<P> "Somebody That I Used To Know" reached number one in more than 23 national charts and charted inside the top ten in more than 30 countries around the world . By the end of 2012, the song became the best - selling song of that year with 11.8 million copies sold, ranking among the best - selling digital singles of all time . As of April 2012, it is the most downloaded song ever in Belgium, as well as being the third best - selling digital single in Germany with sales between 500,000 and 600,000 copies, and the most successful song in the history of the Dutch charts . As of January 2013 it has received eleven Platinum certifications in Australia, accounting for shipments exceeding 770,000 units . In New Zealand, it was certified four times Platinum . The song was the best - selling single of 2012 in the UK with 1,318,000 copies sold . </P> <P> On 15 July 2011, the song finished third in the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition, with the winning song, "Cameo Lover", by Kimbra . Earlier that year, Gotye had first noticed Kimbra when both were short - listed as finalists for the competition . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, "Somebody That I Used To Know" won Single of the Year, Best Pop Release, Best Video (for Natasha Pincus), Engineer of the Year (for François Tétaz) and Producer of the Year (for Gotye). Gotye also won Best Male Artist for the song while Kimbra won Best Female Artist for her previous single, "Cameo Lover". At the APRA Music Awards of 2012, "Somebody That I Used To Know" won Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year and Gotye won Songwriter of the Year . It was also nominated at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for "Choice Rock Song" and "Choice Break - Up Song". The song was nominated at the 55th Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo / Group Performance, winning both awards . The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll ranked "Somebody That I Used to Know" at number eight to find the best music of 2012 . </P> <P> The music video for "Somebody That I Used to Know" was produced, directed and edited by Australian artist Natasha Pincus and filmed by Australian cinematographer Warwick Field . It shows Gotye and Kimbra naked throughout the clip, and as they sing, his skin is gradually painted into the backdrop via stop motion animation . In the director's cut, it features concealed nudity . The director's cut was never posted . The painting used in the video's background, painted by Howard Clark, is based on a 1980s artwork created by Gotye's father, Frank de Backer, who also designed the cover art for the related album, Making Mirrors . Emma Hack, an Australian artist and skin illustrator based in Adelaide, was hired by Pincus to work on the body paintings for Gotye and Kimbra . Melbourne Scenic Artist Howard Clark painted the backdrop . According to Hack, it took more than 23 hours to paint both Gotye and Kimbra to fit with Howard's background . Their painting symbolises their combined relationship . </P> <P> Before its official premiere, the music video was leaked on Take 40 Australia's website . According to Pincus, "It was stolen out of our system . I guess it's always wanted to get out there . Within five minutes it was everywhere". On 30 July 2011 it was officially premiered on YouTube and on the Australian music show Rage . The music video was well received for its artistic style, picking up 200,000 views in its first two weeks, as well as receiving promotion on Twitter by actor Ashton Kutcher and Katy Perry . </P>

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