10 Hits You Didn't Realise Sampled Other Songs

10. Somebody I Used To Know - Gotye

Somebody That I Used To Know was a bit hit for Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Wouter André De Backer, aka Gotye, in 2011/2012, not least thanks to its catchy, quirky arrangement and memorable video. The song was released as the second single from Gotye's third studio album, Making Mirrors, and reached number one in the UK, US, and numerous other countries.

The track also garnered several notable commendations, including Single Of The Year and Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards, and a Grammy nomination for Record Of The Year. It marked a new commercial high-point for Gotye, and remains one of his best-loved compositions.

Underpinning the song is a looped sample, brief in duration but running throughout the track, taken from an instrumental number, Seville, by Brazilian guitarist and composer, Luiz Bonfa. Bonfa, who is perhaps best known for his soundtrack to the 1959 film, Black Orpheus (directed by Marcel Camus), recorded Seville for his 1967 album, Luiz Bonfa Plays Great Songs.