: The distinctive opening guitar riff is sampled from Luiz Bonfá's 1967 instrumental "Seville".
: The song features a sparse xylophone melody based on the first nine notes of the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep". Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
: The painting symbolizes the shared history of the relationship, with Kimbra eventually "washing clean" of the paint as she breaks away. : The distinctive opening guitar riff is sampled
The track is celebrated for its minimalist yet hypnotic instrumentation, which notably includes: Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
: Gotye initially struggled to finish the track until he added a female verse. Kimbra was eventually chosen as the vocalist after another high-profile artist cancelled. Meaning and Visuals