ARTBAT & David Guetta Rework “Somebody That I Used To Know” From Festival ID to Official Release
As ARTBAT & David Guetta rework “Somebody That I Used To Know,” the collaboration retains Gotye and Kimbra’s recognizable vocals while rebuilding the production for a contemporary electronic setting.
ARTBAT & David Guetta rework “Somebody That I Used To Know” arrives as a new electronic rework of Gotye and Kimbra’s global hit, bringing ARTBAT and David Guetta together for one of their most anticipated collaborations of the year.
Released September 4 via Interscope Records, “Somebody That I Used To Know (ARTBAT x David Guetta Mix) (feat. Gotye & Kimbra)” brings together ARTBAT and David Guetta while retaining the unmistakable vocals from Gotye and Kimbra’s original recording. The release is now officially available on streaming platforms, with ARTBAT also highlighting the single through their Spotify artist profile.
The ARTBAT & David Guetta collaboration keeps the recognizable vocal performances of Gotye and Kimbra at the center while introducing a new electronic interpretation of the track.
The collaboration follows months of appearances in DJ sets ahead of its official release. The rework was played throughout the summer at major events and venues, including Tomorrowland, Ultra Music Festival, UNVRS and Hï Ibiza.
Its appearance at Tomorrowland can also be independently documented. During David Guetta’s Tomorrowland 2026 Mainstage performance, the rework of “Somebody That I Used To Know” appeared in his set, giving the collaboration another major festival showcase ahead of its September release.
ARTBAT and David Guetta Put a New Spin on a Familiar Record
The new version takes one of the most recognizable pop recordings of the 2010s and reframes it for contemporary electronic sets. Rather than replacing the central vocal identity of the song, the ARTBAT and David Guetta mix keeps Gotye and Kimbra at the center while rebuilding the surrounding production for a dance-focused setting.
That approach gives the track an immediate connection to the original while allowing it to function differently in a festival or DJ set. The familiar vocal passages provide the melodic foundation, while the updated electronic production gives the record a significantly different scale and energy.
For both artists, the ARTBAT & David Guetta release adds another major collaboration to their respective catalogs.
The collaboration also connects two established names from different corners of electronic music. ARTBAT have built their catalog around a melodic, driving electronic sound, while Guetta continues to maintain a significant presence across mainstream dance music and major festival stages.
The track had already begun surfacing beyond ARTBAT’s own performances before release. David Guetta included “Somebody That I Used To Know” in a 2026 live set documented by Live Nation, further showing how the rework had become part of his live repertoire before its official arrival.
From Festival ID to Official Release
The September 4 release turns what had circulated as a festival ID into an officially released collaboration.
That distinction is important. Earlier set documentation sometimes identified the track simply as an ARTBAT remix of Gotye and Kimbra’s original. The commercially released recording, however, officially credits ARTBAT and David Guetta, with Gotye and Kimbra featured in the title. Spotify currently lists the recording under those four artists and identifies it as a single.
The release arrives nearly 15 years after Gotye and Kimbra released the original “Somebody That I Used To Know,” a song whose distinctive vocal performance and melody have remained immediately recognizable long after its initial run.
The ARTBAT & David Guetta mix is now officially available, giving listeners the full version after its appearances in DJ sets.
ARTBAT and David Guetta’s version now gives the record another life within electronic music, transforming a familiar song for the large-scale stages where the new interpretation was first tested.
“Somebody That I Used To Know (ARTBAT x David Guetta Mix) (feat. Gotye & Kimbra)” is out now via Interscope Records.
With ARTBAT & David Guetta reworking “Somebody That I Used To Know,” the familiar recording now takes on a new form following months of appearances in major DJ sets.
