Meet Walk off the Earth, the ultra-talented quintet that turned its version of a sleeper hit into a viral phenomenon on YouTube and earned itself a record deal.

The Canadian indie band 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.

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:

"I know who to ask for help with acoustic versions of Somebody: Walk Off The Earth. Hilarious and brilliant," @Gotye tweeted.

Gotye's original version — uploaded to YouTube in July 2011 — is still beating out the cover with nearly 65 million views.

The band has since posted a thank you video and message on its site: "We just wanted to make this video to say thank you to everyone who has shared and posted the video and made this crazy dream come true for us," one member wrote.

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