To Fili Tis Zois (Elena Paparizou song)

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“To Fili Tis Zois”
“To Fili Tis Zois” cover
Single by Elena Paparizou
from the album To Fili Tis Zois & Vrisko To Logo Na Zo
Released September 26, 2007
(see release history)
Format digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:36
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Giannis Doxas
Producer Soumka, George Sabanis
Elena Paparizou minor singles chronology
"Min Fevgeis"
(2007)		 "To Fili Tis Zois"
(2007)		 "Porta Gia Ton Ourano"
(2008)
Audio sample
Info "To Fili Tis Zois" (help·info)

"To Fili Tis Zois" (The Kiss of Life) is a song by Elena Paparizou, and the main theme song from To Fili Tis Zois[1]. The song was released in the beginning of October 2007 to radios, and in November on the official soundtrack of the movie. It is also a bonus track on Paparizou's Vrisko To Logo Na Zo.

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[edit] Song information

The single officially debuted simultaneously on MAD Radio 106.2 and the music video on MAD TV on September 26, 2007. Some days before MAD TV had announced that something very big and special will happen. They had posted a picture of Elena covering it with effects in order to hide her and also the lyrics of the chorus.[2] It was ranked the #3 best song of 2007 according to the MAD Exit Poll: Best Songs of tne Year and 27th most watched videoclip of 2007 on MAD TV.[3]. Also it was ranked the #16 most played song of 2007 on the biggest Cypriot radio station,Super Fm.[4]. In 2008 the song "To Fili Tis Zois" was nominated in four categories: "Best Pop Video" , "Most Played Artist", "Artist of the Year", and "Best Video by a Female Artist" Mad Video Music Awards 2008.[5]

[edit] Music video

Helena Paparizou in "To Fili Tis Zois" video.
Helena Paparizou in "To Fili Tis Zois" video.

Directed by Alex Grammatopoulos, the video starts with a woman coming out the sea and then it shows Elena and her band who are partially in the sea. Elena sings and many scenes from the film are showed quickly. In the end Elena says a phrase "Μυστήριο που ο έρωτας χτυπά" (Mystery that love beats) which is also in the song, and the videos ends showing Elena.The video clip premiered on September 26, 2007 on MAD TV.[6].

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label Format
Greece[7] September 26, 2007 Sony BMG Radio Single
October 27, 2007 Sony BMG Digital download
Cyprus September 27, 2007 Sony BMG Radio Single

[edit] Radio success

It quickly gained airplay all around Greece shooting it to number 1 on the Nielsen's Official Radio Airplay chart in Greece in the week November 27 tp December 3, 2007 and was first for seven weeks, tying her with Despina Vandi and the song "Thelo". In the first week of 2008, "To Fili Tis Zois" fell to number two beaten by the song "Beggin" from The Four Seasons. The song is rock influenced, something different than what Elena has done before.

The song became a hit quickly and its power play surpassed the number of 22 radio stations in Athens and 11 in Thesaloniki since December and also achieved to stay four weeks on the top of MAD Platinum Charts.[8] To Fili Tis Zois ended the year as the 131st most successful song of 2007 in Europe.[9]

In the week from February 29 to March 5, 2008, the song was still on the Nielsen's Official Radio Airplay chart in Greece at number seven after four monthns of its release. The next week from March 5 to March 11, the song fell to number sixteen and the week from March 11 to March 17, it fell to number nineteen, making its last appearance.

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
iTunes (Greece) [10] 1
Greek Airplay Chart[11] 1 (7 weeks)
Euro Top200[12] 127
Euro Airplay HOT 100[13] 83
Music Video Chart Peak
position
MAD TV Top 50[14] 1 (4 weeks)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Musical e-shop
  2. ^ Κάτι "BIG" έρχεται”.(Greek) MAD TV. Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  3. ^ Most Watched Videos on MAD TV
  4. ^ Super Fm Top 30
  5. ^ Nominatios 2008
  6. ^ To Fili Tis Zois Video
  7. ^ Exclusive: νέο track από Έλενα Παπαρίζου”.(Greek) MAD.TV. Retrieved on September 24, 2007.
  8. ^ MUSICAL - ΤΟ ΦΙΛΙ ΤΗΣ...ΖΩΗΣ - OST - Λεπτομέριες Προϊόντος
  9. ^ Top 200 of the year 2008. apcchart. Retrieved on January 26, 2008 (Greek)
  10. ^ Greek iTUNES
  11. ^ Greek Nielsen's Radio Airplay chart
  12. ^ Euro 200
  13. ^ European Airplay Chart
  14. ^ MAD TV Top