Mike Posner: "Cooler Than Me" (2010)

"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.”


- Lyrics:

if i could write you a song
and make you fall in love
i would already have you up under my arm.
i used to paul all my tricks
i hope that you like this.
but you probably won't
you think you're cooler than me.

you got designer shades
just to hide your face and
you wear them around like
you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey
or remember my name.
its probably cuz you think you're cooler than me.

you got your hot crowd
shoes on your feet
and you wear them around
like they aint shit.
but you dont know
the way that you look
when your steps
make
that
much
noise.

see i got you
all figured out
you need everyone's eyes just to feel seen.
girl your so vein
you probably think that this song is about you.
dont you?
dont you?

if i could write you a song
and make you fall in love
i would already have you up under my arm.
i used to paul all my tricks
i hope that you like this.
but you probably won't
you think you're cooler than me.

you got designer shades
just to hide your face and
you wear them around like
you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey
or remember my name.
its probably cuz you think you're cooler than me.

you got your hot crowd
switching your walk
and you don't even look when you pass by.
but you don't know
the way that you look.
when your steps make
that
much
noise.

see i got you
all figured out
you need everyone's eyes just to feel seen.
your so vein
you probably think this song is about you.
dont you?
dont you?

if i could write you a song
and make you fall in love
i would already have you up under my arm.
i used to paul all my tricks
i hope that you like this.
but you probably won't
you think you're cooler than me.

you got designer shades
just to hide your face and
you wear them around like
you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey
or remember my name.
its probably cuz
you think you're cooler than me.

and dont you dare act like you dont know
know whats up
cuz your nose is up.
im approaching up.
like i cant give you winter in the summer
or summer in the winter
miami in december
trying to look bored in them diors.
she probably is
was acting shallow until
she find out how deep that my pockets is.
mrs. pre-madonna
this is your reminder
that i think you're fine