An Isouna Agapi Explained

An Isouna Agapi
Cover:AnIsounaAgapi.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Helena Paparizou
Album:Giro Apo T' Oneiro
Recorded:October 2009 - February 2010
Genre:Pop folk
Length:4:18
Label:Sony Music Greece/RCA
Producer:Giorgos Sabanis
Prev Title:Tha 'Mai Allios
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Psahno Tin Alitheia
Next Year:2010

"An Isouna Agapi" (Greek: Αν Ήσουνα Αγάπη; English: If you were love) is the second single by Greek singer Helena Paparizou from her fifth studio album Giro Apo T'Oneiro, written by Giorgos Sabanis and Niki Papatheohari. The song was chosen for "Best Song in Balkans from Greece" at the Balkan Music Awards 2010.

Composition

The music was composed by singer-songwriter Giorgos Sabanis while the lyrics were written by Niki Papatheohari.[1] The song is an uptempo ballad.

Release

"An Isouna Agapi" was announced as the second single, with a release date of 25 February. However, the song debuted exclusively on Dromos FM 89.8 one day earlier.[2] The radio station announced a contest for its audience coinciding with the single's release date: the winners will get the chance to meet Paparizou and hear her new album before it is released on 28 February 2010 at seven pm at an undisclosed venue.[3] [4]

Chart performance

"An Isouna Agapi" peaked at #5 on the official Greek Digital Singles chart published by Billboard. It also peaked at #7 at the official Greek airplay chart by Nielsen Music Control.

Music video

Paparizou announced on her Twitter that she was meeting with video director Konstantinos Rigos to discuss a music video for the single.[5] The filming of the music video took place on 4 March at the Astir Palace hotel and lasted 16 hours.[6] Paparizou then posted photos from the video on her Twitter, asking fans for their critiques.[7] The music video is mostly in black and white, and features model Dimitris Alexandrou as her love interest. It was nominated for Sexiest Appearance in a Video, as well as contributing to nominations for Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year at the MAD Video Music Awards 2010.

Track listing

  1. "An Isouna Agapi"

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Billboard Greek Digital Singles5 [8]
Greek Airplay Top 40 (Only Greek Songs)4 [9]
Greek Airplay Chart7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c16157/Elena_Paparizoy.html . el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Δυναμική επιστροφή! . Kasimatis . Asteris . 23 February 2010 . Yupi . Greek . 24 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100224224815/http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c16157/Elena_Paparizoy.html . 24 February 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: Άκου εδώ το νέο single της Έλενας Παπαρίζου 'Αν ήσουνα αγάπη' . Staff . 24 February 2010 . . Greek . 24 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002232933/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/42999/news/ . 2 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: Το νέο album της Έλενας Παπαρίζου αποκλειστικά για τους ακροατές του 89,8 ΔΡΟΜΟΣ fm!. Staff. 25 February 2010. Dromos FM 89.8. Greek. 25 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101019043312/http://www.dromosfm.gr/n95. 19 October 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Το νέο album της Έλενας Παπαρίζου . Staff . 24 February 2010 . . Greek . 25 February 2010 .
  5. Web site: Twitter / Helena Paparizou: Σε λίγο έχω meeting με τον . Twitter.com . 2010-02-26 . 2012-01-14.
  6. Web site: Twitter / Helena Paparizou: Busy days!! 16 ώρες κράτησ . Twitter.com . 2010-03-05 . 2012-01-14.
  7. Web site: - one last photo. Περιμένω τις εντυπώσεις σας για το video του "Αν ήσουν αγάπη"! xxx Helena. Paparizou. Elena. Twitter. 18 March 2010. Greek. 23 May 2010.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080610074032/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece Billboard.com
  9. Web site: Praxis Media . Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: More Charts - Greek ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads . Radio1.gr . 2012-01-14 . 2011-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721082914/http://radio1.gr/charts9/greek1021.htm . dead .