Opa Opa

"Opa Opa"
Single by Notis Sfakianakis
from the album Ise Ena Pistoli
Released	1992
Format	Radio single
Recorded	1991
Genre	Modern Laika, Dance
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Giorgos Alkaios
Producer	Giorgos Alkaios
Notis Sfakianakis singles chronology
"Ipopto" (1991) "Opa Opa" (1992) "Ise Ena Pistoli" (1992)

"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"
Single by Antique
from the album Mera Me Ti Mera and Me Logia Ellinika
B-side	Rhythmos
Released	1999
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Modern Laika, dance
Label	Virgin, Bonnier Amigo
Writer(s)	Giorgos Alkaios
Producer	Per Adebratt, C & N Project, Jonas Scheldt
Certification	Platinum
Antique singles chronology
"Opa Opa" (1999) "Dinata Dinata" (1999)
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"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

Country	Date
Germany	1999
Greece
Sweden

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]

Chart	Peak position	Weeks on charts	Certification
Swedish Singles Chart	5	16	Platinum[3]
Norwegian Singles Chart	9	8	-
Swiss Singles Chart	51	5	-

Despina Vandi cover

"Opa Opa"
Single by Despina Vandi
from the album Gia
Released	September 2004
Format	CD single Maxi CD 12" Vinyl EP
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, modern laika, dance
Label	Heaven Music Central Station Blanco Y Negro
Writer(s)	Giorgos Alkaios, Phoebus
Producer	Phoebus
Despina Vandi singles chronology
"Come Along Now" (2004) "Opa Opa" (2004) "Jambi" (2006)
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Vandi dancing amongst a crowd of people at a club in the "Opa Opa" music video.

"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

Country	Date	Format
Greece	September 2004[5]	EP
Spain	July 2004	Single
Germany	2 August 2004
Australia	10 August 2004

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Greece IFPI Top 50 Singles	1
US Billboard Hot Dance Radio Airplay	3 [6]
Canadian National Club chart	4 [7]
Russian Top 20 Singles	15
Spain Top 20 Singles	15
Ukraine Top 40 Singles	2
Denmark Top 20 Singles	15
Europe Top 100 Singles	31
Sweden Top 40 Singles	5
Switzerland Top 100 Singles	51
Norway Top 40 Singles	9

References

1. ^ "About Bonnier Amigo Music Group". Bonnier Amigo Music Group. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20080528161547/http://www.bonnieramigo.com/index_site.php?page=eng. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
2. ^ "Opa Opa Charts". SwedishCharts. 2000-09-24. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Antique&titel=Opa+Opa&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
3. ^ "ÅR 1999" (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-19991.pdf. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
4. ^ Despoina Vandi - Opa opa (English version)
5. ^ www.heavenmusic.gr / καλλιτέχνες / δισκογραφία / Βανδή Δέσποινα
6. ^ http://www.despinavandi.gr/newsphotos/10Billboard_OCTOBER_30_2004.pdf
7. ^ http://www.despinavandi.gr/newsphotos/11CanadianNationalClubChart.pdf