Somebody Told Me (414.01.Drum Kit) (Neuheit Ensemble)

Somebody Told Me (414.01.Drum Kit) (Neuheit Ensemble) Somebody Told Me is a song by American rock band the Killers. It was released as the second official single from the groups 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.” 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; 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. Stylistically, the song has been cited as alternative rock, new wave and dance-rock. Described as "wildly infectious", and "as addictive as nickel slots”, the single is a "superb blaze of synthesizers and guitars that builds to the years best one-liner: Somebody told me you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend I had in February of last year.’ Hailed as "three smashingly punchy minutes of garage pop so tightly wound.....” Rolling Stone magazine 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." The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in their early days, both Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined the band in 2002. The bands name is derived from a logo on the bass drum of a fictitious band portrayed in a New Order music video. The Killers have released seven studio albums, each of which reached the top spot on the UK Albums Charts. The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, selling more than 28 million records worldwide, including 10.8 million in the US alone. They have performed in over 50 countries and on six continents, headlining venues such as Madison Square Garden, Wembley Stadium and Glastonbury Festival (2007 and 2019).