Heroes (Elena Paparizou song)

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"Heroes"
"Heroes" cover
Single by Helena Paparizou
from the album The Game of Love
Released 2006
Format CD Single
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop
Length 02:57
Label Bonnier Music
Chart positions
Helena Paparizou singles chronology
Mambo!
(2005)
Heroes
(2006)
Gigolo (English Version)
(2006)

"Heroes" is a CD single by the Greek-Swedish singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner, Helena Paparizou. Her song has been specially written to be the official theme song of the 2006 European Championships in Athletics.

Heroes is a track from The Game of Love, Helena Paparizou's album, which will be released on 25 October 2006. Heroes is also to be a track on the CD single, Gigolo, as this will be released internationaly.

Her song is mainly in English. The song doesn't contain any Swedish lyrics but does contain some Spanish such as viva los heros - cognate with long live the heroes with very little Greek such as "Nikes gia panta" - which means "victories forever".

The song of Helena "Heroes" was released in August 2006 in Sweden; becoming Helena's 5th Swedish single. It was her 1st single to go straight to number 1 in the country. When it entered the charts "Mambo!" was still charting. On September 10, 2006, the song entered the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen.

[edit] Tracklisting

  • 01: "Heroes"
  • 02: "Heroes (freerunners Radio Edit)"
  • 03: "Heroes (freerunners extended)"

[edit] Charts Positions

country Peak position Weeks Release date
Sweden 1 14 August 2006

[edit] Various Charts

Swedish Top 60 Singles Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chart position 1 8 6 5 6 10 14 17 30 25 50 59 45 out 41
Romanian Airplay Singles Chart Top 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Chart position 95 out out 79 68 74 64 84
Swedish Dance Charts
Week 01 02 03 04
Chart position 29 28 35 32


Charts Peak
position
Official Swedish Airplay Chart 2
Star-Radio International Top 40 Hits 4
Estonian Radio Uuno 10
Euroweb Chart 13
Lithuanian Znad Wilii Radio 103,8 FM 14
Bulgarian Radio City 16
Finnish Dance Charts 35
Hot European Singles Top 100 91
European Top 200 118
Euro Airplay Hot 100 Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Chart position 66 48 38 36 42 41 37 51 48 41
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