"Somebody Told Me"
Single by The Killers
from the album Hot Fuss
Released	2004 (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Length	3:17
Label	Island / Lizard
Chart positions
#3 (UK re-issue) #7 (Taiwan) #27 (France) #51 (USA)
The Killers singles chronology
N/A	"Somebody Told Me" (2004)	"Mr. Brightside" (2005)
Alternate cover

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The lyrics refer to rumours that can spoil your night ("never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight"). In this case, it's concerning a girl that has a new boyfriend who looks like a girlfriend the narrator had last year.

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".

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. Crystal was the first single to be released from the 2001 New Order album Get Ready, which entered the UK charts at number 8. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ...

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, is the rarer version of the single as it was their first release of it, and due to poor sales not as many were produced. When re-released, the cover-art sported a blue background colour (shown right), 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.

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. "Weird Al" Yankovic also included this song in "Polkarama" off of Straight Outta Lynwood. Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California. ... The term lounge can refer to: a living room in a private house, a public waiting area, provided with seating, as in a hotel or airport an Airline lounge is a private waiting area offered by airlines to pecial customers or to those who pay an extra fee lounge music... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aperitif for Destruction is the fourth album from Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine, released May 24, 2005. ... Alfred Matthew Weird Al Yankovic (IPA pronunciation: ; born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer. ... Straight Outta Lynwood is the 12th album by Weird Al Yankovic. ...

Track listings

Original Pink CD

1. "Somebody Told Me"
2. "Under the Gun"
3. "The Ballad of Michael Valentine"

CD 1

1. "Somebody Told Me"
2. "Show You How"

CD 2

1. "Somebody Told Me"
2. "Somebody Told Me (Mylo Mix)"
3. "Somebody Told Me (King Unique Vocal Mix)"
4. "Somebody Told Me (U-MYX)"

U-MYX is a music format launched in 2004 which allows a user to arrange songs by known music artists. ...

External Links

• "Somebody Told Me" Music Video