[Throwback] Mike Posner - Please Don't Go - 2010

Mike Posner - Please Don't Go (Official Video)

I started listening to this earlier in the week because of a comment that mentioned the artist, and the song has been in my rotation all week so i figured i'd do one of these throwbacks.

quick recap from Wikipedia:

"Please Don't Go" is a song by American recording artist Mike Posner, released as the second single from his debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010). Posner co-wrote and co-produced the song with Benny Blanco, and J Records released the single to contemporary hit radio in the United States on June 9, 2010. The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Posner his second top 40 hit on that chart. It also peaked at numbers 9, 18 and 30 on the Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic and Adult Top 40 charts respectively. It managed to peak within the top 40 in countries like Austria, Canada, Germany and New Zealand. A remix of the song features American rapper, Waka Flocka Flame. Posner's lyrics plead for his girlfriend not to leave him, while his production with Blanco is uptempo and contains prominent synth-pop and trance characteristics. In addition, Blanco provides background vocals in the chorus.

Posner's voice and delivery is just ok to me but what makes the song stand out is the production.
Mike Posner - Please Don't Go (Instrumental)
At the time i never checked into the background on the song or on Posner besides listening to the radio singles, so it was a surprise to find out he produced it and many other songs.

In fact, he seems to be a much better producer than he is a singer. In looking for related dance videos, I found a different video that i hadn't seen before, where Posner shows how he came up with the beat. Blown away by how effortless he makes it seem:

Mike Posner and Benny Blanco make "Please Don't Go"

Similarly, he shows how he came up with the beat for Justin Bieber's song Boyfriend:

Mike Posner - Making of Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend"

As for the dance videos, there's a lot but i was kinda disappointed most of them were terrible quality. i guess that's to be expected for 2010-11. Although there was one video from 2017, surprisingly enough. here's that and two others: 2017, 2010 A, 2010 B. I wonder if some of the people in these videos are in this sub now.