: The song features a sparse xylophone melody based on the first nine notes of the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep".
Lyrically, the song is an "amalgam" of Gotye's past relationship experiences. It captures the frustration of a partner who feels discarded and the counter-perspective of a partner who feels gaslit or suffocated. Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
: The distinctive opening guitar riff is sampled from Luiz Bonfá's 1967 instrumental "Seville". : The song features a sparse xylophone melody
The , directed by Natasha Pincus, became as iconic as the song itself. It features: Black Sheep". Lyrically
: Gotye and Kimbra appear naked and are gradually painted into a geometric background inspired by Gotye's father's artwork.