"Somebody Told Me" is a song written and performed by The Killers. The song is featured on the group's debut album Hot Fuss.
The speaker is a man at a nightclub trying to get the attention of the addressee. The lyrics refer to rumours that can spoil your night ("never thought I'd let a rumour ruin my moonlight"); the rumour itself is rather ambiguous, and could mean anything from the addressee being lesbian to being straight with a rather effete-looking boyfriend.
The song itself has a driving dance-oriented disco-influenced beat.
Lead singer Brandon Flowers refers to this song as "Our most Vegas-influenced song on the album. Sin city, the strip. It's where I grew up and of course it affects the songs I write. This song has a lot of sexual energy."
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.
The single peaked at #51 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The re-issued, blue edition of the single peaked at #3 in the UK.
