Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980 in Bruges, Belgium), better know… Read Full Bio ↴Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980 in Bruges, Belgium), better known by the stage name Gotye, is an indie pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Victoria, Australia.
Backer was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia when he was two. Originally a member of the indie band Downstares, Backer began performing under the name Gotye in 2001 when the band disbanded. Aside from his solo work, De Backer has been a member of the indie band The Basics since its formation in 2002.
Gotye's second album Like Drawing Blood was featured by Triple J in May 2006 and was voted Number 1 in the listeners poll of the Best Album of 2006 . The album was also nominated for a J Award that year. Two tracks from that album, Learnalilgivinanlovin and Heart's A Mess, were ranked 94 and 8 respectively in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2006. Like Drawing Blood has been certified Platinum.
In September 2006, Gotye was nominated for an Australian Recording Industry Music Award (ARIA award) for best independent release for his album Like Drawing Blood, and won 'Most Outstanding New Independent Artist' at the inaugural Australian Independent Record (AIR) Chart Awards.
In 2007, Gotye won the ARIA for best male artist. As a result of the publicity of the nomination, Like Drawing Blood re-entered the ARIA album chart and was named iTunes UK Album of the Year in 2008.
In 2009, Heart's A Mess came in at #77 in Triple J Hottest 100 of all time, voted by the Australian public.
Amidst the lead-up to Gotye's third album, Like Drawing Blood re-entered the ARIA charts in mid 2011, peaking at its highest ever position of 13.
After the success of Like Drawing Blood, De Backer was able to establish a permanent home, still in Melbourne's South East. In 2010, De Backer set up a recording studio in a barn at his parents' farm and set about recording tracks for his third album. He released a new single, Eyes Wide Open, in mid-October 2010, online and on 10" vinyl. The single received generally positive reviews and reached number 25 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010. It was also shortlisted for the 2011 APRA Music Awards in the Song of the Year category.
In late March 2011, De Backer revealed the album's title to be Making Mirrors. This title was inspired by an artwork, painted by De Backer's father in the 1980s, discovered by De Backer amongst old bills and newspapers in his parents' barn, which was later edited in Photoshop to become the album artwork. "The mirror reflects on artwork and it is all very related to self-reflection and introspection on the album."
On 19 May, it was announced that the album would be released on 19 August 2011, with the album launch the following day at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Graphic Festival which will feature animators and a 10-piece orchestra as part of Gotye's performance. De Backer also released a follow-up single to Eyes Wide Open titled Somebody That I Used to Know, which was released 6 July 2011, and debuted at #27 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. The single became something of a sensation, quickly moving up the ARIA singles chart despite comparatively low airplay to many other charting singles at the time. The track was further boosted by endorsements from well-known celebrities Ashton Kutcher and Lily Allen via Twitter, exposing Gotye's music to their millions of followers. The single has gone on to reach 6× Platinum (420,000 units sold) status.
On 15 July 2011, it was announced that Gotye's single Somebody That I Used to Know had come third in the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition. As part of the prize, Gotye won a spot to perform at Song Summit 2012 at Darling Harbour, 26–28 May 2012.
On its first week of release, Making Mirrors came in at number one on the ARIA Australian album chart, making Gotye the first Australian act to simultaneously hold both the number one single and album since Silverchair, who achieved the same feat in 2007.
On 11 October 2011, it was announced that Gotye had been nominated for seven ARIA Awards. Due to the release date restrictions of the eligibility period, Making Mirrors could not be nominated, and the seven nominations all related to the single Somebody That I Used to Know. Gotye was nominated for Highest Selling Single, Single of the Year, Best Pop Release, Best Male Artist and three awards in the ARIA Artisan category: Best Video (Natasha Pincus), Engineer of the Year (Francois Tetaz) and Producer of the Year (Wally De Backer). On the same day the nominations were revealed, the winners of the Artisan categories were announced, with Gotye and the album personnel winning all three. On 27 November 2011, Gotye took out three of the four remaining ARIA Award nominations. Single of the Year, Best Male Artist and Best Pop Release.
"Somebody That I Used To Know" has become an international hit, reaching #1 in Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Poland, Austria, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Germany, and also reached #1 on the alternative radio airplay charts in The United States and Canada (on the pop charts in those countries, the song has reached #5 and #11, respectively).
Backer was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia when he was two. Originally a member of the indie band Downstares, Backer began performing under the name Gotye in 2001 when the band disbanded. Aside from his solo work, De Backer has been a member of the indie band The Basics since its formation in 2002.
Gotye's second album Like Drawing Blood was featured by Triple J in May 2006 and was voted Number 1 in the listeners poll of the Best Album of 2006 . The album was also nominated for a J Award that year. Two tracks from that album, Learnalilgivinanlovin and Heart's A Mess, were ranked 94 and 8 respectively in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2006. Like Drawing Blood has been certified Platinum.
In September 2006, Gotye was nominated for an Australian Recording Industry Music Award (ARIA award) for best independent release for his album Like Drawing Blood, and won 'Most Outstanding New Independent Artist' at the inaugural Australian Independent Record (AIR) Chart Awards.
In 2007, Gotye won the ARIA for best male artist. As a result of the publicity of the nomination, Like Drawing Blood re-entered the ARIA album chart and was named iTunes UK Album of the Year in 2008.
In 2009, Heart's A Mess came in at #77 in Triple J Hottest 100 of all time, voted by the Australian public.
Amidst the lead-up to Gotye's third album, Like Drawing Blood re-entered the ARIA charts in mid 2011, peaking at its highest ever position of 13.
After the success of Like Drawing Blood, De Backer was able to establish a permanent home, still in Melbourne's South East. In 2010, De Backer set up a recording studio in a barn at his parents' farm and set about recording tracks for his third album. He released a new single, Eyes Wide Open, in mid-October 2010, online and on 10" vinyl. The single received generally positive reviews and reached number 25 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010. It was also shortlisted for the 2011 APRA Music Awards in the Song of the Year category.
In late March 2011, De Backer revealed the album's title to be Making Mirrors. This title was inspired by an artwork, painted by De Backer's father in the 1980s, discovered by De Backer amongst old bills and newspapers in his parents' barn, which was later edited in Photoshop to become the album artwork. "The mirror reflects on artwork and it is all very related to self-reflection and introspection on the album."
On 19 May, it was announced that the album would be released on 19 August 2011, with the album launch the following day at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Graphic Festival which will feature animators and a 10-piece orchestra as part of Gotye's performance. De Backer also released a follow-up single to Eyes Wide Open titled Somebody That I Used to Know, which was released 6 July 2011, and debuted at #27 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. The single became something of a sensation, quickly moving up the ARIA singles chart despite comparatively low airplay to many other charting singles at the time. The track was further boosted by endorsements from well-known celebrities Ashton Kutcher and Lily Allen via Twitter, exposing Gotye's music to their millions of followers. The single has gone on to reach 6× Platinum (420,000 units sold) status.
On 15 July 2011, it was announced that Gotye's single Somebody That I Used to Know had come third in the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition. As part of the prize, Gotye won a spot to perform at Song Summit 2012 at Darling Harbour, 26–28 May 2012.
On its first week of release, Making Mirrors came in at number one on the ARIA Australian album chart, making Gotye the first Australian act to simultaneously hold both the number one single and album since Silverchair, who achieved the same feat in 2007.
On 11 October 2011, it was announced that Gotye had been nominated for seven ARIA Awards. Due to the release date restrictions of the eligibility period, Making Mirrors could not be nominated, and the seven nominations all related to the single Somebody That I Used to Know. Gotye was nominated for Highest Selling Single, Single of the Year, Best Pop Release, Best Male Artist and three awards in the ARIA Artisan category: Best Video (Natasha Pincus), Engineer of the Year (Francois Tetaz) and Producer of the Year (Wally De Backer). On the same day the nominations were revealed, the winners of the Artisan categories were announced, with Gotye and the album personnel winning all three. On 27 November 2011, Gotye took out three of the four remaining ARIA Award nominations. Single of the Year, Best Male Artist and Best Pop Release.
"Somebody That I Used To Know" has become an international hit, reaching #1 in Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, Poland, Austria, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Germany, and also reached #1 on the alternative radio airplay charts in The United States and Canada (on the pop charts in those countries, the song has reached #5 and #11, respectively).
Don't You Want Me
Gotye Lyrics
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A.M.P Baby don't you want me, want me? I want you…
a.n.y When you see my smilin', I'm really frownin' You think you'r…
Alcazar You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
Atomic Tom You were working as a waiter in a topless bar When…
B-Rey & Bolek Oh baby, don't you want a man like me Oh baby,…
Bahama You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Bahamas (Feat. The Weather Station) You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
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Billy Idol Bet you didn't think this was part of the plan An…
Bioreactor You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
blaine & rachel Why do I get so damn scared All I did was…
Blank & Jones Can you feel it in the air? Our love is…
Calvin Harris Love Regenerator Do you feel me? Don't you want me? Do you feel me? Don't…
Cedric Gervais & FELIX Don't you want me don't you want me don't you…
Chateau Pop Give me time to realize my crime Let me love…
Cool & Classy When I first met you baby You looked so good to…
Corona Do you want me baby, yea Do you want me baby,…
Crazy Frog Don't you want me? Don't you want me? Don't you want my…
D-Wizz I wanna dance with you But I don't know how to…
Darren Criss & Lea Michele You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Diaz & Young Rebels I want to be Your servant I want to work for…
Disc-o-thek We lie on the bed wild life comes apart Terrified angels…
Duncan Sheik You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Dymond & T-Sound When I wake up in the morning I feel cold and…
Felix Don't you want me don't you want me don't you…
Felix (Rock) Don't you want me Don't you want me Don't you want my…
Felix Da Housecat Total Ft Mase If You want Me [Pam] Yo can you hear me? Well…
Felix Feat. Jomanda Don't you want me don't you want me don't you…
Fever Baby ขอบคุณที่รักและคอยห่วงกัน ดีนะ แต่มันไม่ใช่ประเด็นที่สำ…
Finn & Quinn (f-f-fromtheheart) I'm a loser And it's kinda hard since I'…
freejak Don't, don't you want me? You know I can't believe it…
Future Bible Heroes You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Glee Cast Blaine You were workin' as a waitress in a co…
Glee Cast feat Darren Criss You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Glee Cast Featuring Lea Michele (Rachel) and Darren Criss (Blaine) Blaine You were workin' as a waitress in a co…
Glee Cast [feat. Darren Criss] You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
gold diaz and young rebels Don't you want me Don't you want me Don't you want my…
Goldfinger feat. Paul Mahos & Kim Sozzi You say you don't love me Well that's alright with me…
Graham BLVD Hey, hey, hey, hey Ooh woh Won't you come see about me? I'll…
Harper and The Moths Don't do me any favors Matter of fact why don't you…
Huey Lewis & The News I met her, down at the store on the corner She…
Human League You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar,…
Jody Watley When I first laid my eyes upon you I knew right…
Joe Bloggs DON'T YOU WANT MEHuman League- words by Philip Oakey- music…
Joyner You don't have to love me The way I love you You…
JX I can be cool if you want me to be I…
Jyrki 69 You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Jyrki 69 Tiffany DK-Zero If you don't kiss me I might not like you anymore When…
k&k project I know you don't want me, I can tell by the…
Karen Souza & Stella Starlight Trio You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
KnightsBridge Ah. ___ Ah. ___ If you want my love you got it. When…
KT Tunstall & Billy Bragg Show me what it is you've done, Pull the covers off…
Lea Michele You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Love Regenerator Do you feel me? Don't you want me? Do you feel me? Don't…
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy I know you don't want me, I can tell by the…
Mind & Moore Hey, hey, hey, hey Ooh, woah Won't you come see about me? I…
Morgan G & Machines Don't, don't you want me? You know I can't believe it…
Mr. Fuzz When you see my smilin', I'm really frownin' You think you'r…
Mr.Fuzz Feat. Jahmark When you see my smilin', I'm really frownin' You think you'…
N.E.R.Y 我愿用我有限的永远 交换曾经快乐的泪水 穿越不安地带 穿越所有危险 来到你身边 我有时相信美丽的预言 却又不想如此心甘情…
Paul Young Paul Young - If you don't want my love I have…
PSYQUI By my side まだ足りない 触れる指先 そのまま Hold me tight, hold me tight Ni…
PSYQUI - Topic I've been looking up and down for you I've been crying…
PSYQUI feat. Such By my side まだ足りない 触れる指先 そのまま Hold me tight, hold me tight Ni…
Robert M Baby don't you want me, want me? I want you…
Savage Every time I say these words to you I know…
Shannon & Keast The grace in Your eyes Caught me by surprise When You looked…
Silvestro If I could, I would strangle you And leave you by…
Soraya You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Star Inc You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
Stella Starlight Trio You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Sunshiners (by The Human League) You were working as a waitress in…
T L S O Ur beautiful brown eyes 吸い込まれるような瞳 Uh-firstime Clubで 瞳が合った瞬間…
T.H.L. We lie on the bed wild life comes apart Terrified angels…
Texas You were working as a waiter in a topless bar When…
The Bahamas You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
The DeLorean Sisters You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar,…
The Farm You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
The Guess Who Don't you want me Don't you want me Baby, listen 'deed I…
The Hit Crew If you had my love and I gave you all…
The Human League Orchestra You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
The Human League You were workin' as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
The Human League(ÈËÀàÁªÃ˺ϳªÍÅ) You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar,…
The League Unlimited Orchestra You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
The Molly Ringwalds Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone, dancing, you…
The Sea There's a storm cloud in my head And I try to…
The What? Do you want me around Yeah, I know you're back in…
Timmy Trumpet Don't you want my love? Don't you want my love? Don't you…
V.A. Don't you want it can't you feel it There's something in…
Various Artists You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
Zanetti/Debonaventura (One, one, one, one) Baby, I'm not here to start…
Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When…
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A Distinctive Sound This will teach them how to groove All right, let's get…
Baby Live from day to the next day Try to satisfy the…
Board with this game I'll be waiting for you Waiting for you (Here in this place…
Bronte Now your bowl is empty And your feet are cold And your…
Coming Back You've been gone much longer than you Ever said you had…
Dig Your Own Hole And you know it's the wrong way round Still you can't…
Don Hey What's your name? Don't worry Don't be afraid We won't h…
Easy Way Out Seventeen seconds and I'm over it Ready for the disconnect P…
Eyes Wide Open With our eyes wide open, we With our eyes wide open,…
Giving Me a Chance You know I never want to let you down It cuts…
gotye somebody that i used to know Now and then I think of when we were together Like…
Heart Pick apart The pieces of your heart And let me peer inside…
Hearts a Mess Pick apart The pieces of your heart And let me peer inside L…
Here in This Place Here in this place The stars will protect us with their…
I Feel Better There was a time I was down, down I didn't know…
In Your Light Get up in the morning I can't keep it in I'm falling…
Learnalilgivinanlovin If yer always tryin' to get to the top You don't…
Loath to Refuse If you don't want me now Then you can't have me…
Making Mirrors Dreamt of a doorway That opened to everything And I'm reachi…
Night Drive When you're feeling down I'm comin' round To pick you up And…
Noir Excursion A handsome stranger Gave me a ride He had a suitcase full…
Only Thing I Know I'm living with your memory In the attic in my mind And…
Out Here in the Cold Darlin' don't leave me out here in the cold I'm begging…
Out of My Mind You loved me yesterday But said that you just couldn't stay …
Puzzle With A Peice Missing Tiny pieces come to me every day Still I wait Things are…
Save Me In the mornings I was anxious It's better just to stay in…
Smoke and Mirrors You're a fraud and you know it But it's too good…
Some Body That I Used To Know Now and then I think of when we were together Like…
State of the Art When the cotillion arrived We threw out the television I'm M…
Thanks for Your Time You have been placed in a queue But your call is…
The Only Thing I Know I'm living with your memory In the attic in my mind And…
the only thing i know(full album version I'm living with your memory In the attic in my mind And…
The Only Way Calm down now baby The end of the journey's in sight You've…
The Only Way (Original version from the Gotye album Calm down now baby The end of the journey's in sight You'v…
True to You I'll be true to you (x4) Another former lover man Come craw…
Waiting for You Forgotten how long I've been waiting And as always I'm stuck…
Want to Want Me What do you want? What do you want from us? To ask…
Wonder Why You Want Her Lost In her face, Caught On the thought of a taste, Sold On …
Worn Out There were days when I would say: Â??I could give you…
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@vidlwebby3304
Hey
What's your name?
Don't worry
Don't be afraid
We won't hurt you
Hey
Lost your way?
Don't worry
Just do as we say
And we won't hurt you
It's hard
The world can lead you so astray
It gets harder
It's hard just to keep the faith
Do you need a reminder
Of the love that we gave you?
Don't worry
You're walking away
But we'll always be watching you
(We'll always be watching you)
(We'll always be watching you)
@mikaylarogers9540
I think that it's obvious the video is about religion and how the
"World can lead you so astray"
But, I think the animal in the group is a reference to innocence, and the black, white, and gray coloring is referring to how there is no right and wrong, and there is no fine line, there will always be gray smudges. The sudden change in colors is hownreality hits, and he realizes everything is not so kind, it's cruel and not as welcoming as he thought.
The eyes on the book note to how the religions will always be
"Watching you"
And making sure you do not stray. The monks are showing people how committed the monks are to the religion. Most religions kind of force themselves upon people, and force opinions. The monks were crowded around the animal, showing they wanted control, numbers, and were forcing.
If you think about it, there are some truly deep concepts in this song.
Please reply what you think. (Sorry for typos)
Just what I got out of it.
@EddieBsB
That crescendo at 1:36 is just breath taking !
What a masterpiece. This guy is a genius.
@DACFalloutRanger
Gotye is pretty underrated. Too bad most people only know him for one song.
@EddieBsB
+DACFalloutRanger 100% agreed !
@zetsubougigi9098
+DACFalloutRanger I AGREE like he is hands down one of my favorite solo artists
@God_is_an_Atheist666
My favorite part of the song🥺🥺
@spirit.1999
@@DACFalloutRanger imagine being one of those people
@WordUnheard
Gotye sounds like Gorillaz meets NIN with this song. This entire album is such a game-changer, and it blows my mind to think that he created every song on the album by himself, in a barn in Australia.
@charlesnoguera6998
Bro, you just almost nailed it. The only ingredient you forgot in the mix was IAMX, but it's pretty pretty pretty accurate.
Excuse my english, please. I'm from Cuba. Here we got no education at all; we are barely able to use our phones.
@WordUnheard
@@charlesnoguera6998
Your English is better than the majority of those I've met in the US. I'd never hear of IAMX before now. I just listened to the song Animal Impulses, and I 100% can hear what you mean. Thank you for the recommendation! I wish you all the best, my friend.
@charlesnoguera6998
@@WordUnheard So glad to hear it. Please, give it a try to Come Home and The Land of Broken Promises, from the same album: The Unified Field. All of his albums are good... by the way, not only The Unified Field. Thank you for the compliment 🙏.