My Number One

"My Number One"
Single by Helena Paparizou
from the album Protereotita: Euro Edition [en] and My Number One [en]
B-side"I Don't Want You Here Anymore" (Anapandites Kliseis)
"Ok"
Released24 March 2005
Recorded2005
StudioVox
Genre
Length2:58
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Christos Dantis
Helena Paparizou singles chronology
"Anapandites Kliseis [en]"
(2003)		 "My Number One"
(2005)		 "The Light in Our Soul [en]"
(2005)
Music video
"My Number One" on YouTube
Greece "My Number One"
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Manolis Psaltakis
  • Christos Dantis
Lyricist(s)
  • Christos Dantis
  • Natalia Germanou
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
230
Appearance chronology
◄ "Shake It" (2004)   
"Everything" (2006) ►
Official performance video
"My Number One" (Final) on YouTube

"My Number One" is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish singer Helena Paparizou. The song was written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou, and produced by Dantis. It represented Greece [en] in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, held in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Eurovision Song Contest

Helena Paparizou was internally selected by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation [en] (ERT) to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. ERT then picked four songs, "My Number One", "OK", "Let's Get Wild" and "The Light in Our Soul" to be performed by Paparizou in a national final on 2 March 2005. Before the national final, it was revealed that one of the songs, "The Light in Our Soul" was already released by Big Alice, thus it was disqualified, leaving out only three songs. "My Number One" was chosen as the song on the night. At Eurovision, Greece performed in the grand final which took place on 21 May 2005, the song won the contest with 230 points.

Track listings

European 2-track CD single
No.TitleLength
1."My Number One"2:58
2."I Don't Want You Here Anymore"4:09
Scandinavian 2-track CD single
No.TitleLength
1."My Number One"2:58
2."My Number One" (Instrumental)2:58
European CD maxi-single
No.TitleLength
1."My Number One"2:58
2."I Don't Want You Here Anymore"4:09
3."O.K."2:58
4."My Number One" (Video) 
US CD maxi-single
No.TitleLength
1."My Number One" (Josh Harris Radio Mix)3:38
2."My Number One" (Norty Cotto's My Radio Lover Mix)3:29
3."My Number One" (Original Mix)2:55
4."My Number One" (Georgie's #1 Radio Anthem Mix)3:18
5."My Number One" (Mike Cruz Radio Mix)4:03
6."My Number One" (Chris "The Greek" Panaghi Radio Mix)3:35
7."My Number One" (Valentino's Radio Epic Mix)3:02
8."My Number One" (Josh Harris Vocal Club Mix)6:53
9."My Number One" (Norty Cotto's My Clubber Lover Mix)6:57
10."My Number One" (Georgie's #1 Anthem Mix)7:00
11."My Number One" (Mike Cruz Vox Mix)9:44

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)36
Germany (Official German Charts)37
Greece (IFPI Greece) 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)15

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) Gold 10,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Greece 24 March 2005 Sony BMG Digital download, CD
Sweden 4 May 2005 Bonnier Amigo [en]
Finland
Denmark 30 May 2005
Norway
Germany Sony BMG
Austria
Netherlands 6 June 2005 CD
Belgium
Portugal 7 June 2005
Italy 1 July 2005 Digital download, CD
United States 4 June 2006 Moda Records [en] Digital download
22 August 2006 CD

Notes

  1. ↑ By a 2013 Greek court decision.

References

  1. ↑ "Kyiv 2005". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest.
  2. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  6. ↑ "Top 50 Singles Chart". IFPI Greece. 30 July 2005. Archived from the original on 26 August 2005.
  7. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One". Singles Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Helena Paparizou – My Number One". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.