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"Anxiety" essentially "copy and pastes" the atmospheric backing of the Gotye track, creating a modern rap-pop hybrid that has been highly successful on rhythmic radio. Unreleased Tracks and Leaks

The "Somebody That I Used to Know" melody saw a major resurgence in the Kendrick-adjacent world with the release of by TDE artist Doechii .

He mocks the "overdue car notes" and "primadonna" attitudes of people who dismissed him before his fame, ending with a cynical "Fast forward, wait, is that you?". Kendrick Lamar - Somebody That I Used To Know -...

* Somebody That I Used to Know (Remix) * 2012. * The Blessings. [FRESH LEAK] Somebody V3 : r/KendrickLamar

The remix keeps Gotye's iconic chorus but recontextualizes it to represent the distance between Kendrick and the people from his past. The TDE Connection: Doechii’s "Anxiety" * Somebody That I Used to Know (Remix) * 2012

While "Anxiety" is often cited as sampling Gotye, both tracks actually share a foundational sample from Luiz Bonfá’s 1967 instrumental "Seville" .

Shortly after Gotye’s original track dominated the charts, an official featuring Kendrick Lamar was released in 2012 . Produced by The Blessings , the track appeared on the mixtape Slight Work 5 . The TDE Connection: Doechii’s "Anxiety" While "Anxiety" is

Kendrick raps about a former acquaintance who only acknowledges him once he’s "poppin'".