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Singles

The following singles were officially released to radio stations. Additional songs such as, "Ego" and "Psemmata", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay.

"Ta Iheia"
"Ta Iheia" was the first single off the album, released on 2 November 2009, by Sony Music Greece
Sony Music Entertainment
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. In the weeks leading up to the single's release, "Ta Iheia" was slated as the lead single of a planned repackaging of Garbi's previous album Kainourgia Ego
Kainourgia Ego
Kainourgia Ego is the sixteenth studio album by Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on December 22, 2008 by Sony BMG Greece and also is her first studio album since the 2006 release of Pos Allazei O Kairos...

, which was to be released in the months following. "Ta Iheia" stands as Garbi's eleventh released track penned by Nikos Antipas, with lyrics by GML. The single was also released digitally
Music download
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, with artwork done by John Mitropoulos. The track is described as a fast tempo balad, almost similar to the latin-like rhythm of a Tango
Tango (dance)
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. Following the single's release, it was announced that video director John Mitropoulos, who also directed the music video for "Kainourgia Ego" from Garbi's previous album of the same name, would also be directing the music video for "Ta Iheia", and that the shooting of the video was already underway. The music video never materialised, as Garbi decided upon releasing a new single instead.

The album version is a different recording using elements significant to the theming of the album, such as violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 chords. In contrast, the original version released by former label Sony Music Greece featured rock music
Rock music
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 elements combined with Latin beats and instruments
Latin American music
Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...

 not evident in the album version.


"Oi Skepseis"
"Oi Skepseis" was the second single off of the album, released on 30 January 2010. The lyrics are credited to Vicki Gerothodorou who also collaborated with Nikos Antipas on Garbi's previous album. Garbi's label at the time, Sony Music 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....

, released the track exclusively to radio station Love Radio on the 15 January 2010, along with additional material that included interviews, web exclusives and live events over the course of a month. The original version released via Love Radio was titled "Oi Skepseis (Love Radio Version)", as it also included a prologue to the song voiced by Garbi, in which she interprets her meaning of the song. During the recording of the single in the studio, Antipas brought together an ensemble of 24 classical orchestral musicians which can be heard throughout the song. The album version omits the spoken prologue.


"Geia Sou (Pazl)"
"Geia Sou" (Pazl) is set to be released as the official third single off the album. Although two previous tracks were released prior to the album's release, "Geia Sou" was promoted as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 off of the album. The song is a ballad composed by Nikos Antipas with lyrics by GML.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog No.
Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

28 March 2011 Universal Music CD 2768502

Charts

"Pazl" debuted on the Top 75 Combined album charts at number eleven. The album has since peaked at number 8 during its fifth week on the charts. The album made a re-entry in its 12th week at number 42 on the Top 75 Combined album charts.
Chart Providers Peak
position
Weeks On Charts Certification
Greek Albums Chart
Greek Albums Chart
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IFPI
IFPI
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