"Somebody Told Me" is a song by American rock band the Killers. It was released as the second official single from the group's debut studio album Hot Fuss (2004), and was written by band members Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Dave Keuning and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brandon Flowers said "This is the story of trying to meet someone in a club." It is written in the key of B-flat minor.

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 color and is the more common version of the single.

The single peaked at #51 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it charted at #28 upon its first release in March 2004, becoming the band's first hit in the Top 40, it was then re released in January 2005 and reached #3. Although not as successful as "Mr. Brightside", it still became one of the band's biggest hits to date.

In Australia, the song was ranked #4 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In 2009, it was voted at Number 9 in XFM's Top 100 Songs of the Decade.

Stylistically, "Somebody told Me" has been cited as alternative rock,new wave and dance-rock. The original release of the song is in the key of B minor. The song is in the verse-chorus form. The intro of the song is an Am chord, leading into the first verse, which consists of an Am-Dm-F chord progression repeated twice followed by an Am-F-G chord progression repeated twice.

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