Sample Breakdown: Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 

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

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

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

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

damn bro that sampling is just genius shit

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

This was a lightning in a bottle moment

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!

Genius level sampling. Each one simple but layered to perfection

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

This is what makes Gotye more than just a one hit wonder, he is seriously a sampling genius

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

this is honestly much more impressive than if it was made from scratch

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

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

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

I somehow gained even more respect for this amazing song

incredible editing. i appreciate it a lot

People calling this stealing are bloody mad and don't know how the music industry of today is. People use the same keys, the same chord progressions many times over and over in pop songs. A small 4-5 note sample amongst many other samples mixed to fit like this deserves to standalone within it's own level of artistry.

up there with don’t cry in sampling breakdown

i already thought this was a pop all-timer but JESUS. copious amounts of just sheer genius on display here

This just makes me appreciate this song even more. I remember watching the music video of this song on my wii over and over again.

Damn, this makes me rethink the notion that samplers aren't musicians. Incredible.

I didn’t know the song had this many samples, props to whoever found them all.

10/10 editing, effects and video production.

This song was already incredible enough for the impact and records it broken, but to be composed so meticulously is nothing short of astounding. Gotye (and the team behind it) really gave us their best here

Sheesh this is crazy. I have always felt like Gotye was a genius in hiding; I love his ideas!

One of the craziest bedroom productions of all time because almost nobody could tell it was a sampled bedroom production. Nice vid laying it out bro

THIS. IS. FUCKING. LIT!!!

Great ff-in’ breakdown. I remember Gotye talking about how much the main sample cost him. Which he didn’t mind too much. Anyway, superb and tasteful sampling techniques. And a great video which you put a lot of love in. Subscribed.

This is actually insane 😭

Creativity at it's finest

Wow I knew about the Luis Bonfa and Ba Ba Black Sheep one but not the rest.

Impeccable work, just showing how Gotye is a genius.

Now if I listen to this song it would not be the same...this sample breakdown provides a newfound perception.

Can we appreciate the editing in this one? So clean!

As someone who has always loved music and the history of music. And started making my own music when I was 10 on my first computer and I'm 38 now I was also always interested in the origin of samples. I take pride in knowing where most samples originate and often how they evolved over the years. I gotta say I've never seen the progression of taking a sample chopping up re arranging it and whatever else the song may ultimately call for and all, I have never seen such a great job visualizing it as you have in this video. I just stumbled into this video so I'd you have more I haven't seen than YET. Cause I'm bout to go and check now. You got a new subscriber out of me. Not that gaining an old musician who makes music no one wants to listen to is a real gain. Lol

This is an incredible resource! Thank you for being here

Underrated af channel 🔥 Amazing breakdown

This is insane sample work and an extremely well-done video

I always thought this song had such a unique sound. It makes sense now knowing how many samples it uses! Very cool

Great video, love how your breakdown of the song shows how intricate the production was

Thank you for the fantastic work you have done. I can't wait for you to add more pieces! The video editing is also beautiful, I can't imagine how much time you spent on it...! Well done, well done, well done!

bro made a hit and all of a sudden became someone that we used to know

Great editing! I watched another great breakdown video of this song, but this is even better!

Absolutely insane, great series, thanks for putting this together! This is pure nerd-worthy material!

See I knew it was the first song that was the source for a sample, but I had no idea that there were multiple samples from various other pieces. this is spectacular work and I can’t stop watching you did great

That amazing! Thank you for making this :)

This is THE HIGHEST the Sample Breakdown could get. Both audio and visually. Ridiculously splendid work F, I will subscribe!

Very impressive editing! To Sample Sanctuary AND Gotye!

Great breakdown and presentation. Top work

what a great video! the editing is tasty🤌

I can't even comprehend how someone is able to do this

A lot of work has gone into this. It's revelatory for me. Many thanks.

It never crossed my mind that a massive hit would have so many samples, that's impressive work for sure

Incredible work man!

incredible! didn’t know that there were so many samples in this song. thank you!

This actually makes me appreciate that track more, thank you ♥

Man, you're doing AMAZING job. Keep it going😎

That entire album is fantastic. A complete artistic expression

Man, this is so awesome. I did not know the whole song had so many samples and the editing is great! New subscriber for suuuuree, I’d love to see more of these

So awesome, thanks for the break down!

Very good editing and pacing, just amazing

Keep going man, this is tight and worth a cup of grog

This channel is crazyyyyy! Keep it going

Man Never have I ever seen the sample breakdown of Gotye that clearly, Btw great work!!😮👏🔥

Bro, u so good at this deconstructing

This concept is just amazing, keep going!!

Insane work!

this is the kind of video that youtube should be recommending me, loved it!

Superb job

Ah who do I owe a drink for putting this together?

Love that people realise what a talent this guy is

This is incredible thanks for the video

Had no idea there were so many samples in this and that it was so sample based, hope your channel gets more credit soon, these videos are really awesome and very informative.

No word, thank you

This is TRULY AMAZING

Great job ❤

The craziest sample breakdown in history of music.

Amazing work 🎉

need more vids from this channel - keep em coming!

Excellent video

Excellent content. Can’t wait for more

This video is amazing.

Such clean chops 🧼

So dope… as a producer this got me so excited

Wow! Never knew about this! Very tasteful sampling here!

there is some great content dude keep it up

Now you're just a sample that i used to know

I love Sample Breakdowns! This one was very interesting. Instant Sub :D

This channel is really cool and I hope you keep making videos and are very successful

Awesome work. Instant subbed

je comprends bien comment Gotye a réussit à faire ce magnifique morceau. Mon ex fessait des super trucs avec des samples, c'était fascinant ce travail.

Beyond incredible

Amazing video!!! Never knew there was so much sampling in this song, honestly makes the song even better imo, brilliant sampling. It's sad that the man was so overwhelmed with the success that he quit making music... Hope one day he will shake it off and get back to creating wonderful art.