Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2009
Cooler than Me
Buy Cooler than Me now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Cooler Than Me
| cover = MikePosnerCoolerThanMe.jpg
| caption = Single Mix cover
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mike Posner
| album = 31 Minutes to Takeoff A Matter of Time
| released = April 16, 2010
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Electropop
| length = 3:36
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Gigamesh
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Please Don't Go
| next_year = 2010
}}
"'Cooler than Me'" is the debut single by American singer Mike Posner. It was released on April 16, 2010, as the lead single from his debut studio album '31 Minutes to Takeoff' (2010). It peaked at #6 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and reached #1 on 'Billboard's' Hot Dance Airplay in its July 31, 2010 issue. The instrumental was produced by Gigamesh. Another version, labeled "Gigamesh Remix", was released on Mike Posner's October 2009 mixtape 'One Foot Out the Door'. The original version features hip-hop rapper Big Sean. The song was produced and engineered by Gigamesh.
Background
Speaking in August 2010 to noted British urban writer Pete Lewis Assistant Editor of 'Blues & Soul' Posner described the background to the song: "A lotta people dont know I recorded that song while I was still a student, and that I recorded it in my dorm-room on an extremely cheap microphone! So to now be hearing it on the radio in the States and over here is very special for me, knowing that I made it in such a makeshift manner. And while yes, it is about a specific girl in my class I had a crush on though Im not gonna tell you her name, because she doesnt deserve any notoriety its also about a specific type of girl. Because there are girls like that everywhere! You know, everybody knows that girl who thinks shes cooler than them, which is why I figured Id just try to capture that moment of feeling snubbed. Because all my songs are either driven by something thats happened to me, or by something Ive felt on the inside.
Music video
In the music video, Posner starts out at a concert singing some of his songs before an enthusiastic audience. After the show he goes driving with his friends, who then drop him off at the Roosevelt Hotel on Los Angeles' Hollywood Blvd. After a short ride in an elevator, Posner enters a hotel suite, where he finds a party in freeze frame. As soon as Posner dons a pair of sunglasses, the party comes to life.
Throughout the course of the video, Posner tries on different styles of sunglasses including Oakley Razorblades, Holbrooks, Jupiters, Frogskins, and 3D glasses. While he is trying each pair on, it evokes a different perception of the party currently going on in the hotel room. In the end, he is seen leaving the hotel that morning with his old sunglasses back on.
The video, directed by Jason Beattie, features cameos by Louie Vito, The Dingo, Chanel West Coast (Chelsea Dudley), and Christopher Pfaff from Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.
The music video premiered in early April 2010 and uploaded on May 26, 2010, on Vevo online. It premiered on television in the UK on September 28, 2010.
Media usage
On May 18, 2010, Electronic Arts announced that "Cooler than Me" would be featured in the 'Sims 3: Ambitions' video game. The song was converted to "Simlish", the language of the Sims.
Posner appeared on TBS's 'Lopez Tonight' on May 31, 2010, with a performance of "Cooler than Me" (Gigamesh Remix), as well as 'America's Got Talent' on July 28, 2010. Posner also performed the song on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' premiere week in its eighth season.
The song was used to promote a season of 'Beauty and the Geek Australia', which aired on the Seven Network in Australia throughout 2010.
On October 2, 2010, the song was performed by Cher Lloyd on seventh series of the British TV talent competition 'The X Factor', during the judges' houses stage of the competition, but she was unable to finish the song in front of Cheryl Cole and will.i.am due to a case of tonsillitis. In spite of this, she made it through to the live shows.
On October 16, 2010, the song was covered at the end of an episode of the British TV comedy 'Harry Hill's TV Burp', by a man and his wife who had appeared on a parodic video on the show earlier in the evening.
For Body Pump 76, "Cooler than Me" has been used for Abs track. On December 8, 2010, the a-cappella group Groove for Thought covered the song on the second episode of second season of 'The Sing-Off'.
It was also covered in the 2011 season of the Australian version of 'The X Factor' by boy band Young Men Society, who made it to the top eight before being eliminated.
The song is featured on the re-mastered edition of 'Grand Theft Auto V' for PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One versions released on November 18, 2014. It can be heard on Non-Stop-Pop FM.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*List of U.S. number-one dance airplay hits of 2010
References
Category:2010 debut singles
Category:Mike Posner songs
Category:Songs written by Mike Posner
Category:2009 songs
Category:J Records singles
Category:2010 singles
Category:Songs written by Big Sean
Buy Cooler than Me now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2009