Gotye Climbs Charts; Will Be April Variance Cover Story

As a banner year only gets better for Australian singer Gotye, Variance is excited to announce that the man behind one of the year's most popular songs will be on the cover of the upcoming April issue, which will be released on Sunday. His hit single, "Somebody That I Used to Know" (feat. Kimbra), continues its climb on the charts this week--with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. (The video for the surprise hit currently has a staggering 131 million views on YouTube.)

"Somebody" escalates 5-4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The collaboration, which tops the Alternative Songs for a sixth week, also jumps 4-2 on Digital Songs (with 208,000 downloads, up 25%) and 36-20 on Radio Songs (44 million, up 19%). "Somebody" remains at No. 2 on On-Demand Songs (871,000, up 12%).

Gotye's album, Making Mirrors, released in the United States on January 31--and it hasn't left the iTunes Top 10 since. Based on current available data and radio airplay trends, "Somebody" will keep rising. The singer, who's currently on his sold out U.S. tour, will also make a timely Saturday Night Live debut on April 14--which will certainly help cement his growing profile.

In an era known for pop/dance domination (Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, etc.), the top two tracks on this week's On-Demand Songs chart (fun.'s "We Are Young," and Gotye's "Somebody") are also the top two titles on the Digital Songs and (in reverse order) Alternative Songs charts. fun., also having an incredible year, are the cover story of January's issue of Variance.

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