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Composition
The original release of "Somebody Told Me" 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. The chorus follows the Am-F-G-E chord progression repeated twice. The first time through the chorus, the last E chord is cut off. The song has a second verse and chorus, then has a bridge (music) with the chord progression F-G-C-F-C-F-Am-G-F-E-G, which leads into the chorus for a final time.

The song was written during sessions in which the band would sneak into the band room of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in their early years as a band.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brandon Flowers said "This is the story of trying to meet someone in a club."

Live Performances
The Killers played "Somebody Told Me" at the second annual "Salute to the Military" United Service Organizations concert on July 4th, 2010. They played the song without drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. at a political campaign rally on July 8th, 2010.

"Somebody Told Me" has been a part of most live sets by The Killers since its release. The song was a common part of their set list for their Hot Fuss Tour, their Sam's Town Tour, their Day & Age World Tour, their Battle Born Promotional Tour, and their Battle Born World Tour. The Killers played this song at their performance at Sideshow Lollapalooza in 2011. The Killers performed this song during an appearance on an episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Topher Grace in 2005.
 * This song is a playable song in the video game SingStar Rocks!.

The music video on The Killers' official Vevo channel on YouTube has over Fifty-one million views as of the 18th of February, 2015. Taterscott (talk) 07:17, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * This song can be heard in the Six Feet Under episode "Grinding the Corn" from 2004.