In The Killers' “Somebody Told Me,” the lyric “Somebody told me that you had a boyfriend who looked like a...” is completed by “girlfriend.”
The song was written by Brandon Flowers and members of The Killers and released in 2004. It appeared on the band's debut album, Hot Fuss, which introduced the Las Vegas group to a broad international audience.
Its energetic synth-rock sound reflects the band's interest in new wave and post-punk influences. The lyric uses repetition, conversational phrasing and deliberately disorienting relationship details, helping the song feel urgent and slightly surreal.
The single was a commercial breakthrough, especially in the United Kingdom, where it reached the top three. The phrase in the question is memorable because it reverses an expected comparison and adds to the song's playful ambiguity.