Mike Posner, who wrote the hit single “I Took a Pill in Ibiza,” revealed on X (formerly Twitter) just how different his life is 10 years after he penned that song. Posner said that now he is concerned only about what God thinks of him and shared that his relationship with God is “on a whole new level.”
“On my 26th birthday, I wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza…10 years ago. The song became popular several years after I wrote it,” Posner began his thread, posted Feb. 13. “Yesterday I celebrated my 36th birthday. I feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I’ve grown into a completely new man…one that I’m proud of” [Editor’s note: This link contains language some may find offensive.]
on my 26th birthday, i wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza…10 years ago. The song became popular several years after i wrote it. Yesterday i celebrated my 36th birthday. i feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I’ve grown into a completely…
— Mike Posner (@MikePosner) February 14, 2024
Christian author and speaker Jon Acuff reposted Posner’s thread, saying, “One of the best threads I’ve read in years about transformation and redemption.”
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Mike Posner: ‘Not Even Close to Alone’
Mike Posner is a Grammy-nominated producer, singer, songwriter, and rapper. His hits include “Cooler Than Me” and “Please Don’t Go.” Posner initially wrote “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” as an acoustic song, but a remix of it produced by SeeB resulted in the single charting in the No. 1 spot in multiple countries and within the top 10 songs in 27 countries.
In his thread about the smash hit, Posner went through the song, breaking down the lyrics to contrast them with what his life is like now. The first set of lyrics says, “I took a pill in Ibiza to show Avicii I was cool and when I finally got sober, felt 10 years older, but f*** it, it was something to do.” Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was a Swedish DJ and producer who died by suicide in 2018.
Avicii reflected on the song in a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone. “Mike’s a good friend, so I took it as an honor,” he said of being mentioned in the single. “And I agree—parties can be amazing, but it’s very easy to become too attached to partying in places like Ibiza. You become lonely and get anxieties. It becomes toxic.”
Now, Posner said, “I love myself more than ever, no longer do s*** that harms my body to try to get people to like me.”
Regarding the lyrics, “I’m living out in LA, I drive a sports car just to prove I’m a real big baller ’cause I made a million dollars and I spend it on girls and shoes,” Posner said he has donated his “massive Jordan collection” and currently drives a 4Runner. He no longer makes purchases to impress other people and doesn’t “need to prove anything to anyone other than God.”
