As of March 2012, it had sold 600,000 copies in the UK making it the best-selling single of 2012 so far, and it also became the 3rd best-selling download ever in Germany with digital sales between 500,000 and 600,000.
As of April 2012, it's officially the most successful song in the history of the Dutch charts. In April, the song rose to number one on the US Billboard chart with sales of 542,000 downloads. It is the fourth-biggest weekly sales since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital sales in 2003.
The opening guitar riff is sampled from "Seville" by Luiz Bonfa.
Somebody That I Used To Know
Goyte Feat. Kimbra Lyrics
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Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the endSo when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just 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
But 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
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so roughNo, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Somebody (I used to know)
(Somebody) now you're just somebody that I used to know
Somebody (I used to know)
(Somebody) now you're just somebody that I used to know
I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
In this song, Goyte sings about a past relationship and the pain he still feels after it ended. He reminisces about the times they spent together and how he believed that the person was the right one for him. However, despite the happiness he felt in their presence, he also had feelings of loneliness which he remembers as an ache. He then goes on to sing about how people can become addicted to a certain kind of sadness, that of resignation to the end. When they both realized that things weren't working out between them, she said they could still be friends, but Goyte admits that he was glad they were over.
In the second verse, Goyte reflects on how the person had hurt him in the past, but always made him believe that it was something he had done wrong. He didn't want to live his life constantly reading into everything she said and constantly feeling like he was being screwed over. Despite telling him she could let things go, he fears that he will always be hung up on her, while she treats him like a stranger.
The lyrics of this song paint a vivid picture of someone who is not quite over a past lover and is haunted by the memories of their relationship. The use of repetition emphasizes the fact that he is trying to convince himself that he's moved on, but he's not quite there yet. The contrasting emotions of happiness and loneliness add an extra layer of complexity to the song, as Goyte tries to make sense of what went wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
Now and then I think of when we were together
Sometimes I reminisce about our past relationship
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I remember the time when you claimed to be extremely content in our relationship
Told myself that you were right for me
I convinced myself that we were the perfect match
But felt so lonely in your company
Despite being in your presence, I still felt isolated and detached from you
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Although it was love, it remains a painful memory
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
We can become dependent on a particular form of sorrow
Like resignation to the end, always the end
It's like conceding to the inevitability of the conclusion
So when we found that we could not make sense
When we realized that things no longer made sense between us
Well you said that we would still be friends
You promised that we would remain as friends after the break-up
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
But I must confess that I was relieved that the relationship ended
But you didn't have to cut me off
However, you didn't have to abruptly sever all ties with me
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
You treated our shared experiences as though they never occurred and acted as though we never had a relationship
And I don't even need your love
I don't require your love or affection
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
But you treat me as though we are total strangers, and it's hurtful
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
You shouldn't have lowered yourself to such a level
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
Sending your friends to collect personal belongings and then changing your phone number was extreme
I guess that I don't need that though
I suppose I didn't require those possessions or your contact anymore
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now, you're simply a person from my past
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
Occasionally, I recollect how deceitful and unfaithful you were
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
You made me believe that I was the one always making mistakes
But I don't wanna live that way
I refuse to live in a state of constant self-doubt and blame
Reading into every word you say
Misinterpreting everything you say
You said that you could let it go
You claimed that you had moved on from the past
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
You asserted that you wouldn't dwell on a past relationship like I was doing
Somebody (I used to know)
Someone I was once close to
(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
But now, you're just a person from my past
I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
I used to be familiar with someone I used to know
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Luiz Bonfa, Walter Andre De Backer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@888crispin
Maybe he's been camouflauging into our walls this whole time.
Maybe he never left.
@dayen9470
Lol
@ALISONC83
C0ntho that maybe me happy not gonna lie
@JoNJamEz1
Shoto. Todoroki.1A1 I had a mini stroke reading that becuase you put maybe instead of made me, llooll
@steelsaber54
URGGHHH
@xephenatsu5009
Genius
@Balaurul-zw1sj
This hits diferent when you re not a child anymore..
@ash_aiden
Yeah
@laureenlight
Exactly...
@eclipse_pvp-gamez5428
Ikr I love how he says Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing because of the way he says and that