An Isouna Agapi

"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.

"An Isouna Agapi"
Single by Helena Paparizou
from the album Giro Apo T' Oneiro
Released24 February 2010 (2010-02-24)
RecordedOctober 2009–February 2010
GenrePop folk
Length4:18
LabelSony Music Greece/RCA
Songwriter(s)Giorgos Sabanis, Niki Papatheohari
Producer(s)Giorgos Sabanis
Helena Paparizou singles chronology
"Tha 'Mai Allios"
(2009)		 "An Isouna Agapi"
(2010)		 "Psahno Tin Alitheia"
(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.[1]

Release

"An Isouna Agapi" was announced as the second single, with a release date of 25 February.[1] However, the song debuted exclusively on Dromos FM 89.8[2] one day earlier.[3] 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.[2][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. 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
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Greek Digital Singles 5 [8]
Greek Airplay Top 40 (Only Greek Songs) 4 [9]
Greek Airplay Chart 7

Notes
  1. Kasimatis, Asteris (23 February 2010). Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Δυναμική επιστροφή! (in Greek). Yupi. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. Staff (25 February 2010). "Το νέο album της Έλενας Παπαρίζου αποκλειστικά για τους ακροατές του 89,8 ΔΡΟΜΟΣ fm!" (in Greek). Dromos FM 89.8. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. Staff (24 February 2010). "Άκου εδώ το νέο single της Έλενας Παπαρίζου 'Αν ήσουνα αγάπη'" (in Greek). MAD TV. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  4. Staff (24 February 2010). "Το νέο album της Έλενας Παπαρίζου" (in Greek). Sony Music Entertainment Greece. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  5. "Twitter / Helena Paparizou: Σε λίγο έχω meeting με τον". Twitter.com. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  6. "Twitter / Helena Paparizou: Busy days!! 16 ώρες κράτησ". Twitter.com. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  7. Paparizou, Elena (18 March 2010). "- one last photo. Περιμένω τις εντυπώσεις σας για το video του "Αν ήσουν αγάπη"! xxx Helena" (in Greek). Twitter. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  8. Billboard.com
  9. Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: More Charts - Greek ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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