Opa Opa

"Opa Opa" is a song originally performed by Notis Sfakianakis from his second album Ise Ena Pistoli in 1992. It was written and produced by singer Giorgos Alkaios years earlier, and is one of Sfakianakis' most notable of his early works. The song has been covered by a number of artists.

Antique cover

"Opa Opa" is the debut single released by the Greek-Swede duo Antique in 1999, that reached gold status in Sweden.

"Opa Opa" was Bonnier Amigo's first international hit release in 2000.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Opa Opa" (radio edit) - 3:36
2. "Opa Opa" (extended mix) - 5:07
3. "Rhythmos" - 5:03

Release history

Charts

"Opa Opa" fared well in the charts. It entered the Swedish charts on July 15, 1999 and remained for 16 weeks, peaking at number 5. The song entered the Norwegian charts where it peaked at nine staying charting for eight weeks. "Opa Opa" also charted in Switzerland where it peaked at number 51, charting for five weeks.^[2]

Despina Vandi cover

"Opa Opa" is a single by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi released in 2004.^[4] It is the fourth version of the song originally written and composed in the 1980s by Giorgos Alkaios. Antique and Notis Sfakianakis have also covered the song.

The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis. The video is shot over six scenes, with Vandi changing outfits a total of seven times. The video begins with a flash of Vandi's logo, while she can be faintly seen in a red bikini through transluscent glass of a sauna; the same shot was used to create the cover of the single. The video returns to this scene numerous times throughout, sometimes with other females appearing in the shot and sometimes with Vandi and a male. It also features Vandi and friends sitting around and later dancing at a club, and on a boat, while there are a further two scenes of Vandi singing alone in front of a background, one of which she appears on top of a motorcycle. During the climax of the song, Vandi punches through glass with her bare fist.

Track listing

1. "Opa Opa" (Bass Bumpers video edit)
2. "Opa Opa" (Bigworld radio mix)
3. "Opa Opa" (Chippe mix)
4. "Opa Opa" (Milk & Sugar radio mix)
5. "Opa Opa" (Milk & Sugar vocal club mix)
6. "Opa Opa" (Bass Bumpers club mix)
7. "Opa Opa" (Armand Van Helden dub)
8. "Opa Opa" (Video)

Release history

Charts

References