"Stin Kardia Mou Mono Thlipsi" (

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: Στην Καρδιά Μου Μόνο Θλίψη; en, In my heart there is only sorrow) is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish recording artist

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and written and produced by Grigoris Petrakos. It was released as the fifth and final single from the original edition of her debut album, ''

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'' (2004). The song is a

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which lyrically speaks of sadness after a break-up and wishing the person to return. It was released in early 2005 shortly after the

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's (ERT) announcement of Paparizou as Greece's entrant in the

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. The song was not heavily promoted and a proper video was not filmed; rather the video was made at the set of a television interview special she had done in

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. It failed to impact the charts and stands as one of her least successful singles in Greece and Cyprus. She has performed it in a few of her concerts and residency shows. The video was also included on her first video album, ''

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'' (2005).

Music video

An official music video was never produced due to time conflicts.

Track listing

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References

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