Mike Posner shares heartwarming life update 10 years on from writing hit single I Took A Pill in Ibiza on his 26th birthday
- The shared a heartwarming update in a post on X to celebrate his 36th birthday
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Singer Mike Posner shared a heartwarming life update to celebrate his 36th birthday, 10 years on from writing the angst-ridden hit I Took A Pill In Ibiza.
Posting to X, formerly Twitter, Posner posted a thread of the song's lyrics - which reflected how he was feeling at the time - compared to how he views life a decade later.
The track was originally released in April 2015, before a remix of the song by Norwegian duo SeeB in July of the same year made it a hit across the world.
Reflecting on the song's lyrics, Detroit-born Posner gave a verse-by-verse comparison on his account on X.
Introducing the post, he wrote: '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.
Singer Mike Posner shared a heartwarming life update to celebrate his 36th birthday, 10 years on from writing the angst-ridden hit I Took A Pill In Ibiza.
Mike in the video for the track, which was originally released in April 2015, before a remix of the song by Norwegian duo SeeB in July of the same year made it a hit across the world.
'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. Check this out…'
He went on to explain how, although the song's lyrics give an impression of an individual who is living care-free and enjoying life in Ibiza - one of the world's most popular partying destinations - he is a completely changed man after turning 36.
Directly comparing the lyrics to how he feels in his 30s, Posner wrote: '26: 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
'36: I love myself more than ever, no longer do s*** that harms my body to try to get people to like me'.
Singer Mike Posner shared a heartwarming life update to celebrate his 36th birthday, revealing that he wrote hit single I Took A Pill In Ibiza ten years ago
Contrasting some of the more melancholy lyrics that reflect on himself as a performer who 'don't wanna be stuck up on that stage singing', he said that at 36, he was the 'the happiest I have ever been in my life and have sustained faith, love and [a joyous] mindset for over a year and am not going back.'
Referring to another refrain from the hit single that says 'All I know are sad songs', Posner now shared that he feels much more comfortable and adept at handling his emotions.
He added: 'I know sadness and pain very well, I also know how I overcame/overcome it. it is my duty to teach others to do the same. I know sad songs, but I also know redemptions songs, songs of freedom, songs of faith, and songs of devotion'.
Directly comparing the lyrics to how he feels in his 30s, Posner wrote: '26: 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 '36: I love myself more than ever, no longer do s*** that harms my body to try to get people to like me'. Pictured: Posner climbing Mount Everest in memory of his late father
The artist's remarkable and inspiring revelation comes after he wrote the song having taken an impromptu trip to Ibiza with Swedish DJ Avicii - who tragically took his own life in 2018 - after writing a song with him.
Explaining the song via online music encyclopedia Genius, Posner said the trip to Ibiza came after writing a song with Avicii in Sweden, and deciding to follow the DJ to the island where he was performing because he'd never been before.
'We were at his show and I was drinking at the time. And I just sort of moseyed out into the audience to watch Avicii spin from their point of view,' he said.
Posner explained that he took a pill after a chance encounter with a fan who happened to recognise him while he was going between the VIP and general admission areas of the venue.
'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,' he recalled.
