Walk Off the Earth Signs to Columbia Records

February 9, 2012 11:36 AM

Canadian indie band Walk Off the Earth posted a video covering Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” last month, and it has since been viewed on YouTube nearly 50 million times. The clip shows the band playing on a single guitar. One strums the guitar while the others tap and pluck along. Now the band — which has been together for nearly six years — has earned itself a record deal with Columbia Records, according to Mashable.

 
The captivating video caught the attention of Russell Crowe and Alyssa Milano, who tweeted the cover to their Twitter followers, and the band recently performed on Ellen. Even Gotye — the Belgian-Australian singer songwriter — has cheered on the band.
 
Gotye’s original version — uploaded to YouTube in July 2011 — is still beating out the cover with nearly 65 million views.
 

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