I Took a Pill in Ibiza

"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
Single by Mike Posner
from the album The Truth and At Night, Alone.
Released July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre Folk pop (original version)
Tropical house (SeeB remix)
Length 4:40
3:19 (SeeB remix)
Label Island
Writer(s) Mike Posner
Producer(s)
Mike Posner singles chronology
"The Way It Used to Be"
(2013)		 "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
(2015)		 "Be As You Are"
(2016)
Music video
Official Music Video (SeeB remix) on YouTube

"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (also known by its censored title "In Ibiza" or its clean title "I Took a Plane to Ibiza") is a song by American singer Mike Posner. The song, originally acoustic guitar-based, appeared on his album, At Night, Alone. It was remixed by the Norwegian duo SeeB and released in the United States on July 24, 2015, digitally as a single from Posner's second EP, The Truth as well as the lead single from his second studio album, At Night, Alone..

The SeeB remix reached the top ten of the charts in twenty seven countries, including number one in Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song remained at the top of the charts for four weeks. It has achieved high chart positions in Posner's native United States, where it reached number one on both the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart and the Billboard Pop Songs chart. It also peaked at number four on the main chart Billboard Hot 100. The song became Posner's biggest single, outperforming his debut, "Cooler than Me" (2010).

Background

It was sort of a mystery pill. I was already under the influence of alcohol at the time. I had written a song with Avicii that week in Sweden called “Stay with You” and he was playing in Ibiza so I said, ‘I will just go there with you,’ because I was already in Europe. I don’t have like a regular 9–5 job … so might as well go to Ibiza, right? I had never been there before. So I went.

We were at his show and I was drinking at the time. I just sort of moseyed out into the audience to watch Avicii spin from their point of view. I would go back and forth between the backstage and the VIP area and then where the actual kids were. And most people didn't know who the fuck I was in Ibiza except for this one guy who recognized me. He was like, 'Are you Mike Posner?' and he was all excited. He holds up this little bag of pills and is like, 'You want one?' And drunk Mike Posner was like, 'Fuck it, yeah.' So I took one and I had never done that before, and I felt amazing. Then when I came down I felt 10 years older.[1]

— Mike Posner explaining the inspiration for the song, August 2015

Regarding their remix, SeeB told Official Charts: "We got it from Island Records. It was really slow and we only listened to the vocals on it. Our friend Matt sent us the multitrack of Mike's new EP and we picked "Ibiza" right away. Such a brilliant lyric and melody but it needed a new soundscape to be a hit."[2] Posner has called the success of the remix version both "ironic" and "beautiful": "I wrote this sad thing, and it was me processing some dark and heavy emotion, and now people seem to be having their own joyous memories out of my sadness. That’s a very beautiful thing as an artist."[3]

Composition

The original version of "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" is a folk pop song,[4] while the SeeB remix is a tropical house song.[5] The remix is written in the key of G minor in half time with a tempo of 102 beats per minute.[6] It follows a chord progression of Gm – F – E♭maj7 – B♭, and Posner's vocals span from B♭3 to D5.[7]

Performances

Mike Posner performs the song live in the style of the SeeB remix, but with a live band and adding the third verse on vocals and guitar only. He has performed the song on a number of talk shows including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In his rendition on the talk show Conan, he brought in a 10-piece string orchestra and 4 backing vocalists, and he introduced a new intro and final verse to the song, the latter of which talked about Posner's father having cancer. He also performed an acoustic version on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show at the Elvis Duran Performing Arts Center.

Artist Tom Odell performed a cover of the song on the BBC Live Lounge, which received very good feedback from fans and critics.

Controversy

In April 2016, it was reported that tourism officials in Ibiza (Spain) were "annoyed" by the song as they felt it contributed to Ibiza's reputation for drug-related debauchery due to lyrics in the song such as "I took a pill in Ibiza" and "You don't want to be high like me." The island's tourism director Vicent Ferrer stated, "We have invited the author of this song to discover Ibiza because we have much more to offer besides the nightlife which is known worldwide," and noted that the island had been "typecast" due to its reputation for nightlife and as a partying destination.[8]

Music videos

A music video featuring the SeeB remix was launched via Posner's YouTube Vevo account on February 26, 2016. It portrays Posner as a druggie whose face is replaced by a papier-mâchéd mask. The man spends the video becoming increasingly intoxicated as he mingles with girls and his equally self-destructive friends. The man sings about how his fame, having long since faded, left him completely empty inside and unable to feel any kind of fulfillment, causing him to attempt to fill the void with his rampant hedonism and material possessions.

A second music video featuring the original version was released on March 15, 2016. It features Posner with sheets of paper depicting lyrics of the song in a style similar to Bob Dylan's 1965 electric folk song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues".

In other media

The song is featured in the television shows Scream and Superstore.

Track listing

Digital download[9]
No. Title Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) 3:19
CD single[10]
No. Title Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) 3:18
2. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"   4:43
Promotional CD single[11]
No. Title Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Radio Edit) (Clean) 3:18
2. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) (Clean) 4:00
3. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Radio Edit) (Dirty) 3:18
4. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) (Dirty) 4:00
5. "I Took a Plane to Ibiza" (SeeB Radio Edit) (Clean) 3:18

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[12] 3
Australia (ARIA)[13] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 1
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 1
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[18] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 2
Canada AC (Billboard)[20] 21
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 1
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[22] 7
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[23] 1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 4
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[26] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 7
France (SNEP)[28] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 10
Hungary (Single Top 40)[31] 5
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[32] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[33] 1
Israel (Media Forest)[34] 1
Italy (FIMI)[35] 7
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[36] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[37] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[40] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[41] 2
Portugal (AFP)[42] 2
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[43] 43
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[44] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[45] 2
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[46] 1
South Africa (EMA)[47] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[50] 1
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[51] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[52] 4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[53] 23
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[54] 5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[55] 22
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[56] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[57] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[58] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[59] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[60] 3× Platinum 240,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[61] 2× Platinum 60,000^
Italy (FIMI)[62] 4× Platinum 200,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[63] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[64] 3× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[65] 3× Platinum 60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[66] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Sweden (GLF)[67] 5× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[68] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[69] 2× Platinum 2,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States July 24, 2015 Digital download Island [70]
United Kingdom [9]

References

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