"Agapi Einai Esi" is a song released by Greek singer Anna Vissi

Anna Vissi

Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...

. The song serves as the first single from her album of the same name and was released to radio stations on 9 October 2010. It was also included on a promotional CD single of the same name released as a covermount

Covermount

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 with newspaper RealNews on 24 October 2010. The release marks the first time in four years that has Vissi has collaborated with former husband Nikos Karvelas

Nikos Karvelas

Nikos Karvelas is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...

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Background

It was first reported in September 2010 that Anna Vissi was working with previous long-time collaborator and former husband Nikos Karvelas

Nikos Karvelas

Nikos Karvelas is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...

 on songs for her forthcoming album. The song marks Vissi's first collaboration with Karvelas in four years. Speaking to the magazine Life & Style, Vissi stated that she had a desire to work with Karvelas once more, while he also felt the same way. She further stated that she felt they were made for each other artistically.

Release and promotion

"Agapi Einai Esi", was released on 9 October 2010 through newspaper Real News' website and sequentially to all radio stations. On 24 October 2010, a promotional CD single was released as a covermount

Covermount

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 with Real News containing the song as well as two other new songs. The song was also later released as a digital download

Music download

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 on 29 October 2010.

Reception

Upon release, title track "Agapi Einai Esi" received mixed criticism. Most negative feedback came concerning its lyrical content and the metaphors used to describe love, while Vissi's most loyal fans were left disappointed, expecting something better to come out of a long awaited Vissi and Karvelas collaboration. In a radio interview with Real FM, Vissi responded to the criticism, stating that she fell in love with the song upon first listen, and that it represents the way she would speak about love. She further went on to state that what ever Karvelas writes never passes by unnoticed. Lakis Lazopoulos

Lakis Lazopoulos

Lakis Lazopoulos is a Greek playwright, actor and songwriter. His birth name is Apostolos Lazopoulos , Lakis being a diminutive. Lazopoulos was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009...

 also made fun of the lyrics during his highly popular weekly satire show Al Tsantiri News in October 2010.

Music video

A teaser for the music video, directed by Christine Crokos, was released on 6 December 2010. The music video was released on 14 December 2010, and is heavily based on computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...

. The full version of the video includes a prelude lasting one minute and forty seconds, making it almost six minutes long in total.

Live performances

The first live performance of the song was made at the premiere of Vissi's Face2Face concert series on 15 October at Athens Arena

Athens Arena

Athens Arena is a grand music venue in Athens, Greece. It is a large-scale convention centre and concert hall, designed to host up to 3,000 people seated. It is owned by the Papatheoharis Group. Artists featured in the Arena are Marinella , Antonis Remos Sakis Rouvas and greek superstar Anna Vissi...

. It was sung during her solo setlist, which opened the night.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	9 October 2010	Sony Music Entertainment Greece Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....	Radio single
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