Sing the breakup duet everyone is remaking. Add your photo for the singer who stares down the camera, add a friend for the one answering side-on, or leave that seat and the original partner sings back at you. Pets and a painted costume version too. Song on, about 15 seconds.
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A real 15-second duet, made here from two photos. Tap the speaker for sound.
What is the Somebody That I Used To Know AI trend?
By the sorry i lied team ·
The Somebody That I Used To Know AI trend is a 15-second remake of the Gotye and Kimbra breakup duet in front of a flat wall of pink, cream and grey shapes. One singer faces the lens with a dead-serious stare and gets the big close-up; the other turns side-on and sings straight at them. It began with two AI cats and turned into a template people fill with their own faces.
You may also see it called the Gotye AI trend, the patchwork wall duet, the singing cat duet or the Somebody That I Used To Know AI version. Here one photo puts you in the lead seat, two photos recast both singers, the pet duet hands the whole song to your cat or dog, and the painted duet puts your faces on the hand-painted patchwork suits from the Halloween reels.
Where the Somebody That I Used To Know AI trend came from
The look comes from Gotye’s 2011 video for “Somebody That I Used To Know” featuring Kimbra, where both singers stand against a wall of flat geometric shapes and slowly get painted into it.
On October 1, 2026, @bellvtrix.ai posted two AI cats singing the duet at a patchwork wall: an orange cat staring at the lens, a Siamese answering in profile. By November 6 it had 3.1 million views. Hand-painted costume versions followed on Halloween, and in early November people began asking for a Somebody That I Used To Know AI generator to make their own.
@bellvtrix.ai on TikTok · Oct 1, 2026 · 3.1M views by Nov 6, 2026
The two AI cats that started it, shown with credit. The creator can ask us to remove the embed.
What your Somebody That I Used To Know AI video looks like
Every Somebody That I Used To Know AI video has three cuts in 15 seconds, landscape 4:3 like the post, with the duet already playing. The wall, the camera and the timing stay put; only the singers change.
leadpartner
Two photos in, both singers recast: she takes the close-ups, her friend answers side-on.
Made on this site from AI-generated photos. Tap the speaker on a video to hear it.
Wide on both of you: the lead keeps a poker face while the partner starts singing at them.
The long close-up on the lead: eyes shut, then wide open, mouth on every line of the chorus.
Back to the two-shot: lines thrown back and forth, one to the lens, one in profile, until the cut.
The pet duet keeps the cat post’s four cuts and runs 16 seconds. The painted duet is one vertical 14-second take: a close-up, a turn to the second singer, then both in the wide shot.
How to make the Somebody That I Used To Know AI video
No editing, no lip-sync takes, no second camera. Two photo slots and one button.
Fill the lead seat
Your clearest photo goes here: one face, looking ahead, chest up, good light. The lead gets the close-ups, so sharp beats pretty.
Fill the side seat, or skip it
Add a friend for the one who sings back in profile. Leave it empty and the original partner stays in the video. The price is the same either way.
Make it and post it
Your Somebody That I Used To Know AI duet is re-filmed with your faces in about 5 to 8 minutes. It comes back as an MP4 with the song, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Who belongs in your Somebody That I Used To Know AI duet
The song is two people telling the same breakup from opposite sides. The funniest versions cast two people who are very much still together.
You and your best friend
Decide who got ghosted. That person takes the lead seat and the close-up.
You and your partner
Perfect after a tiny fight over whose turn it was to do the dishes.
Your ex, if you are both laughing
The song is literally about this. Only with their yes, and only if it ends well.
Your cat and your dog
Switch to the pet duet: the one that ignores you sings lead, the clingy one answers.
Adults only, and only photos of you or people who agreed: no kids, no celebrities, no strangers.
AI duet or a CapCut template?
The CapCut templates going around paste your photo onto the frame; nobody actually sings. Doing it for real means a painted wall, a second singer and an evening lining up mouths with the song in an editor.
This Somebody That I Used To Know AI maker re-films the whole clip instead: the cuts land where the post’s do, the mouths move with the duet, and the song is already on the file.
How to post your Somebody That I Used To Know AI duet
Small things that help it travel.
Keep the sound
The duet is already on the video. If an app strips it, add the trend sound in TikTok and turn the original audio down.
Tag your co-star
Duets get shared twice when the second singer reposts. Tag them in the caption.
Label it as AI
Turn on TikTok’s AI-generated content label. It is a parody, so say so.
now you’re just somebody that i used to know
my best friend after i got a new best friend
pov: we broke up over the dishes
my cat when i come home from vacation
the gotye duet but it’s us
Credits for a Somebody That I Used To Know AI duet
One duet is 322 credits, 340 for the 16-second pet duet, the same with one photo or two. Credits never expire, and a video that fails gives its credits back.
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Somebody That I Used To Know AI FAQ
Is the Somebody That I Used To Know AI video free?
It uses credits: 322 for the people duet and 340 for the pet duet, one photo or two. Credit packs start at $4.99 and never expire. If the AI turns your photo down or the render fails, the credits come straight back.
Can I make a Somebody That I Used To Know AI video with one photo?
Yes. Your photo takes the lead seat facing the camera and the original partner keeps singing back at you in profile. Add a second photo to recast both singers.
Which photo goes in which seat?
The lead seat faces the camera and gets the long close-up, so use the sharpest, front-facing photo there. The side seat is seen in profile, so any clear photo of the second person works.
Does the video come with the song?
Yes. The duet from the trend is already on the MP4, lined up with the cuts.
Can my cat or dog sing it?
Yes. Pick the pet duet: one pet photo replaces the orange cat and the Siamese stays, two photos recast both. Your pet keeps its own breed, fur and face.
What size is the video?
A 4:3 MP4 at 480p, about 15 seconds (16 for pets), the same shape as the original post. TikTok, Reels and Shorts all play it.
How long does a Somebody That I Used To Know AI video take?
Usually 5 to 8 minutes, because the whole clip is re-filmed. You can close the tab; the video waits in My lies.
Is there a Halloween painted costume version?
Yes. Pick the painted duet: your face and hair go on the hand-painted patchwork suits from the viral Halloween reels, in front of the tiled wall. One photo replaces the first singer and the painted partner stays; two photos recast both. It is 14 seconds, vertical 9:16.
Will I get painted into the wall like in the music video?
Not in the wall duet: you keep your own face, hair and clothes in front of the patchwork wall. The painted duet dresses you in the hand-painted suits, with your own face.
Can I use a photo of a celebrity or a child?
No. Only you, or adults who said yes. No children, no celebrities, no strangers.
Independent fan tool. Not affiliated with Gotye, Kimbra, their labels, TikTok or @bellvtrix.ai. The original post is shown with credit; creators can ask us to remove it. Every person in our examples is AI-generated.
