Somebody Told Me
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| Single by
The Killers from the album Hot Fuss |
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| Released | 15 March 2004
(UK) 10 January 2005 (UK re-release) |
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| Format | CD single 7" vinyl |
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| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:17 | ||||
| Label | Island / Lizard | ||||
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"Somebody Told Me" is a song written and performed by The Killers. The song
is featured on the group's
The song's lyrics refer to rumours that can spoil your night ("never thought I'd let a rumour ruin my moonlight"); in this case, concerning a girl who has now got a boyfriend, who resembles a girlfriend the narrator once had, implying that she is a lesbian, as is the narrator's ex-girlfriend. However, there are several possible interpretations of the lyrics of this song.
Lead singer Brandon Flowers refers to this song as "Our most Vegas-influenced song on the album. Sin city, the strip. It's where I grew up and of course it affects the songs I write. This song has a lot of sexual energy."
When The Killers first started out, their music was little noticed by music-buyers and the media, which is why "Somebody Told Me" has been released twice in slightly different forms. The first, with the pink background cover (shown right), is the rarer version of the single as it was their first release of it; due to poor sales not as many were produced. When re-released, the cover-art sported a blue background colour and is the more common version of the single.
The single peaked at #51 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The re-issued, blue edition of the single peaked at #3 in the UK.
Track listings
Original UK CD
- "Somebody Told Me"
- "Under the Gun"
- "The Ballad of Michael Valentine"
Original UK Pink 7"
- "Somebody Told Me"
- "The Ballad of Michael Valentine"
UK Re-release CD 1
- "Somebody Told Me"
- "Show You How"
UK Re-release CD 2
- "Somebody Told Me"
- "Somebody Told Me (Mylo Mix)"
- "Somebody Told Me (King Unique Vocal Mix)"
- "Somebody Told Me (U-MYX)"
UK Re-release 12"
- "Somebody Told Me (Mylo Mix)"
- "Somebody Told Me (The Glimmers GypoRock Mix)"
US 12"
- "Somebody Told Me (Josh Harris Club)"
- "Somebody Told Me (Josh Harris Dub)"
- "Somebody Told Me (King Unique Mix)"
- "Somebody Told Me (King Unique's Dub)"
Music video
The music video for "Somebody Told Me" simply shows The Killers performing their song in the moonlight of a desert location, with a giant LED screen displaying rolling, flashing images of their logo, as well as an alternate version of the video shot during the day, presumably in the same location. The concept is very similar to the video for "Crystal" by New Order, which features a fictional band called The Killers miming the New Order song in front of a large video screen flashing random colours and images. It was from this video that The Killers got their band name, so the similarities are likely an intentional homage.
Covers and parodies
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this song into a Lounge style on their 2005 album Aperitif for Destruction. He sings the song when he's drunk and near the end of the song he runs to the bathroom to puke. The song was also covered by Daniel Bedingfield as part of a Radio 1 Live Lounge session.
There is a parody of this song by ApologetiX called "Somebody Sold Me".
In popular culture
- The song is heard in the film Rocky Balboa when Rocky Jr. is in the bar and sees the computer simulated fight.
External links
| The Killers |
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| Brandon Flowers | Dave Keuning | Mark Stoermer | Ronnie Vannucci Jr. |
| Discography |
| Albums: Hot Fuss | Sam's Town |
| Compilations: Sawdust |
| Singles: "Somebody Told Me" | "Mr. Brightside" | "All These Things That I've Done" | "Smile Like You Mean It" | "When You Were Young" | "Bones" | "A Great Big Sled" | "Read My Mind" | "For Reasons Unknown" | "Shadowplay" | "Tranquilize" | "Don't Shoot Me Santa" |
| Related articles |
| Marrakesh Records (Lizard King Records) | Island Records | Las Vegas | "Crystal" |
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