"
Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song written by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter
Gotye, featuring New Zealand singer/guitarist
Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by 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.