‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ won two Grammy’s for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year but loses out on $1 million in royalty money.
It is also the only Australian single to top the US Billboard charts and the highest selling single in Australian history, and garnered over $1 million in profits, but a royalties deal sees Gotye (whose real name is Wally DeBacker) having to split his profits all the way down in the middle.