Heroes (Elena Paparizou song)
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"Heroes" is a single by the Swedish-Greek
singer and Eurovision Song Contest
winner, Helena Paparizou. The song was specially written to be the official theme song of the 2006 European Championships in Athletics
, held in Paparizou's home town Gothenburg
. The song is featured on Helena's second international album The Game of Love, which was released on November 15, 2006 in Scandinavia
.
The song is mainly in English
, but does contain some Spanish
lyrics such as — cognate with 'long live the heroes' — and with very little Greek
such as 'Nikes gia panta' — which means 'victories forever'.
"Heroes" was released in August 2006 in Sweden
; becoming Paparizou's fifth Swedish single release. It was her first single which debuted at number one position in the Swedish Singles Chart and second to peak at number one. When "Heroes" entered the charts Paparizou's previous single "Mambo!
" was still charting. On September 10, 2006, the song entered the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
singer and Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
winner, Helena Paparizou. The song was specially written to be the official theme song of the 2006 European Championships in Athletics
2006 European Championships in Athletics
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
, held in Paparizou's home town Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
. The song is featured on Helena's second international album The Game of Love, which was released on November 15, 2006 in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
.
The song is mainly in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, but does contain some Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
lyrics such as — cognate with 'long live the heroes' — and with very little Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
such as 'Nikes gia panta' — which means 'victories forever'.
"Heroes" was released in August 2006 in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; becoming Paparizou's fifth Swedish single release. It was her first single which debuted at number one position in the Swedish Singles Chart and second to peak at number one. When "Heroes" entered the charts Paparizou's previous single "Mambo!
Mambo!
"Mambo!" was Helena Paparizou's fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. There were two versions of the song; a Greek version and an English version...
" was still charting. On September 10, 2006, the song entered the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
.
Track listing
CD single- "Heroes" – 2:54
- "Heroes" [Freerunners Radio Edit] – 2:38
- "Heroes" [Freerunners X10ded] – 4:36
Charts Positions
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Airplay Chart | 2 |
| Estonian Top 40 Chart | 22 |
| Swedish Dance Chart | 28 |
| Finnish Dance Chart | 35 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
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