Ipofero

"Ipofero"
Single by Despina Vandi
B-side "Stamata Na Mou Kollas"
"Mi Mou Klineis To Fos"
Released December 12, 2000 (Greece)
Format CD single
Recorded 2000, Phase One
Genre Breakbeat
Length 5:18 ("Ipofero")
17:52 (total)
Label Minos EMI
Writer(s) Phoebus
Producer(s) Achilleas Theofilou
Despina Vandi singles chronology
"Spania"
(1997)
"Ipofero"
(2000)
"Ante Gia"
(2002)
Singles from Ipofero
  1. "Ipofero"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Lipame"
    Released: 2000

"Ipofero" (Greek:Υποφέρω; English: I Suffer) is a 6× platinum CD single by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI.[1][2] The CD single is entirely composed by Phoebus and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at Virgin Megastores and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of Virgin Group,[3][4][5] having sold over 150,000 copies in Greece.[3] The single also stands at 4× Platinum in Cyprus.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Ipofero" (Υποφέρω; I suffer)PhoebusPhoebus 5:18
2. "Stamata Na Mou Kollas" (Σταμάτα να μου κολλάς; Stop suffocating me)PhoebusPhoebus 3:46
3. "Lipame" (Λυπάμαι; I feel sorry)PhoebusPhoebus 4:30
4. "Mi Mou Klineis To Fos" (Μη μου κλείνεις το φως; Don't turn out my light)PhoebusPhoebus 4:18
Total length:
17:52

Music videos

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Greece December 12, 2000 CD single Minos EMI
Cyprus

Charts

Chart Providers Peak
position
Certification
Greek Singles Chart IFPI[6] 1 6× Platinum[7]
Cypriot Singles Chart Musical Paradise Top 10 1 4× Platinum [8]

Credits and personnel

Personnel
  • Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (electric-acoustics)
  • Katerina Kiriakou - background vocals
  • Andreas Mouzakis - drums
  • Giannis Mpithikotsis - mandolins
  • Alex Panayi - background vocals
  • Phoebus - music, lyrics, programming, orchestration, keyboards, piano
  • Despina Vandi - vocals
  • Alexandros Vourazelis - orchestration, programming, keyboards
  • Martha Zioga - background vocals

Production
  • Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - digital mastering - transfer
  • Vaggelis Siapatis - sound, computer editing
  • Achilleas Theofilou - production management
  • Manolis Vlahos - sound, mix
  • Alexandros Vourazelis - sound
Design

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Official remixes

In 2005, Faithless released a remix of the song "Ipofero" as a b-side in the LP "The Remixes Vol. 1". The remix was entitled "Μawahh" and by typing mistake in the cover, Despina Vandi's name written Despina Jandi (Faithless Vs. Despina Jandi).[10]

Cover versions

References

  1. Staff (2000-12-05). Καινούργια Δέσποινα Βανδή! (in Greek). MAD TV. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. Staff. "Despina Vandi Biography". DespinaVandi.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  3. 1 2 "Despina Vandi Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  4. "O Branson τίμησε τη Βανδή!" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2001-05-23. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  5. "Βανδή-Branson στο Λονδίνο" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2001-05-29. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  6. Greek Albums Chart Retrieved on September 22, 2008.
  7. Staff (November 3, 2001). Η μεγάλη βράβευση του Φοίβου (in Greek). ANT1. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  8. Ipofero (CD single). Despina Vandi. Minos EMI. 2000. 7243 8 89859 2 5.
  9. "Armada Music - Best Global Dance Label". Armadamusicshop.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  10. "Min mou kleineis to fws sta voulgarika (Tancyvasht cvyat-Panterite)". YouTube. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  11. "VANDI - Ypofero (sta boulgarika)". YouTube. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  12. "Jelena Karleusa Jos te volim OFFICIAL VIDEO". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  13. https://web.archive.org/20110914062013/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wLpNu8260. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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