"Stous 31 Dromous" contains music written by
Dimitris Kontopoulos and lyrics by Viki Gerothodorou who had first collaborated with Rouvas as of
To Hrono Stamatao (2003) and
Iparhi Agapi Edo (2006), respectively and had jointly written Rouvas' dance hit "Ola Gyro Sou Gyrizoun. It was recorded at Vox Recording Studios. It was featured on its soundtrack, while it also served as the only single on Rouvas' second live album
This Is My Live. The album includes the original version of the song as well as a rock version as a bonus track. It is his follow-up single to his cover of "
Suspicious Minds", which was part of his film and soundtrack project
Alter Ego. The song was created as the theme to the Greek-American drama series of the same name that aired on
Mega Channel. According to
Espresso News in a publication made in June 2007, the show's creator, Andreas Georgiou, had originally asked Rouvas to star in the highly anticipated series. Although Rouvas liked the show's concept and the producers were eager to have him feature, Rouvas eventually refused the offer as at the time he was doing work on his
feature film debut
Alter Ego and instead Georgiou himself took over the role. Rouvas seemingly did not accept this proposal, instead opting to perform only the title track. Inspired by the show's "modern '
American Dream'" theme, the song was written to capture these emotions, such as those of the main character, Christina (Sofia Karvela) moving to New York from Greece with new hopes but encountering some misfortunes. ==Composition and theme==