2010–2013: Making Mirrors and international success Gotye
gotye in montreal on 30 march 2012
on 5 july 2011, gotye released film clip song used know on youtube , vimeo. directed natasha pincus, video has been viewed on 815 million times (as of october 2016). on 6 october 2011 video awarded melbourne design award. video number 15 viewed video of all-time on youtube , number 4 liked video of all-time.
on 15 july 2011, announced used know had come in third in 2011 vanda & young songwriting competition. on 8 august 2011, gotye released film clip song bronte on youtube , vimeo. visuals animated , directed ari gibson @ mechanical apple. on date, gotye released video title making making mirrors , short documentary recording process of making mirrors . video directed james bryans , wally de backer. on 13 august 2011, gotye released film clip song state of art on youtube , vimeo. visuals animated , directed greg sharp & ivan dixon @ rubber house.
in first week of release, making mirrors @ number 1 on australian aria albums chart, making gotye first australian act simultaneously hold both number 1 single , album since silverchair in 2007. album became international success, charting in top 10 in 17 countries , reaching number 1 in six. charted on u.s. billboard 200 (number 7) , in canada. album 3x platinum status in australia, platinum in france, poland , belgium, , gold in us, new zealand, germany, uk, ireland, canada , netherlands.
on 11 october 2011, announced gotye had been nominated 7 aria awards. due release date restrictions of eligibility period, making mirrors not nominated, , 7 nominations related used know . gotye nominated highest selling single, single of year, best pop release, best male artist , 3 awards in aria artisan category: best video (natasha pincus), engineer of year (francois tetaz) , producer of year (wouter de backer). on same day nominations revealed, winners of artisan categories announced, gotye , album personnel winning three. on 27 november 2011, gotye won 3 aria awards: best male artist, best pop release , single of year used know . kimbra, collaborated gotye on song, won aria award best female artist.
on 18 october 2011, gotye released film clip song don t worry, ll watching on youtube , vimeo. visuals animated , directed benjamin drake , eddie white. on 20 november 2011, gotye released film clip song don t worry, ll watching on youtube , vimeo. visuals animated , directed greg sharp , ivan dixon @ rubber house.
gotye in front of fractured heart (2013)
on 1 february 2012, gotye made american television debut on jimmy kimmel live!, performing eyes wide open , used know kimbra , state of art . on 12 february 2012, used know reached number 1 on uk singles chart. next week fell top spot on 26 february reached top spot second time, remained total of 5 weeks. on 24 february 2012, gotye released film clip song easy way out on youtube , vimeo.this video won award of best music video @ 2013 byron bay international film festival. visuals animated , directed darcy prendergast , oh yeah wow.
gotye performed used know on saturday night live on 14 april 2012 along eyes wide open . these collective performances helped single reach number 1 on billboard hot 100 week ending 28 april 2012, giving gotye first u.s. number 1 single; first australian artist reach number 1 in u.s. since savage garden in 2000. in april 2012, used know broke 47-year-old record in netherlands becoming successful song in history of dutch charts. gotye interviewed on 7 april 2012 broadcast of national public radio s things considered.
the magazine american songwriter named gotye writer of week week of 6 february 2012. on 31 may 2012, gotye announced release digital compilation of 10 official remixes of used know on 8 june.
gotye announced world tour in may 2012 covering many parts of world had not played. tour began in august 2012 in korea , wound through japan, north america, europe, middle east , finished in australia in december 2012.
on 15 february 2013, fractured heart, interactive sound , light sculpture designed , built illuminart in collaboration gotye, launched @ national film , sound archive (nfsa) headquarters in canberra, australia. gotye curated , presented special screening of works of favourite animators, including have worked him on music videos hearts mess , easy way out , state of art .
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