Sample Breakdown: Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know

Edited by @gabrielmendes9700, sample finds and its credits are at the outro.

0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Seville (Nylon Guitar)
0:47 - Ba Ba Black Sheep (Xylophone)
1:08 - Co-Gona Voodoo ("Boofy Drums")
1:23 - Verse Breakdown
1:31 - Woke Up This Morning ("Tango Drums")
1:57 - Memphis (Electric Guitar)
2:11 - Verse Breakdown (Part 2)
2:21 - Puerto De Barranquilla (Cowbell)
2:46 - Mellotron
2:57 - Final Breakdown & Outro

Somebody I Used To Know is owned by Gotye and Eleven Music, its video is owned by Natasha Pincus.

[sample.sanctuary]

0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Seville (Nylon Guitar)
0:47 - Ba Ba Black Sheep (Xylophone)
1:08 - Co-Gona Voodoo ("Boofy Drums")
1:23 - Verse Breakdown
1:31 - Woke Up This Morning ("Tango Drums")
1:57 - Memphis (Electric Guitar)
2:11 - Verse Breakdown (Part 2)
2:21 - Puerto De Barranquilla (Cowbell)
2:46 - Mellotron
2:57 - Final Breakdown & Outro

[nathangibbons]

I had no idea the song was that heavily layered. Thank you for making this

[eighties-uq]

Whoever decided to actually sit down and find all if these samples is a legend

[vitamin_cplus]

this is insane, i always thought this was entirely composed from scratch

[lssis]

damn bro that sampling is just genius shit

[sangamharsolia]

I never thought anyone could make sample breakdowns better than tracklib but it is even better! Thank you🎉

[furkanyilmaz]

idk why but this seems somehow way more impressive than if it was actually played with real instruments, i honestly believe this much layer of sampling takes more musical knowledge and ear

[NathanMandjes]

It’s genius. Because Gotye is a multi-instrumentalist AND a sample master apparently. It takes such a good ear and vision to make it all work, making it so believable we all thought it was just him playing.

[Cats-Eye]

i had no idea there were any samples in this song other than the guitar part, which i also had no idea was chopped

[thomashartwell]

It was years after listening to and loving Making Mirrors that I found out Gotye primarily works with samples and even considers himself more of an engineer than a musician--and to be honest, the work and artistry that goes into his productions on that album are phenomenal. Really tremendous piece of work, thank you for highlighting it here!

[MaxStephens]

This song came on the radio the other day and I was just thinking how well produced it was. Had no idea it was so sample based. This is some pro-level sampling.

[laylover]

This is absolutely insane. I didn't even know this song used samples, yet alone one of the most impressive uses of sampling I've ever seen

[idglet]

Genius level sampling. Each one simple but layered to perfection

[rjmario]

This was a lightning in a bottle moment

[YoungYahtz]

This is a perfect example of why I love sampling. It’s way more dope than it gets credited for especially amongst newer producers, there’s an art to it in and of itself. You gotta be pretty well rounded musically to even know these songs let alone piece them together to make something new

[mjgamerboy]

This may be the most impressive sample breakdown video on youtube right now, well done. I fucking love this song, had no idea it was sampled

[mrclaytron]

Amazing breakdown - TBH I didn't even know this song was so sample driven

[patrickguthe]

It always had vintage sound. Now we know where it comes from. Since I heard it the first time, I thought: "dude, this has some serious reminiscence, but sounded so fresh. Incredible. Fuck, I thought the instruments were played for the song. Amazing composition though.

[lemonhscott]

I had no idea this was a sample based song that is Incredible!

[itssnowing]

i am genuinely amazed at the creativity... I had no idea how much actually went into the song