THE LAYOVER MIKE POSNER SERIES

Other songs are awkward: The Scientist, Echo. The song, which led ' The Truth' EP, has so far peaked at No. Some songs come off as childish and bordering between wacky and fun: Blackout, Henny & Purple, 21 Days, Attitude. In April 2015, Posner returned to the music scene with 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza', which went on to become his next big hit. However, 'Pages' ended up being shelved too. He previewed the record with 'The Way It Used to Be' and 'Top of the World' featuring Big Sean. Posner later announced that his next album would now be called 'Pages' and it was set for release in summer 2013. He spent some years writing and producing songs for other artists. He subsequently struggled with depression and took a break from making music for his own.

However, the success of his first album made him feel uncomfortable. He dropped 'Looks Like Sex' in December 2011 and followed it up with a mixtape called ' The Layover'.

THE LAYOVER MIKE POSNER SERIES

A series of live concert, including Warped Tour and a Bonnaroo slot, are listed on his 2010 calendar to support the album.Īfter releasing the album, Posner immediately began working on his second album, 'Sky High'. 8 on Billboard Hot 100 and due to its success, it is included in Mike's first album ' 35 Minutes to Takeoff' which is set for AugU.S. However, his claim-fame single actually was taken from his previous mixtape ' A Matter of Time' which was released in early 2009. It featured Kid Cudi, Bun B, GLC, Big Sean, 3OH!3 and more. To tide his fans over while waiting for the effort to arrive in stores, he treated them with another mixtape ' One Foot Out the Door' in October 2009. The Layover Mike Posner and Cyhi Da Prince collaborate to speak on a lesson you hopefully learned in high school, not to kiss and tell to your crew when you get some J.U.S.T.I.C.E. The singer/songwriter who was born on February 12, 1988, then hired Wale's manager, Daniel Weisman of Elitaste Inc., as his manager.Īfter securing a deal with the major label, Mike chose to return to college and tour on the weekend while at the same time working on his debut album. There were at least three mixtapes dropped by him before he secured a major deal with J Records (RCA/Sony). The official music video premiered on January 9, 2012.Mike Posner pursued singing career since 2006 and dropped out of Duke University to focus on music. Posner uploaded a lyric music video on Vevo on December 6, 2011. The catchy melody makes the track a good choice as the lead single from ‘Sky High.’' Katherine St Asaph of Popdust said the song ' sounds great' and explained 'as an instrumental, the single’s admirable' but criticized the lyrics, 'the chorus consists entirely of “she looks like sex, sex, sex, sex.” This strikes us as a little underwritten, not to mention more than a little shameless.' Music video

Scott Shelter of PopCrush gave the song 4/5 stars stating, 'Every Mike Posner song seems to have an unquantifiable layer of cool, thanks to his chilled-out, almost effortless vocal delivery, and ‘Looks Like Sex’ is no exception.

It was originally intended to be on his second album, then under the name of Sky High, but once Posner stated that his album would be called Pages, he then confirmed that he started over with recording and that the single would not appear on the album. Musically, the song contains 'slinky electro-pop' characteristics. Mike Posner Enlists Big Sean, Bun B For The Layover I think a lot of people dont realize that I came up doing mixtapes, singer tells Mixtape Daily. A remix version by Internet cartoon band Your Favorite Martian has released on their YouTube channel. The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 18. The song was written by Mike Posner and Mason Levy, but is heavily derivative of ' Midnight City' by French act M83. ' Looks Like Sex' is a song by American recording artist Mike Posner from his third mixtape The Layover, although the version of the song on the tape is merely a snippet. 2011 single by Mike Posner 'Looks Like Sex'

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