Dinata is a song from the album Meno Ektos

Meno Ektos

Meno Ektos is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki. It was released in 1991 and it is her fourth personal album. It went gold in Greece, selling over 50,000 copies...

("I'll keep outside"), composed by Ara Dinkjian and sung by Eleftheria Arvanitaki

Eleftheria Arvanitaki

Eleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek folk singer. She originates from the island of Icaria...

. It mixes the influence of Balkan music with electronics. That song, among the others on Meno Ektos, made Arvanitaki a big name in Greece. She also performed the song at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics, during the fireworks and after the flame was extinguished.

The English words dynamo and dynamic are derivatives of Greek dinata.

Antique version

"Dinata Dinata" is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released by Antique

Antique (duo)

Antique was a Greek singing duo consisting of Elena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis originating from Sweden which combined Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance pop beat. Both Paparizou and Panagiotidis were born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents...

 in 1999 and is a cover of Dinkjian's song.

Track listing

• German and Swedish single

1. "Dinata Dinata" (Radio Edit) - 3:17
2. "Dinata Dinata" (Extended Version) - 4:25
3. "Westoriental Trip" - 4:07

• Swedish single

1. "Dinata Dinata" (Radio Edit) - 3:17
2. "Set Your Body Free" - 5:28

• Swedish promo single

1. "Dinata Dinata" (C&N Project Mix) - 7:45
2. "Dinata Dinata" (Jonas S. Club Mix) - 5:06
3. "Dinata Dinata" (L.O.L. Brothers on a Mission Mix) - 5:14
4. "Dinata Dinata" (Radio Edit) - 3:18

Charts

Chart	Provider	Peak position	Weeks on charts	Certification
Norwegian Top 20 Singles	VG-lista VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	19	2	–
Swedish Top 60 Singles	Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	8	19	Gold