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-influenced beats and bilingual lyrics. It is also the first foreign-language Dance recording to top the ''

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'' Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it peaked at number one in 2004. "Gia" stayed on the ''Billboard'' charts for 12 weeks and made Vandi one of six artists that stayed the most weeks on the charts in 2004. The track has also been mashed-up with another Vandi single, "

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", which was released in 2004 as "Come Along Now Vs. Gia". It is featured on the

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's ''The Annual 2005''. According to the Greek "Chart Show" and IFPI, the song is in the third position in the Top 30 with the best songs of the most successful Greek artists during 2000–2009.

Music video

The original music video of the song was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and was set in a temple with Vandi and four male dancers and featured a young child. In 2003, a new video was made for the Greek-English release of the song, which was also directed by Kapetanidis and was shot in Morocco.

Track listing

*US 12" vinyl # "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix) # "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Remix) # "Gia" (Bass Bumpers Extended Remix) # "Gia" (Level K Remix) *Greece and US CD single # "Gia" (Bass Bumpers Radio Edit) – 3:00 # "Gia" (Original) – 4:09 # "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Radio Edit) – 3:19 # "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix) – 7:59 # "Everything I Dreamed" – 3:18 # "Gia" (Video) *US EP # "Gia" (Radio Edit) # "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Radio Edit) # "Gia" (Original Mix) # "Gia" (Extended Mix) # "Gia" (Milk & Sugar Remix) # "Gia" (DJ Gregory Remix) # "Gia" (Level K Remix)

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gia (Song) 2001 singles 2003 singles House music songs Dance-pop songs Eurodance songs Despina Vandi songs Music videos directed by Kostas Kapetanidis Songs written by Phoebus (songwriter) Number-one singles in Greece Ultra Music singles 2001 songs Heaven Music singles