"Somebody" also marks the first time a song has sold over 5 million in the first half of a year, though Gotye's smash wasn't alone in that feat, joined by Fun.

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Well, "Smash fans", don't expect these flourishes when season two of the Broadway drama premieres on February 5 at 9 p.m.

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And my mom told me, you have to smash the ball, and if you don't, then you'll give other people chances to win the point.

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When he found that he couldn't modify a screenshot from the Nintendo Wii videogame Super Smash Brothers to his computer, he spent hours deciphering the game's code and later worked on other Wii hacks.

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Yet a professional tennis player can't lob a ball a few feet into the air and hit an overhand smash without being able to hear a pin drop?

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