<P> `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' is a song written by Belgian - Australian singer - songwriter Gotye , featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra . The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music on 5 July 2011 as the second single from Gotye 's third studio album , Making Mirrors ( 2011 ) . It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom , and in January 2012 in the United States and Ireland . `` Somebody That I Used To Know '' was written and recorded by Gotye at his parents ' house on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and is lyrically related to the experiences he has had with relationships . </P>
<P> `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' is a song written by Belgian - Australian singer - songwriter Gotye , featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra . The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music on 5 July 2011 as the second single from Gotye 's third studio album , Making Mirrors ( 2011 ) . It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom , and in January 2012 in the United States and Ireland . `` Somebody That I Used To Know '' was written and recorded by Gotye at his parents ' house on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and is lyrically related to the experiences he has had with relationships . </P>
who sings somebody that i used to know originally
who sings somebody that i used to know originally
Belgian - Australian singer - songwriter Gotye , featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra
Belgian - Australian singer - songwriter Gotye , featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra