed my mind. People say they saw it coming, and I just roll my eyes because I think it's absolute bull***t.

– Kimbra on her involvement in Gotye's smash hit 'Somebody That I Used to Know', Radio New Zealand, 12 September 2021