" What a video ! " Snow Patrol 's Gary Lightbody enthused to '' Q '' . " I have become obsessed with it and not just because I 'm in love with Kimbra . Gotye himself is an engaging character for sure ... his solemnly expressive eyes finish a journey his lyrics only begin . ' Told myself that you were right for me but felt so lonely in your company ' – simple , pure , and devastating . None more than the title line when it speaks of the end of love with prosaic brutality : ' Now you 're just somebody that I used to know . ' Great video , powerful lyrics , and a stunning voice . Oh , and Kimbra ... my poor heart ... " As of March 2019 , the video has been viewed over 1.2 billion times on YouTube . The video for " Somebody That I Used to Know " was voted number 1 in the annual '' Rage '' Fifty countdown . Andy Samberg and Taran Killam parodied the video in a '' Saturday Night Live '' " digital short " that coincided with Gotye 's 14 April 2012 performance on the show . The video was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Editing in a Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards . As of January 2015 , '' Billboard '' named the video as one of the 20 best of the 2010s ( so far )
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
Somebody That I Used to Know