Now, she’s just somebody that he used to know. Wally De Backer built the “Somebody That I Used To Know” instrumental track before he started writing the lyrics, and those lyrics took time.

As Gotye's breakout hit joins the annals of biggest breakup anthems of all time, how does it measure up to its contemporaries?

It was hard to go anywhere in 2012 without hearing Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know." It comes as no surprise the track has been nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group ...