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A number of novels have been written using Ibiza as the setting, including Joshua Then and Now by Mordecai Richler, Soma Blues by Robert Sheckley, Vacation in Ibiza by Lawrence Schimel, A Short Life on a Sunny Isle: An Alphonse Dantan Mystery by Hannah Blank, They Are Ruining Ibiza by A.C. Greene and The Python Project by Victor Canning. The 1960 novel Out of the Red into the Blue by the English novelist Barbara Comyns Carr is based on the island.
The song "We're Going to Ibiza" by Vengaboys also featured the island's notorious nightlife as the ideal location for vacations. In Jennifer Lopez's song, "On the Floor", the lyrics state "Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza". in JoJo's song, "Sexy to Me", the lyrics state "We gon rock the party like we up in Ibiza". Also the song One Night In Ibiza (by Mike Candys) gives the island a central role. Swedish House Mafia also has a song called "Miami 2 Ibiza." Approaching Nirvana has a song named "I Dream of Ibiza". The Midnight Beast put out a song about Ibiza called "Pizza in Ibiza". The 1969 film More was filmed on location in Ibiza, and the soundtrack by Pink Floyd features a song titled "Ibiza Bar". The 2004 film It's All Gone Pete Tong was also filmed in Ibiza. Also the 2000 film Kevin and Perry Go Large was filmed on location in Ibiza. In addition there is the 1995 French hit 'Mélissa, métisse d'Ibiza' by Julien Clerc. The 2011 video game Test Drive Unlimited 2 is set upon two islands: Ibiza and Oahu (one of the Hawaiian Islands). Both islands have been modeled mostly accurate by using satellite data but Ibiza in the game has a desert added to it to replace cropland north-west of Ibiza Town. "The Cool Kids" member Chuck Inglish references the island in the song "Gas Station". British-Irish boy band The Wanted filmed the video for the hit single "Glad You Came" in and around Ibiza. German luxury fashion house Escada had a fragrance called Ibiza Hippie. It was released in 2003 as a limited edition scent but is now discontinued. Top notes are Lychee, Pear, Black Currant; middle notes are Water Hyacinth, Blue Freesia, Cranberry; top notes are Amber, Sandalwood, Musk, Passion Flower, Wood. Pop superstar Christina Aguilera mentioned the island of Ibiza in her song "Around the World" from her album 'Lotus' stating, "We're making love worldwide, Brazil to Ibiza, baby just wanna please you."
In the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, Selina Kyle mentions Ibiza and Bruce Wayne corrects her on the pronunciation. The The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack contains a bonus song called "Bombers Over Ibiza".
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