I Took a Pill in Ibiza

"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
Single by Mike Posner
from the album At Night, Alone.
Released July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
Format
Recorded 2014
Length
  • 4:42 (original version)
  • 3:19 (SeeB remix)
Label Island
Writer(s) Mike Posner
Producer(s)
Mike Posner singles chronology
"Top of the World"
(2013)		 "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
(2015)		 "Buried In Detroit"
(2015)
Music video
Official Music Video (Original) on YouTube
Official Music Video (Seeb remix) on YouTube

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

The Seeb remix topped the charts in the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and Posner's native United States. The song became Posner's biggest hit, outperforming his debut single, "Cooler than Me" (2010).

The remix by Seeb will be used as one of the official theme songs for WWE SummerSlam 2016 in August.

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 don’t drink anymore, but I wasn’t playing and I had no responsibilities except for enjoying myself so I was taking some vodka shots and probably some whisky if I know myself.) And 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 ten 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]

Controversy

In April 2016, it was reported that tourism officials in Ibiza 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.[3]

Track listing

Digital download[4]
No. Title Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) 3:19
CD single[5]
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[6]
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
Australia (ARIA)[7] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 1
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 2
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 13
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[14] 41
Croatia (Croatian Airplay Radio Chart)[15] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[16] 7
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 4
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 7
France (SNEP)[21] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 27
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 1
Israel (Media Forest)[26] 1
Italy (FIMI)[27] 8
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[32] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[33] 6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[34] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[35] 8
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[36] 4
South Africa (EMA)[37] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[41] 5
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[42] 12
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[43] 22
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[44] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[46] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[47] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[48] Gold 40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[49] 2× Platinum 60,000
Italy (FIMI)[50] Gold 15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Platinum 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[52] 3× Platinum 30,000
Sweden (GLF)[53] 5× Platinum 200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[55] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified 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 [56]
United Kingdom [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza". Genius.
  2. ↑ Copsey, Rob (20 April 2016). "Watch how Seeb transformed I Took a Pill in Ibiza into a global smash". Official Charts. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tourism chiefs invite singer of hit drugs song to see other side of Ibiza". the Guardian.
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  43. ↑ "Mike Posner – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Mike Posner. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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  45. ↑ "Mike Posner – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Mike Posner. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  46. ↑ "Mike Posner – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Mike Posner. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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