Cooler Than Me
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"Cooler Than Me" is a song by American
recording artist Mike Posner
. Since its release it has peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100
and reached number one 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 "Cooler Than Me" - Mike Posner & the Brain Trust Ft. Big Sean. They were later removed on the single mix.
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 don’t know I recorded that song while 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 I’m not gonna tell you her name, because she doesn’t deserve any notoriety! - it’s also about a specific TYPE of girl! Because there are girls like that EVERYWHERE! You know, everybody knows that girl who thinks she’s cooler than them! Which is why I figured I’d just try to capture that moment of feeling snubbed! Because all my songs are either driven by something that’s happened to me, or by something I’ve felt on the inside.”
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 apartment. In the end, he is seen leaving the hotel that morning with his original sunglasses back on.
The video, directed by Jason Beattie, features cameos
by Louie Vito
, The Dingo, Chelsea Chanel "CC" Dudley and Christopher Pfaff
from Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
.,
The music video premiered early April 2010 and Uploaded 26 May 2010 on VEVO. It made UK Premiere 28 September 2010
video game. The song was converted to "Simlish
", the language of the Sims.
Posner appeared on 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
throughout 2010. On October 2, 2010 the song was performed by Cher Lloyd on The X Factor (UK)
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 UK television show Harry Hill's TV Burp
by a man and his wife who had appeared on a spoof video on the show earlier that evening. For Body pump 76, "Cooler Than Me" has been used for Abs track. On December 8, 2010, the acapella group Groove for Thought covered the song on the 2nd episode of second season of the Sing Off
.
It was also covered in the 2011 X Factor Australia First Auditions, by boy group, Young Men Society who made it to the top 8 before being eliminated.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
recording artist Mike Posner
Mike Posner (musician)
Michael Robert "Mike" Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010...
. Since its release it has peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
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 "Cooler Than Me" - Mike Posner & the Brain Trust Ft. Big Sean. They were later removed on the single mix.
Speaking in August 2010 to noted British urban writer Pete Lewis - Assistant Editor of Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul is a British music magazine covering black music. Genres covered include soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop, reggae and world music. It was first published in 1966 and is known for first using the term Northern Soul....
- Posner described the background to the song: "A lotta people don’t know I recorded that song while 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 I’m not gonna tell you her name, because she doesn’t deserve any notoriety! - it’s also about a specific TYPE of girl! Because there are girls like that EVERYWHERE! You know, everybody knows that girl who thinks she’s cooler than them! Which is why I figured I’d just try to capture that moment of feeling snubbed! Because all my songs are either driven by something that’s happened to me, or by something I’ve 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 joins a party already in progress.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 apartment. In the end, he is seen leaving the hotel that morning with his original sunglasses back on.
The video, directed by Jason Beattie, features cameos
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
by Louie Vito
Louie Vito
Louis "Louie" Vito is an American professional snowboarder.-Early life:Louis Vito was born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Bellefontaine, growing up outside Mad River Mountain. He attended the Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and turned pro in 2005...
, The Dingo, Chelsea Chanel "CC" Dudley and Christopher Pfaff
Christopher Pfaff
Christopher "Drama" Pfaff is an American music producer and clothing designer. He is best known for appearing on the reality shows Rob & Big and Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. Pfaff was given the nickname "Drama" by his cousin, skateboarder Rob Dyrdek.Pfaff lived in Akron, Ohio for the majority of...
from Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory is an American reality television series starring Rob Dyrdek. The first season premiered on February 8, 2009 on MTV.-Summary:...
.,
The music video premiered early April 2010 and Uploaded 26 May 2010 on VEVO. It made UK Premiere 28 September 2010
Media usage
On May 18, 2010, Electronic Arts announced that "Cooler Than Me" will be featured in the Sims 3: AmbitionsThe Sims 3: Ambitions
The Sims 3: Ambitions is the second expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 3. It was released in June 2010. The Sims 3: Ambitions introduces new career opportunities and control mechanisms into gameplay. Manipulation of Sims' career progressions, actions and...
video game. The song was converted to "Simlish
Simlish
Simlish is a fictional language featured in EA Games' Sim series of games. It debuted in SimCopter, and has been especially prominent in The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. The Sims development team created the unique Simlish language by experimenting with fractured Ukrainian, French, Latin,...
", the language of the Sims.
Posner appeared on Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight was an American late-night television talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez was the first Mexican American to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The...
on May 31, 2010, with a performance of "Cooler Than Me" (Gigamesh Remix), as well as America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
on July 28, 2010. Posner also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
premiere week in its eighth season.
The song was used to promote a season of Beauty and the Geek Australia
Beauty and the Geek Australia
Beauty and the Geek Australia is an Australian reality television series on the Seven Network hosted by Bernard Curry. It is based on the US version Beauty and the Geek created by Ashton Kutcher....
which aired on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
throughout 2010. On October 2, 2010 the song was performed by Cher Lloyd on The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
during the Judges' Houses stage of the competition, but she was unable to finish the song in front of Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Cole is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls...
and Will.I.Am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
due to a case of Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils most commonly caused by viral or bacterial infection. Symptoms of tonsillitis include sore throat and fever. While no treatment has been found to shorten the duration of viral tonsillitis, bacterial causes are treatable with antibiotics...
. 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 UK television show Harry Hill's TV Burp
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Harry Hill's TV Burp is a British television comedy programme produced by Avalon Television for ITV and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. The show presents a satirical look at the week's television, including extracts from TV shows with added sketches, observational voice-overs, and guest appearances...
by a man and his wife who had appeared on a spoof video on the show earlier that evening. For Body pump 76, "Cooler Than Me" has been used for Abs track. On December 8, 2010, the acapella group Groove for Thought covered the song on the 2nd episode of second season of the Sing Off
The Sing-Off
The Sing-Off is an American television singing competition featuring a cappella groups. It premiered on NBC on December 14, 2009, and is produced by Sony Pictures Television....
.
It was also covered in the 2011 X Factor Australia First Auditions, by boy group, Young Men Society who made it to the top 8 before being eliminated.
Release history
| Region | Format | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States, France | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
April 16, 2010 | J Records J Records J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:... |
| Germany | CD single | August 27, 2010 | J Records J Records J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:... |
| United Kingdom | Digital download | November 8, 2010 | RCA Records RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label... |
Chart positions
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Hot 100 Singles | 13 |
| France (SNEP) Download Chart | 6 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
48 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 21 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 93 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 88 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 33 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
19 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 36 |
| Germany Top 100 (Media Control Charts Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
93 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
3x Platinum |
| Canada Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
Gold |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Platinum |
| United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
2x Platinum |