Somebody Told Me

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"Somebody Told Me"
Somebody-Told-Me.jpg
UK 2004 release artwork
Single by the Killers
from the album Hot Fuss
B-side
  • "Under the Gun"
  • "The Ballad of Michael Valentine"
  • "Show You How"
ReleasedMarch 15, 2004 (2004-03-15) [1]
Studio The Hearse, Berkeley, California
Genre
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Killers
The Killers singles chronology
"Mr. Brightside"
(2003)
"Somebody Told Me"
(2004)
"Mr. Brightside (re-issue)"
(2004)
Music video
"Somebody Told Me" on YouTube

"Somebody Told Me" is a song by American rock band the Killers. It was released as the second official single from the group's debut studio album Hot Fuss (2004), and was written by band members Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Dave Keuning and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brandon Flowers said: "This is the story of trying to meet someone in a club." [2] It is written in the key of B-flat minor.

Contents

The single peaked at number 51 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it charted at number 28 upon its first release in March 2004, becoming the band's first hit in the Top 40, it was then re-released in January 2005 and reached number three.

In Australia, the song was ranked number four on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In 2009, it was voted at number nine in XFM's Top 100 Songs of the Decade.

Composition

Stylistically, "Somebody told Me" has been cited as alternative rock, [3] new wave, [4] dance-rock, [5] and disco. [6] The song is in the verse-chorus form. The intro of the song is a Bm chord, leading into the first verse, which consists of a Bm–Em–B chord progression repeated twice, followed by a pre-chorus of G–A–Bm chord progression repeated twice.

The chorus follows the Bm–G–A–F chord progression repeated twice. The first time through the chorus, the last F chord is cut off. The song has a second verse and chorus, then has a bridge with the chord progression E–G–B–E–B–E–Am–G–E–E–G, which leads into the chorus for a final time. [7]

Critical reception

Billboard called the song "wildly infectious", [8] and "as addictive as nickel slots". [9] Blender asserted that the single is a "superb blaze of synthesizers and guitars that builds to the year's best one-liner: 'Somebody told me you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend I had in February of last year.'" [10]

Entertainment Weekly hailed the single as "three smashingly punchy minutes of garage pop so tightly wound that singer Brandon Flowers seems to be accusing his girl of cheating on him with another woman." [11] Rolling Stone said the single was a "nightclub anthem in the making" and continued, "the acid-tongued 'Somebody Told Me' blasts into outer space on a wave of synthesizers and singer Brandon Flowers' cheeky chorus." [12]

Michael Paoletta of Billboard praised the remixes done by, respectively, Josh Harris and King Unique for "maintaining the original song's integrity" but recommended readers to buy the album, Hot Fuss, rather than the single. [13]

In 2020, Paste ranked the song number six on their list of the 20 greatest Killers songs, [14] and in 2021, American Songwriter ranked the song number three on their list of the 10 greatest Killers songs. [15]

Music video

The music video for "Somebody Told Me", was filmed in February 2004 in California, and was directed by Brett Simon. It shows the Killers performing their song in the moonlight of a desert location, with a giant LED screen displaying scrolling characters and flashing images of their logo, as well as an alternate version of the video shot during the day. The imagery in the video pays homage to that of "Crystal" by English alternative dance group New Order; the Killers named themselves after the fictitious band performing in the New Order video.

Live performances

The band performed the song during an appearance on an episode of Saturday Night Live , hosted by Topher Grace in 2005. [16] They also performed the song at the Sideshow Lollapalooza in June 2011. [17]

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Rock & Pop Chile Rock & Pop 20 Años 200 Canciones [18] 2013
192
XFM United Kingdom 100 Greatest Songs of the Decade [19] 2009
9
Absolute Radio United Kingdom100 Best Songs of the Decade [20] 2009
60
NME United Kingdom100 Greatest Tracks of the Decade [21] 2009
41
Triple J Australia Hottest 100 of 2004 2004
4

Awards

YearCeremonyAwardResult
2005 Grammy Awards Best Rock SongNominated
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalNominated
2005 International Dance Music Awards Best Alternative/Rock Dance TrackNominated

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] 6× Platinum420,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [60] Platinum60,000
Canada (Music Canada) [61] 5× Platinum400,000
Germany (BVMI) [62] Gold150,000
Italy (FIMI) [63] Platinum100,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [64] Gold30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] 3× Platinum1,800,000
United States (RIAA) [66] 5× Platinum5,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomMarch 15, 2004
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
Lizard King [1]
United StatesMay 3, 2004 Alternative radio Island [67]
July 26, 2004 Hot adult contemporary radio [68]
August 9, 2004 Contemporary hit radio [69]
United KingdomJanuary 10, 2005CDLizard King [70]

The song can be heard in the episode of Six Feet Under , "Grinding the Corn", from 2004. [16] The song appears as a master track in Rock Band 4 . The song also appears in the background in a bar in a scene from the movie Rocky Balboa .

In 2017, Italian rock band Måneskin covered the song live on Italian X Factor, [71] and released it on their EP Chosen (2017). In 2020, American metalcore band Motionless in White released a cover of the song.

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