"(I Would) Die for You" is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish duo

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. It in the

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held in

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, placing third.

Background

Conception

The song, with lyrics by Antonis Pappas and music by Nikos Terzis, –who would later compose "

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" for –, is an up-tempo number inspired in part by

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. Lyrically, it deals with the realization on the part of the singers, who sing in unison for most of the performance, that their love is all that matters. They tell each other that "I would die for you/Look into my eyes and see it's true". It was recorded by the duo

, composed by

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and Nikos Panagiotidis, both born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. The duo had had two Top 10 hits in both Greece and Sweden, " Opa Opa" and " Dinata Dinata".

Eurovision

6 March 2001, "Die for You" performed by Antique competed in the of , the national selection organised by the

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(ERT) to select its song and performer for the of the

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. The song won the competition so it became the , and Antique the performers, for Eurovision. On 12 May 2001, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the

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hosted by the

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(DR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Antique performed "(I Would) Die for You" twenty-second on the evening, following 's " Another Summer Night" by

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and preceding 's "

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" by

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. They performed the song in English and Greek, becoming the first entry from Greece not to be performed entirely in Greek. The performance was a relatively static affair, with both singers as well as the backing vocalists standing in front of microphones to sing. Paparizou, however, wore a tight white outfit, standing out against the black-clad backing singers and her duet partner. While the contest had by this point embraced pre-recorded music, Nikos Panagiotidis performed with the traditional Greek instrument

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throughout. At the close of voting, it had received 147 points (12 points from and ), placing third in a field of twenty-three. This third-place was Greece's highest place until , when Paparizou, this time performing solo, won the contest with "

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". It was succeeded as Greek representative at the by " S.A.G.A.P.O." by

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International following the contest. The CD single was certified platinum in Greece ''

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'', June 20, 2001 and gold in Sweden. The song was included on Antique's second album, '' Die for You'', released as ''Die for You/Tha Pethaina Gia Sena'' in the Greek market. The song was covered by Russian pop singer Filipp Kirkorov as "Я за тебя умру".

Track listing

*Greek release # "(I Would) Die For You" (English Version) (3:00) # "(I Would) Die For You" (

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Version) (3:00) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Greek Version) (3:00) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Extended Version) *Promo single # "(I Would) Die For You" (Eric S Radio) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Die For Disco Radio) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Nordlight Vs C&N Project) # "(I Would) Die For You" (BGTH Remix Radio) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Eric S Club) # "(I Would) Die For You" (BGTH Remix Extended) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Die For Disco Instrumental) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Eurovision Version) # "(I Would) Die For You" (Extended Version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Die for You Number-one singles in Greece Eurovision songs of Greece Eurovision songs of 2001 2001 singles English-language Greek songs Macaronic songs Antique (band) songs Songs written by Nikos Terzis 2001 songs Bonnier Music singles EMI Records singles V2 Records singles