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Ibiza Tourist Board invites Mike Posner to visit island's museums

Vicent Ferrer, the tourism director for Ibiza, has invited Mike Posner to visit the other side of Ibizan culture, its museums and more traditional tourist attractions.

He told the Agence France Press (AFP):

"We have invited the author of this song ('I took a Pill in Ibiza') to discover Ibiza because we have much more to offer besides the nightlife, which is known worldwide.

“We have museums, beaches, culture, gastronomy, we have a wide offer but unfortunately we have been typecast this way.

"Unfortunately someone who wants to consume pills or alcohol can be found in any tourist destination, the fact that it is only us who are pigeonholed does not seem fair.”

Mike Posner's 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' was No.1 in the UK and in the Billboard singles Top 10 in the US. The video has been viewed over 60 million times.

Ibiza is keen to shrug off its debauched image. It is not the first time the island has featured in a pop song. Wham's '80's hit, 'Club Tropicana' was filmed in Pikes Hotel on the island.

Posner's song features the following lyrics:

"I took a pill in Ibiza
To show Avicii I was cool
And when I finally got sober, felt 10 years older
But fuck it, it was something to do
I'm living out in L.A.
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"

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Watch Mike Posner's 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' and Wham's 'Club Tropicana' videos below:

 

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