Spase To Hrono
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"Spase To Hrono" | ||||
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Single by Sakis Rouvas | ||||
from the album Parafora | ||||
Released | 20 November 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | EMI/Minos | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dimitris Kontopoulos, Pigi Konstantinou | |||
Producer(s) | Dimitris Kontopoulos | |||
Sakis Rouvas singles chronology | ||||
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"Spase To Hrono" (Greek: "Σπάσε το Χρόνο"; English: Shatter time) is a song by Greek pop musician Sakis Rouvas, composed by Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos, who had worked with Sakis Rouvas in recent years, as well as his contribution to Eurovision Song Contest. It was released as a radio single on 20 November 2009 in Greece and Cyprus and is the follow-up single to his number-one hit and Greek Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry "This Is Our Night" and its Greek-language counterpart "Pio Dinata". The song serves as the first single from Rouvas' album Parafora, released in December 2010.
Composition and theme
"Spase To Hrono" is a song similar to Rouvas' most recent number-one hits "This Is Our Night" and "
Release and promotion
The song premiered exclusively on Rhythmos FM 94.9 in
Music video
Rouvas reported via his Twitter account that he was shooting a music video for the song on December 23. The message was accompanied by a preview photo showing shadowy figures of Rouvas and two women on a four square grid, each background a different color.[4]
Chart performance
The song debuted at number one on the Greek Digital Singles and the following week it went number three behind Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" and Kesha's "Tik Tok". It also reached number one on both the Greek and Greek and international airplay charts, making it Rouvas' fourth consecutive single to top all Greek charts, following "+ Se Thelo", "Irthes", and "This Is Our Night".[5]
Track listings
Digital download
- "Spase To Hrono"
Spase To Hrono – EP (#5099968596289)
- "Spase To Hrono"
- "Pio Dinata" (This Is Our Night)
- "Tha Trelatho" (Out of Control)
- "Mi Milas" (Right on Time)
- "This Is Our Night"
- "Out of Control"
- "Right on Time"
- "Hamogela"
- "Irthes"
- "+ Se Thelo"
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Cypriot Airplay Chart | 1 |
Greek Airplay Chart | 1 |
Greek/International Airplay Chart | 1 |
Greek Digital Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
Reception
Rhythmos FM, which exclusively premiered the song, conducted a poll for its fans where 80.6 percent of 345 listeners reacted positively to the song in the first couple of days.[7]
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format |
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Greece | 20 November 2009 | Minos EMI | promo single
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14 December 2009 | Digital download | ||
Cyprus | 20 November 2009 | Radio single |
Personnel
- Sakis Rouvas – vocals
Notes
- ^ Staff (2009-11-20). ΣΑΚΗΣ ΡΟΥΒΑΣ ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΑ! (in Greek). Rhythmos FM 94.9. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- MAD TV. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- MAD TV. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ^ Rouvas, Sakis (2009-12-23). "@ the shootings of my new music video ( spase ton Hrono )". Twitter. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (8 May 2010). "EUROSTARS @ MAD VMA by VODAFONE: Sakis Rouvas proves his superiority over other Eurostars" (in Greek). Oikotimes. Retrieved 14 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Billboard Business".
- ^ Staff (2009-09-24). "Rhythmos Poll" (in Greek). Rhythmos FM 94.9. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2009-09-24.