"Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye...
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Topic: "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye...
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye...
Date Posted: 09 April 2012 at 10:55pm
| I've been hearing what sounds like a pop remix of Gotye featuring Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know" on local Top 40 stations. The most noticeable difference is it contains an additional percussion/rhythm overdub not heard on the album version. Does anyone know what the official name of this mix is? And has it appeared on an official promo CD single release or is it only being made available to radio stations via digital download? |
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Posted By: cmmmbase
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 6:16am
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A couple of weeks ago this remix showed up on TM Century's A disc as "Tempo Edit".
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Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 10:16pm
| Thanks, cmmmbase! |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 11:15pm
| Bumping this back up since it's now being reported in another thread that this mix is called the "Rhythmic Remix". |
Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 13 May 2012 at 12:34am
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I too have been trying to locate a remix we heard on the
local alt. station. It kept all the elements of the LP version but had an extra drum track. I've tried quite a few sites that post remixes, and alas there are hundreds out there for this song. But, they all are club type remixes, changing the whole track. I also found the above mentioned "Tempo Edit" but to me that beat is too techno for what i heard on the radio. I found this one remix that fits what everyone describes, and i *think* it may be the one we heard: http://www.z90.com/pages/z_newmusic?Mike-D---Somebody- That-I-Used-To-Know-Re=1&blockID=593570&feedID=7484 It's by a "DJ Mike D" and seems to be designed for pop radio. I found it posted at other stations as well. Thanks for any input. MM |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 13 May 2012 at 8:29pm
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Yes, it's the "Mike D Rhythmic Remix"--the same one I referred to in the other post. It just has an added rhythm track on top of the LP version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 13 May 2012 at 8:53pm
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I visited DJMikeD.com and found a wav file of the track
that was downloadable from his site. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 13 May 2012 at 9:17pm
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Interesting that he has it on his site. Although it's the same mix as what I have, mine runs 30 seconds longer. I'd be curious to know which version is being played on the air (the 3:34 edit or the 4:04 length remix).
The stations in my area are playing the album version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 3:04am
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I've heard nothing but the album version in Tulsa on the CHR, Rhythmic CHR, and Alternative stations.
(This song has really crossed format boundaries! I'm waiting for the local country stations to start playing it... lol!) ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 18 May 2012 at 1:57am
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UPDATE:
I heard one of the local CHRs (106.9 K-Hits, KHTT-FM 106.9 Muskogee / Tulsa, OK) play the 4:03 Mike D "added hook version" remix tonight in what I assume was regular rotation. Although they might only be playing this version at night, there was nothing said before or after to indicate it was an unusual event. While certainly a different feel, I do like the mix! One notable difference between the longer "added hook" mix and the original mix (& the album version) is that it breaks the first verse into two "mini-verses" which more closely match the length of the female singer's verse. Someone mentioned two versions with 30 seconds' difference between; he now has both versions posted: http://soundcloud.com/djmiked - DJ Mike D This song is having an interesting run... ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 10:11pm
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Here's another interesting version that Kiss-FM in Dallas is playing, but I don't know the name of the edit. It's the album mix, but it has been edited to add in half of the first chorus in between the first and second verses. Also, the first four seconds has been cut off the beginning.
In other words, at 0:48 of the album version, it cuts to the first chorus, plays half of that chorus, then jumps back to 0:48 of the LP version. I haven't dubbed it off the radio to figure out if anything else has been edited or changed. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 12:46am
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Bizarre, Aaron... hadn't heard that one!
Our other CHR, 92.1 / The Beat (KTBT Broken Arrow) is playing the album version unless they're playing the edit you're describing... which isn't unlikely, since both The Beat and Kiss-FM are Clear Channel. I'll see if I can catch them playing it from the beginning and find out for sure which version they're airing... ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 28 May 2012 at 7:07am
Even though it's only May, I think this song is already a shoo-in as the sleeper hit of the year. |
NightAire wrote:Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 28 May 2012 at 4:00pm
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It certainly is different from everything else on the US pop chart at the moment. Since it went to #1 in several countries around the world several months ago, I suppose it shouldn't come as a big surprise that it also hit #1 here. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: musicmanatl
Date Posted: 28 May 2012 at 4:34pm
| I think one of the reasons that it's been such a huge hit around the world is that it's very catchy yet very distinctive sounding - I can't think of another recent hit record it remotely sounds like. I think a lot of left-field smashes are like that, but the downside is they're usually very difficult to follow up. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 30 May 2012 at 10:23pm
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I managed to dub this off Kiss-FM tonight, and it's the first time I heard them play it with the full intro intact. I suppose some DJs just cue in :04 to give it a more powerful start out of a jingle/sweeper.
Also there is a slight crossfade out of the half chorus and not a straight edit. To create your own version, you would insert the first chorus (straight edit on the downbeat) at 0:48 of the LP version. Then, with the additional 15.6 seconds (half chorus) inserted, the overlap will occur at 1:03. You can just barely hear the words "no you" from the next part of the chorus. I'm definitely curious to know if this is a homemade Clear Channel (or Kiss-FM Dallas) edit or if the record company issued this version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 31 May 2012 at 5:15am
Are there any stations that still play CDs on the air? Most, if not all commercial stations use some sort of music-on-hard-drive system these days. If it's a Clear Channel station, they're no doubt using Prophet/NextGen/whatever it's called now. |
Posted By: budaniel
Date Posted: 31 May 2012 at 7:24am
| I actually think this song, especially in its slightly remixed form, isn't particularly different than Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People... |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 31 May 2012 at 11:14am
Now that you mention it, yeah. As musicmanatl noted, their follow-up was kind of a stiff. I don't follow alt-rock, not sure what pervious success either of these artists had there. |
Posted By: budaniel
Date Posted: 31 May 2012 at 12:31pm
| the funny thing about BOTH songs is that, when they first hit the airwaves, I was kind of like 'YAWN'. And then all of a sudden I was like, "eh. nice diversion..." |
Posted By: budaniel
Date Posted: 01 June 2012 at 8:24am
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Looks like itunes will be getting almost a dozen remixes of this song soon.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686241/gotye-somebody-that-i-used-to-know-remix-album.jhtml - MTV.com |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 23 March 2019 at 11:20pm
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Just wanted to point out in assembling 2012 radio never played the slow version of the album or the album edit, but chose the Mike D Rhythmic Remix or its edit instead.
I am not aware it ever made a CD compilation but it should have. It is one of the main reasons it was #1 for so long. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 23 March 2019 at 11:59pm
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I didn't join Promo Only until December of 2018, but they
did service the DJ Mike D remix in 2012 on Express Audio DFF May 2012: Week 4 ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 24 March 2019 at 9:01am
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The local CHR in Dallas station played their own edit of the album version. Their edit inserted the chorus between the first and second verse. The Hot AC played the Mike D Remix. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 24 March 2019 at 1:37pm
Maybe not where you live, but both Top 40/Hot AC stations I do engineering for played the album version. ISTR 92 Moose in Maine playing it too. I wasn't even aware of a remix until this thread. I will admit to being a bit surprised as to how big a hit this song was given the subject matter. Really catchy song though... |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 24 March 2019 at 4:39pm
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There's a guy who worked in Erie PA that's been the
operations manager at 92 Moose for the last couple of years. His air name/DJ name is Cooper Fox. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 25 March 2019 at 6:02am
I know of him, may have met him at an NHAB function. He spent several years at WMWV in N. Conway, N.H. I think he may have worked in Portland too. |
Posted By: Bill Cahill
Date Posted: 26 March 2019 at 8:18am
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Some AC stations ran a home-made edit that removed the word "screwed", in "Somebody That I Used To Know" which was easy enough
to make with all the instrumental material available. |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 28 March 2019 at 8:44pm
I am honestly surprised the album and probably its edit got any airplay. I take it these stations were mostly slow A/C which explains it. Not only very catchy, the number of remixes exploded sending it up into the top 10 and then to #1. Of the hits of the 2010's it stands as one of the most successful one-hit wonders of the decade (his follow up did chart position #92 if i recall and then he did a disappearing act completely for the last 7 years)and worthy of inclusion. |