Gotye and Kimbra perform on Jimmy Kimmel show

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added: 4 Feb 2012 // by: Noise11 

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Gotye and Kimbra made their American television debut performing 'Somebody That I Used To Know' on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Kimbra flew to Los Angeles in time for this performance right after playing at the Big Day Out in Melbourne on Sunday. She is now on Gotye's US tour and will showcase at SXSW in Austin next month.

Combined views of 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Gotye and Walk Off The Earth yesterday topped 100 million on YouTube.

Gotye and Kimbra played at the El Rey in La last night. There next show is Monday, February 6 at The Bowery Ballroom in New York.

Gotye's 'Making Mirrors' album was released in America this week.

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Gotye video one of most viewed

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added: 16 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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The Walk Off The Earth cover of Gotye and Kimbra's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' was one of YouTube's most watched videos in the past week with over 19 million views. 19,827,754 to be exact.

The video featuring five people playing one guitar at the same time was only posted a week ago and has generated millions of views for every day it was up.

The original song by Gotye and Kimbra was the biggest selling single of 2011 in Australia. Gotye's 'Making Mirrors' album was the biggest selling Australian album of last year.

Walk Off The Earth are from Canada. They recruited Canadian singer Sarah Blackwood for the Kimbra part, uploaded to YouTube and drew in the views every single day.

Both Gotye and Kimbra tweeted their approval of the song but it also drew the attention of actor Russell Crowe who moonlights as a singer. Crowe offered his catalogue to Walk Off The Earth to play with and that may also lead to a collaboration.

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Gotye song racks up another 4m views

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added: 13 Jan 2012 // by: Noise11 

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Overnight the Walk Off The Earth video has generated another 4 million + views brining it to a total of 15,339,711 in just 6 days and they are now giving away a free download for watching it.

The viral impact of this clip is incredible.

Canadian group Walk Off The Earth and singer Sarah Blackwood became viral superstars when they covered the Gotye and Kimbra song and made the clip featuring five people playing one guitar.

In the new thankyou video they say, 'We just wanted to make this video to say thankyou to everybody who has shared and posted our video. You made this crazy dream come true for us'.

As part of the thankyou, Walk Off The Earth have posted a new and original song called 'These Times' for you to download within the video below.

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Gotye and Walk Off The Earth videos played together

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added: 13 Jan 2012 // by: Noise11 

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A new video of comparing the Gotye and Walk Off The Earth versions of 'Somebody That I Used To Know' popped up overnight on YouTube and the similarities are identical.

The Walk Off The Earth version is pretty much exactly in synch to the Gotye and Kimbra version.

In the Walk Off The Earth version the Sarah Blackwood vocal starts at exactly the same time the Kimbra version hits the Gotye version.

Played over the top of each other Walk Off The Earth's version is perfectly aligned with the Gotye original. Both songs go for exactly 4 minutes and 08 seconds.

The Gotye 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has now clocked up over 37 million views on YouTube. The song was number one for the second week in a row in Germany this week.

The Walk Off The Earth version has been a viral smash. In just five days it has generated 11,605,0003 views. Over 1.5 million of those were in the past 24 hours.

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Gotye Cover inspires Russell Crowe

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added: 10 Jan 2012 // by: Noise11 

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Russell Crowe has pitched his songbook to Canadian band Walk Off The Earth after they create a viral hit with their Gotye and Kimbra cover.

Walk Off The Earth featuring Sarah Blackwood produced and uploaded their version of the Gotye featuring Kimbra song 'Somebody That I Used To Know' and within days had more than 3 million views on YouTube.

Over the weekend Russell Crowe tweeted, 'Check out Walk Off The Earth's cover of Somebody That I Used To Know. Brilliant'.

He then pitched his own songs to the Canadian band. '@WalkOffTheEarth. A revelation. What a collection of voices. Do you write your own songs? Crowe/Doyle Songbook vol iii on i-tunes,' he added.

Gotye and Kimbra both approve of the Walk Off The Earth version. 'I know who to ask for help with acoustic versions of Somebody: Walk Off The Earth. Hilarious and brilliant,' tweeted Gotye on Saturday.

Yesterday Kimbra also commented via Facebook, 'Yes, I agree with you all, this is truly amazing. THAT's team work'.

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