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I Took a Pill in Ibiza
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"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
Single by Mike Posner
from the album The Truth and At Night, Alone
Released
July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
Format
CD
digital download
Recorded
2015
Genre
Folk pop (original version)
Tropical house (Seeb remix)
Length
4:40 (original version)
3:19 (SeeB remix)
Label
Island
Songwriter(s)
Mike Posner
Producer(s)
Mike Posner
SeeB
Martin Terefe
Mike Posner singles chronology
"L.A. Story"
(2013) "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
(2015) "Be As You Are"
(2016)
"L.A. Story"
(2013) "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
(2015) "Be As You Are"
(2016)
Music video
Official Music Video (SeeB remix) on YouTube
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (also known by its censored title "In Ibiza" or its clean title "I Took a Plane to Ibiza") is a song by American singer Mike Posner with lyrics that reference Swedish musician Avicii. The song, originally acoustic guitar-based, was remixed by the Norwegian duo SeeB and released digitally as a single in the United States on July 24, 2015. The original version is on Posner's second EP The Truth, while both versions are on his second studio album At Night, Alone.
The famous SeeB remix reached the top ten of the charts in twenty seven countries, including number one in Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. In the UK, the song remained at the top of the charts for four weeks. It has achieved high chart positions in Posner's native United States, where it reached number one on both the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart and the Billboard Pop Songs chart, also peaking at number four on the main chart Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The song became Posner's biggest single, outperforming his debut, "Cooler than Me" (2010), and was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
Contents
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1 Background
2 Composition
3 Critical reception
4 Performances
5 Controversy
6 Music videos
7 Use in media
8 Track listing
9 Charts
9.1 Weekly charts
9.2 Year-end charts
10 Certifications
11 Release history
12 References
13 External links
Background[edit]
It was sort of a mystery pill. I was already under the influence of alcohol at the time. I had written a song with Avicii that week in Sweden called "Stay with You" and he was playing in Ibiza so I said, 'I will just go there with you,' because I was already in Europe. I don't have like a regular 9–5 job ... so might as well go to Ibiza, right? I had never been there before. So I went. We were at his show and I was drinking at the time. I just sort of moseyed out into the audience to watch Avicii spin from their point of view. I would go back and forth between the backstage and the VIP area and then where the actual kids were. And most people didn't know who the fuck I was in Ibiza except for this one guy who recognized me. He was like, 'Are you Mike Posner?' and he was all excited. He holds up this little bag of pills and is like, 'You want one?' And drunk Mike Posner was like, 'Fuck it, yeah.' So I took one and I had never done that before, and then I felt amazing. Then when I came down I felt 10 years older.[1]
—  Mike Posner explaining the inspiration for the song, August 2015
Regarding their remix, SeeB told Official Charts: "We got it from Matt D'Arduini, VP A&R at Island Records. It was really slow and we only listened to the vocals on it. Matt sent us the multitrack of Mike's new EP and we picked "Ibiza" right away. Such a brilliant lyric and melody but it needed a new soundscape to be a hit."[2] Posner has called the success of the remix version both "ironic" and "beautiful": "I wrote this sad thing, and it was me processing some dark and heavy emotion, and now people seem to be having their own joyous memories out of my sadness. That’s a very beautiful thing as an artist."[3]
Composition[edit]
The original version of "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" by Posner is a folk pop song, written in the key of B ♭ major [4] ,[5] while SeeB's remix is a tropical house song.[6] The remix is written in the key of G minor in half time with a tempo of 102 beats per minute.[7] It follows a chord progression of Gm – F – E♭maj7 – B♭, and Posner's vocals span from B♭2 to D4.[8]
Critical reception[edit]
Billboard ranked "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" #30 on its "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016: Critics' Picks" list, writing, "The weirdness of 2016 might be best encapsulated by Mike Posner earning his first Hot 100 top 10 in nearly six years—and ending the year with a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year—for a song lamenting his status as 'a singer who already blew his shot.' That's due in part to the power of SeeB's buoyant, tropical house-flavored remix, but the cautionary tale of post-fame and excess drives it home, even as it ironically became Posner’s biggest hit yet."[9]
Time was more negative toward the remix, stating, "Originally conceived as a folksy pop song in the vein of Jason Mraz, there was something clever about Posner's withering takedown of drug-taking EDM bro culture. But the much more popular SeeB remix sapped it of its wit, turning it into the exact thing it was satirizing. What a comedown."[10]
Performances[edit]
Mike Posner performs the song live in the style of SeeB's remix, but with a live band and adding the third verse on vocals and guitar only. He has performed the song on a number of talk shows including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In his rendition on the talk show Conan, he brought in a 10-piece string orchestra and 4 backing vocalists, and he introduced a new intro and final verse to the song, the latter of which talked about Posner's father having cancer. He also performed an acoustic version on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show at the Elvis Duran Performing Arts Center.
Artist Tom Odell performed a cover of the song on the BBC Live Lounge, which received very good feedback from fans and critics.
Controversy[edit]
In April 2016, it was reported that tourism officials in Ibiza (Spain) were "annoyed" by the song as they felt it contributed to Ibiza's reputation for drug-related debauchery due to lyrics in the song such as "I took a pill in Ibiza" and "You don't want to be high like me". The island's tourism director, Vicent Ferrer, stated, "We have invited the author of this song to discover Ibiza because we have much more to offer besides the nightlife which is known worldwide," and noted that the island had been "typecast" due to its reputation for nightlife and as a partying destination.[11]
Music videos[edit]
A music video featuring the SeeB remix was launched via Posner's YouTube Vevo account on February 26, 2016. It portrays Posner as a druggie whose face is replaced by a papier-mâchéd mask. The man spends the video becoming increasingly intoxicated as he mingles with girls and his equally self-destructive friends. The man sings about how his fame, having long since faded, left him completely empty inside and unable to feel any kind of fulfillment, causing him to attempt to fill the void with his rampant hedonism and material possessions.
A second music video featuring the original version was released on March 15, 2016. It features Posner with sheets of paper depicting lyrics of the song in a style similar to Bob Dylan's 1965 electric folk song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues".
Use in media[edit]
The song is featured in the television shows Scream, Superstore and Riverdale. It was also played during the swimsuit competition of Miss Universe 2016.
Track listing[edit]
Digital download[12]
No.
Title
Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) 3:19
[show]CD single[13]
No.
Title
Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) 3:18
2. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" 4:43
Total length: 8:01
[show]Promotional CD single[14]
No.
Title
Length
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Radio Edit) (Clean) 3:18
2. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) (Clean) 4:00
3. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Radio Edit) (Dirty) 3:18
4. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB Remix) (Dirty) 4:00
5. "I Took a Plane to Ibiza" (SeeB Radio Edit) (Clean) 3:18
Total length: 17:54
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2015–16)
Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[15]
3
Australia (ARIA)[16]
5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17]
4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18]
1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19]
1
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[20]
1
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[21]
5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22]
2
Canada AC (Billboard)[23]
21
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[24]
1
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[25]
7
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[26]
1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27]
3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[28]
4
Ecuador (National-Report)[29]
1
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[30]
1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31]
7
France (SNEP)[32]
6
Germany (Official German Charts)[33]
5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[34]
10
Hungary (Single Top 40)[35]
5
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[36]
10
Ireland (IRMA)[37]
1
Israel (Media Forest)[38]
1
Italy (FIMI)[39]
7
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[40]
9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[41]
1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[42]
1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[43]
3
Norway (VG-lista)[44]
1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [45]
2
Portugal (AFP)[46]
2
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[47]
43
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[48]
1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[49]
2
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[50]
1
South Africa (EMA)[51]
9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52]
8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[53]
7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[54]
4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[55]
1
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[56]
1
US Billboard Hot 100[57]
4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[58]
23
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[59]
5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[60]
22
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[61]
1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[62]
1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[63]
4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2016)
Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[64]
11
Australia (ARIA)[65]
16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[66]
11
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[67]
3
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[68]
6
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[69]
27
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[70]
5
Denmark (Tracklisten)[71]
11
France (SNEP)[72]
19
Germany (Official German Charts)[73]
11
Hungary (Single Top 40)[74]
11
Israel (Media Forest)[75]
14
Italy (FIMI)[76]
7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[77]
2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[78]
12
Poland (ZPAV)[79]
5
Slovenia (SloTop50)[80]
17
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[81]
10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[82]
7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[83]
7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[84]
4
US Billboard Hot 100[85]
15
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[86]
25
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[87]
5
Chart (2017)
Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[88]
39
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[89]
3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[90]
7× Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[91]
5× Platinum 120,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[92]
2× Platinum 120,000^
France (SNEP)[93]
Diamond 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[94]
3× Gold 600,000^
Italy (FIMI)[95]
6× Platinum 300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[96]
2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[97]
3× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[98]
3× Platinum 60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[99]
3× Platinum 120,000^
Sweden (GLF)[100]
8× Platinum 320,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[101]
2× Platinum 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[102]
4× Platinum 1,554,000[103]
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Format
Label
Ref.
United States July 24, 2015 Digital download Island [104]
United Kingdom [12]
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External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Audio on YouTube
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB Remix)" Audio on YouTube
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Discography
Studio albums
31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010)
At Night, Alone. (2016)
Extended plays
Cooler Than Me (2010)
Mixtapes
A Matter of Time (2009)
Singles
"Cooler than Me"
"Please Don't Go"
"Bow Chicka Wow Wow"
"Looks Like Sex"
"The Way It Used to Be"
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
Featured singles
"With Ur Love"
"Switch Lanes"
"L.A. Story"
"Remember I Told You"
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Riders on the Storm
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"Riders on the Storm"
Single by The Doors
from the album L.A. Woman
B-side
"Changeling"
Released
June 1971 (1971-06)
Format
7-inch single
Recorded
December 1970
Genre
Psychedelic rock[1]
Length
7:09 (album version)
4:35 (single version)
Label
Elektra
Songwriter(s)
John Densmore
Robby Krieger
Ray Manzarek
Jim Morrison
Producer(s)
Bruce Botnick
The Doors
The Doors singles chronology
"Love Her Madly"
(1971) "Riders on the Storm"
(1971) "Tightrope Ride"
(1971)
"Love Her Madly"
(1971)
"Riders on the Storm"
(1971)
"Tightrope Ride"
(1971)
"Riders on the Storm" is a song by American psychedelic rock band the Doors. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album, L.A. Woman (1971), in June 1971. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.,[2][3][4] number 22 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] and number 7 in the Netherlands.[6]
Contents
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1 Background and composition
1.1 Heidegger's influence
2 Post-release
3 Chart history
4 Cover versions
5 References
6 External links
Background and composition[edit]
"Riders on the Storm" is a psychedelic rock song.[1] According to Robby Krieger, it was inspired by "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend". Also, Jim Morrison mentions spree killer Billy Cook, in passing, during at least one interview. Cook killed six people, including a young family, while hitchhiking to California. In all likelihood, the Cook murders were inspiration for the song's lyric, "There's a killer on the road / His brain is squirming like a toad...if you give this man a ride/sweet family will die ..."
"Riders On the Storm" is played in the E Dorian mode, and incorporates recordings of rain and thunder, along with Ray Manzarek's Fender Rhodes electric piano playing, which emulates the sound of rain.[7]
The song was recorded at the Doors Workshop in December 1970 with the assistance of Bruce Botnick, their longtime engineer, who was co-producing the recording sessions. Jim Morrison recorded his main vocals and then whispered the lyrics over them to create the echo effect. This was the last song recorded by the members of the Doors, according to Manzarek, as well as Morrison's last recorded song to be released in his lifetime. The single was released in 1971, shortly before Morrison's death, entering the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending July 3, 1971, the same week that Morrison died.[2][3][4]
Many incorrectly believe that this is the song longtime Doors producer Paul A. Rothchild disparaged as "cocktail music", precipitating his departure from the project. Rothchild actually applied this moniker to "Love Her Madly". Engineer Bruce Botnick was selected to produce the album instead.
Heidegger's influence[edit]
Speaking with Krieger and Manzarek, the philosopher Thomas Vollmer argues that the line "Into this world we're thrown" recalls Heidegger's concept of thrownness (human existence as a basic state). In 1963 at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Jim Morrison heard an influential lecture for him, in which were discussed philosophers who critically addressed the philosophical tradition, including Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger.[8]
In 2009, Simon Critchley dedicated his column on The Guardian to Heidegger's thrownness and explained it using the aforementioned verse of the song.[9]
The connection between the thrownness into the world and a dog's life was anticipated by the anti-Heideggerian author Ernst Bloch[10] in his main work The Principle of Hope (1954–9).[11]
Post-release[edit]
The band's drummer John Densmore wrote a 1990 book called Riders on the Storm,[12] detailing the story of his life and his time with the group.
Ray Manzarek and guitarist Roy Rogers covered this song as an instrumental duet on their 2008 album Ballads Before the Rain.
In November 2009, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame under the category Rock (track).
The song was among the first songs released for Rock Band 3 as downloadable content.[13][14]
The song, according to an interview with Ray Manzarek, was only performed live twice: on the L.A. Woman tour at the Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 12, 1970, and in Dallas the night before that. Ray said playing those songs was "magic". This was The Doors' last public performance with Jim Morrison. It was only the second date of the tour, but was also the last, as the tour was cancelled after this concert.
According to the book FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio by Richard Neer, legendary overnight disc jockey Alison Steele would always play this song on Monday nights if it was raining in the city while she worked at New York City's WNEW-FM through most of the 1970s.
Chart history[edit]
Chart (1971)
Peak
position
Canada RPM Magazine 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 7
UK Singles Chart[5] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[2][3][4] 14
US Billboard Easy Listening[17] 11
Chart (1976)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 33
Chart (1991)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 68
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 12
Cover versions[edit]
Annabel Lamb covered the song in 1983.[5] It peaked at 27 in the UK Singles Chart of 17 September.[19]
Cameo covered the song in 1990 as an homage to Jim Morrison's influence on the band.
The Jacka sampled most of the song in 2008 for the single "Storm" featuring Cormega for his album "Tear Gas".
Creed also covered this song in 2000 for the album Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors, they also performed this song live at Woodstock 1999 alongside Robby Krieger.
Infected Mushroom remixed the song, and it appears on the 2009 album, Legend of the Black Shawarma.
Escape with Romeo covered the song on their 2001 album Come Here White Light.
Living Legends sampled the song in their song "War Games" from their 2001 album Almost Famous.
Nightmares on Wax remixed the song for the limited edition of The Best of The Doors, which appeared in 2000. Three other remixes are on the bonus cd by Baez & Cornell, Ibizarre and SpaceBats.
Señor Coconut plays a merengue remix of this song on the 2003 album Fiesta Songs.
Snoop Dogg covered the song for the 2004 game, Need for Speed: Underground 2, in a remixed version produced by Fredwreck. The cover was dubbed over the original track.
New age/electronica music group Dancing Fantasy released a cover off their 1991 album California Grooves.[20]
Rapture Riders, a 2005 officially-released mashup version of the song produced by Go Home Productions, featured Jim Morrison's vocal combined with music and vocals from Blondie's 1981 single "Rapture".
Ray Manzarek & Bal collaborated on an electronic jazz version for their Atonal Head CD, 2006.
Dezperadoz covered the song in 2008 for the album An Eye for an Eye.
Wolfmother covered the song live from 2010 to 2011, blending it with their own "White Unicorn."[21]
Yonderboi used a sample of the song for his track Riders On The Storm / Pink Solidism, found on the album Shallow And Profound.
Carlos Santana covered the song on his 2010 album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time. This version features Chester Bennington (of Linkin Park) on lead vocals and Ray Manzarek (of The Doors) on keyboards, as he did on the original. The lyric "sweet family will die" is changed to "sweet memory will die".
Incubus is known to medley into the song while playing "Are You In?" during their live shows.
Wednesday 13 covered the song with altered lyrics and an original chorus, retitling it "Welcome to the Strange", on the 2000 Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 album Songs from the Recently Deceased.
Bob Sinclar used a small but highly-recognizable portion of 'Riders on the Storm' for his song 'For You' on his Western Dream album.
Megan Washington's cover of the song was featured in a trailer for season six of the Lifetime series Army Wives.
Kamyaniy Gist covered this song in Ukrainian (album «70/80», 2015).[22]
Lisa Bassenge covered the song for her 2015 album Canyon Songs.
Jazz vocalist Kama Ruby covered this song as a mash-up with Stan Jones' classic western song "Ghost Riders in the Sky" on her third album release, 2017's "Mind's Eye."[23]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Forty years on, Jim Morrison cult thrives at Paris cemetery". The Independent. July 1, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2017. ... The Doors, who broke fresh ground in psychedelic rock with such hits as 'Riders on the Storm,'...
^ Jump up to: a b c "The Doors Riders On The Storm Chart History | Hot 100". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. September 4, 1971. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b c "L.A. Woman - The Doors | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b c Planer, Lindsay. "'Riders On The Storm' - The Doors: AllMusic review". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 28, 2013. It peaked at a respectable No. 14 shortly after Morrison died in July 1971.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "'Riders On The Storm' | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Dutchcharts.nl – The Doors – Riders on the Storm" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Riders On The Storm (Which Specific Rhodes Was Used)???". The Electronic Piano Forum. April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
Jump up ^ (in German) Gerstenmeyer, Heinz (2001). The Doors - Sounds for Your Soul - Die Musik Der Doors. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-521-89615-3. ISBN 3-83112057-9.
Jump up ^ Critchley, Simon (June 29, 2009). "Being and Time, part 4: Thrown into this world". The Guardian. Manchester. Retrieved May 27, 2013. As Jim Morrison intoned many decades ago, 'Into this world we're thrown'. Thrownness (Geworfenheit).
Jump up ^ Korstvedt, Benjamin M. (2010). Listening for Utopia in Ernst Bloch's Musical Philosophy. Cambridge University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-521-89615-3. ISBN 0-52189615-0.
Jump up ^ Bloch, Ernst (1954). The Principle of Hope. 1. p. 3. [Hope] will not tolerate a dog's life which feels itself only passively thrown into What Is, which is not seen through, even wretchedly recognized. In German: "Sie erträgt kein Hundeleben, das sich ins Seiende nur passiv geworfen fühlt, in undurchschautes, gar jämmerlich anerkanntes."
Jump up ^ Densmore, John (1990). Riders on the storm: my life with Jim Morrison and the Doors (1st ed.). New York City: Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0-385-30033-9. ISBN 0-38530033-6.
Jump up ^ Staff, IGN (October 22, 2010). "The Doors Most Loved Songs Kick Off Rock Band 3 DLC". IGN. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
Jump up ^ Snider, Mike (June 10, 2010). "Rock Band 3: What's New, What's Notable". USA Today. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Musicline.de – The Doors Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Doors" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 75.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Riders on the Storm". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
Jump up ^ Official Top 100, 11-17 September 1983.
Jump up ^ "California Grooves 1991:Album". Answers.com. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Consequence of Sound Presents…Best Fest Covers - Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
Jump up ^ "Rock Classics". Webcache.googleusercontent.com.
Jump up ^ Kama Ruby; Albums and Theatre Projects – Kama Ruby- Singer, Actor, Wellness Practitioner. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
External links[edit]
Riders on the Storm at Discogs (list of releases)
Usage in film and television: see "The Doors - Soundtrack. 'Riders on the Storm'" at IMDb
Song lyrics at thedoors.com
Accolades archived at Acclaimed Music
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"Light My Fire" / "The Crystal Ship" (1967)
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"Love Me Two Times" / "Moonlight Drive" (1967)
"The Unknown Soldier"/"We Could Be So Good Together" (1968)
"Hello, I Love You" / "Love Street" (1968)
"Touch Me" (1968)
"Wishful Sinful" (1969)
"Tell All the People" / "Easy Ride" (1969)
"Runnin' Blue" (1969)
"Roadhouse Blues"(1970)
"Love Her Madly" (1971)
"Riders on the Storm" (1971)
"The Mosquito" (1972)
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"Gloria" / "Moonlight Drive" (1983)
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Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
The American Night
No One Here Gets Out Alive
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The Doors (1991)
The Doors – 30 Years Commemorative Edition (1999)
When You're Strange (2008)
Live at the Bowl '68 (2012)
Live at the Isle of Wight festival 1970 (2018)
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Paul A. Rothchild (1967–1970; 1983; 1987; 1991)
Bruce Botnick (1971; 2000–2016)
John Haeny (1978)
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HWY: An American Pastoral
Night Divides the Day – The Music of the Doors
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors
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