Gotye Not Satisfied With #1 Hit
News posted Tuesday, August 16 2011 at 12:00 PM.
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Gotye has revealed to M+N how he felt deflated after penning 'Somebody That I Used To Know’, his first number one hit.
The song – the first Australian song to top the ARIA Singles Chart since January – ended Adele’s seven-week run at the top of the charts this week. But in a soon-to-be-published interview with M+N, Gotye (aka Melbourne musician Wally De Backer) said he’s still not satisfied with the track, or its predecessor ‘Eyes Wide Open’, the first single from his forthcoming new album Making Mirrors.
“With both tracks, I still didn’t feel satisfied when I finished them,” Gotye told M+N. “In a way my feelings with both songs were a bit deflated afterwards … With distance and as I’m playing them live, maybe I’ll get to like them more.”
He said he was so conflicted by 'Somebody That I Used To Know’ that it delayed the release of the album by five months.
“I just kinda let them ['Somebody That I Used To Know' and 'Eyes Wide Open'] go. It wasn’t about being a perfectionist. I felt like I made them the best they could be, and there wasn’t anything pragmatic or realistic I could do anymore in terms of remixing, tweaking, re-recording vocals, trying another part, or spending more money and time. I’d only make them sound worse or start disappearing in my own head – or rectum.”
‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ is a duet with rising New Zealand-born singer Kimbra, who Gotye decided to draft in after hitting a creative wall midway through writing the song.
“When I got to the end of the first chorus, I felt for the first time, in any song I’d written, that I’d said all I had to say. Any attempt to work an instrumental path, or bridge, back towards a repeat of the chorus felt very weak. At that point I went, ‘I think it needs another story. It’s going to be a duet.’ So I wrote the female part and looked for someone to bring it to life.”
Meanwhile, Gotye has added a Perth show to his run of national album launches later this year. He’ll be playing the Belvoir Theatre on December 9. Most of the tour – including four shows at the 1500-capacity Forum Theatre in Melbourne – have completely sold out.
Making Mirrors is out this Friday (August 19) via Eleven.
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Chin up Gotee!
chin up goatse !
I'm not satisfied either.
i can feel a meme coming on...
go wally!
Poor Gotye
Suck it up Wally!
i think it's nice
That song is #1? Really?
I don't hate it, but it doesn't seem to be the kinda song that would be #1 on any chart...
then again, neither did that angus & julia stone song...
look what is this?
hottest 100 no.1
I can't remember/don't care about her name, but I am disappointed every time I see this video and never seeing her nips.
It's bullshit.
cannot wait
isn't it a bloke?
Nah
Was even on the V music channel in KFC the other day, hadn't expected that.
She has a nice back. I bet she has really nice Kimbras.
YouTube comment by charliebrown407
Kimbra reminds me of someone I used to know, she's a professional make-up artist now and her ''look'' is quite popular.
ah
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I just realised I've been writing ''Goyte'' all this time...
I'm sorry Gotye
Still the chillest. Quite liked the way he articulated his take on popularity vs fame vs legitimacy.
TacoTacoTaco hates Australians/loves Gotye??
Album is #22 in the US Charts
Single is #16 in US charts
both with a bullet !!
Wally
NME with the scoop: http://www.nme.com/news/gotye/63473
poor wouter
Link
i wonder if millions of dollars will change his mind...i hope not to be honest.
Coheed and Cambria cover Gotye
Just not enough Gotye news at the moment
He just don't care: http://www.nme.com/news/gotye/66347
Gotye nose!
The Grammy awards have recognised Gotye, with the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter scoring a nomination for record of the year for his duet with Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know.
The category includes a hefty six nominees, each of which was inescapable over the past year.
The list also includes Kelly Clarkson's Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), fun.'s We Are Young, Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, The Black Keys' Lonely Boy and Frank Ocean's Thinkin Bout You.
Clarkson and fun. also were nominated in the best pop vocal album category, announced on Wednesday night in the US.
There are rumors circulating that Gotye will be performing a live mash-up with Psy.
Can we get a meme or gif on this?
Gotye will be performing a live mash-up with Psy.
Can we get a meme or gif on this?
Nominated for a Brit Award. Best International Solo Artist.
Pretty good company. Could go to any of them. Brits are weird.
Grammy Best Alternative Music!
Other nominees: M83, Bjork, Tom waits and Fiona Apple