The Sweet Escape (song)
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Single by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon | |||||||||||
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Released | December 19, 2006 | ||||||||||
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Length | 4:06 | ||||||||||
Label | Interscope | ||||||||||
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"The Sweet Escape" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name (2006). It was written by Stefani, Akon, and Giorgio Tuinfort. Akon, who is also a featured artist, developed the song's beat before collaborating with Stefani. He designed it based on her previous work with No Doubt, and Stefani later commented that it put her "on the yellow brick road to the No Doubt record I might do".[1] "The Sweet Escape" is an apology for a fight between two lovers and describes a dream of a pleasant life for them. As the album's title track, its title was chosen to help market Stefani's music and fashion lines.
The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, though there was a negative response to Akon's presence as a featured artist. "The Sweet Escape" was released as the album's second single on December 19, 2006 and was commercially successful in mainstream and adult contemporary markets. It reached the top 10 of most singles charts and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards. In the song's accompanying music video, Stefani attempts to escape from a golden prison.
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Background and writing
Interscope Records' CEO Jimmy Iovine, who helped with A&R for The Sweet Escape, arranged the collaboration between Stefani and Akon.[2] Interscope sent Stefani a copy of Akon's 2004 debut album Trouble and repeatedly encouraged her to work with him.[3] Akon readily accepted,[2] and Stefani accepted after several people had pushed her to work with him.[4]
When Akon was asked to work with Stefani, he reviewed her work, ranging from her music with No Doubt to her solo career. He noted that the sound Stefani had cultivated with No Doubt was missing from her solo work.[2] Stefani, preoccupied with her baby Kingston Rossdale, cancelled their session and commented that she "didn't want to go through the pain of trying to work with someone [she] didn't know".[3] Iovine called Stefani, telling her, "You can cancel everything else in your life, but don't cancel this session."[5] She decided to work with Akon and expected that they would work on writing a write a generic hip hop song,[5] one that would not fit her well.[4]
When they met, Akon played some of his tracks for her.[4] They thought about words that would suit the marketing of Stefani's music and her clothing lines L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers, settling on "Sweet Escape". Akon played her the beat he had developed, and they began working on the song.[2] They wrote it in 10 minutes,[3] coming up with a doo-wop song rather than the hip hop sound Stefani had expected.[5]
Music and lyrics
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"The Sweet Escape" is a ska, new wave, disco, and doo-wop song composed in the key of B♭ minor.[6][7] It is written in compound quadruple meter, commonly used in doo-wop, and has a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute. Stefani's vocal range covers nearly two octaves, from G3 to F5.[7]
The song uses two-measure phrases that, aside from the choruses, use a i–III–IV–VI chord progression. The B♭ minor chord is held for 1⅓ of a beat, and a relative transformation is then used to produce a second-inversion D♭ major chord, which is held for 1⅔ of a beat. In the second measure, a first-inversion E♭ major chord with an added ninth precedes a G♭ major major seventh chord; the chords are held for the same durations as the previous two.[7]
The song opens with an introduction which consists of eight measures of instrumentals, followed by eight measures in which Akon sings "Woohoo, yeehoo". The introduction has been claimed to be similar to that in the 1986 song "Sweet Sweet Gwendoline" by German band Die Ärzte.[8] Overdubbing is introduced in the middle of the first verse to produce a sequence of eighth note B♭ minor chords from Stefani's vocals. Stefani's voice is overdubbed again when she sings the chorus twice. Akon performs, and Stefani then sings the second verse and the choruses again. She returns to the latter part of the first verse and repeats the choruses. The song closes as Akon repeats the lines "Woohoo, yeehoo" and "I want to get away to our sweet escape" as the song fades.[7]
The song's lyrics discuss an argument between spouses.[9] Stefani apologizes "for acting stank" to her lover. She asks her lover for forgiveness and describes wanting to be a better wife.[10] Although Stefani acknowledges her misdeeds, she nonetheless pushes off some of the blame in a manner that drew comparisons to Monica's 1995 single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and TLC's 1999 single "I'm Good at Being Bad".[11] In contrast to her songwriting on No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom (1995), Stefani intimates a desire for a pleasant domestic life, most extensively during the chorus.[12]
Critical reception
"The Sweet Escape" received generally positive reviews from contemporary pop music critics. In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as "an irresistible [...] track, driven by a giddy 'wee-oh!' hook and supported by a nearly anthemic summertime chorus".[13] John Murphy of musicOMH referred to "The Sweet Escape" as "a lovely, summery bouncy pop song with a very infectious chorus".[14] Murphy compared the song to Weezer's 2002 single "Keep Fishin'",[14] and Blender's Ben Sisario compared it to the work of The Beach Boys.[12] Alex Miller from the NME compared the song to Madonna's early work but added that it sounded "cringey and saccharine".[15] Anna Britten from Yahoo! Music commented that it sounded like music from 1970, specifically that of soul group Chairmen of the Board.[16] Bill Lamb of About.com called the song "a welcome change from the over-produced 'Wind It Up'", but noted that it "easily jets in one ear and out the other leaving little trace of its presence".[17] MuchMusic's video review program Video on Trial referred to the song as "incredibly intoxicating".[18]
Akon's presence as a featured artist on the track received negative reviews. Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters found that Akon contributed too few vocals to the song and that they were wasted.[11] Rolling Stone reviewer Rob Sheffield agreed, viewing the song as a fumbled attempt to capitalize on the success of Akon's "Smack That" featuring Eminem.[9] The Observer's Paul Flynn was displeased with his presence in lieu of higher profile hip hop artists such as Dr. Dre and André 3000 on Stefani's previous album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). He added that the song sounded like a "weirdly flat" version of Madonna's 1986 single "True Blue".[19] Charles Merwin of Stylus Magazine described his vocals as "yelping".[20]
Commercial performance
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In the United States, "The Sweet Escape" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated December 30, 2006.[21] Following Stefani and Akon's performance of the song on American Idol in late March 2007, it peaked at number two on the chart dated April 14 behind Akon's subsequent single "Don't Matter", selling 140,200 downloads during that week.[22] The song spent 15 consecutive weeks in the top 10 and remained on the chart for over nine months, listed at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart.[23] The single was successful in mainstream music, topping the Pop 100 and Pop 100 Airplay charts and reaching number two on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. It had strong airplay on adult contemporary stations and reached the top five of the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks charts.[24] The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2008 Grammy Awards, but lost to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)".[25] At over 2.1 million downloads, "The Sweet Escape" was the third best-selling digital track of 2007, and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems listed it as the fifth most played song of the year.[26] The song had equal success on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100; it reached number two on unpublished versions of the chart, and debuted at number 14 when the chart was introduced during the week of June 2, 2007, the 10th week that "The Sweet Escape" had been listed.[27] The song remained on the Canadian Hot 100 for over six months after the chart was officially introduced.[28]
"The Sweet Escape" was similarly successful in Europe, topping the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart for three weeks in March 2007.[29] In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three, selling 30,000 copies in its first week.[30] The following week, the track peaked at number two behind Take That's "Shine",[31] giving Stefani her highest-charting solo single in the UK.[32] It spent a second consecutive week at number two behind Sugababes and Girls Aloud's cover of "Walk This Way", selling 23,500 copies.[33] The single was successful across continental Europe as well, reaching the top five in France, Hungary, Norway, the Netherlands, and Romania, and the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, and Switzerland.[34][35][36][37][38]
The song debuted at number two on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart and remained there for six weeks, behind Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" and later Silverchair's "Straight Lines".[39] The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified "The Sweet Escape" double platinum for shipping 140,000 copies.[40] In New Zealand, the single debuted atop the chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).[41][42]
Music video
The song's music video premiered on January 10, 2007 on LAUNCHcast.[43] The video opens with scenes of Stefani and the Harajuku Girls in a golden jail. After obtaining the key from a dog, they escape. Stefani is then shown in a penthouse two hours later. She lets down two long braids, allowing the Harajuku Girls to scale the building and cut off the braids. They meet Akon at a parking lot, and Stefani drives off with him. They are pursued by two of the Harajuku Girls as police officers, and the video closes with Stefani back in jail after two hours of chasing. The video is intercut with sequences of Stefani and Akon in front of a letter G in lights.
The video was filmed in December 2006, several days before Christmas.[44] It was directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by Maryann Tenado of H.S.I. Productions.[45] The jail and penthouse scenes in the video are symbolic of "being jailed by love". Stefani being unable to escape her metaphoric prisons represents how one cannot escape from oneself. The penthouse scene is an allusion to the 19th-century fairy tale "Rapunzel".[44] The video features product placement for two General Motors vehicles, the Chevrolet Tahoe, and the Buick Lucerne.
"The Sweet Escape" premiered on MTV's top-10 video chart program Total Request Live at number seven January 16, 2007,[46] and it peaked at number two the next month.[47] The video was nominated for Most Earthshattering Collaboration, one of four categories created for the reinvented 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar".[48] After its January 20 debut on MuchMusic's Countdown, it reached number one for two weeks in March 2007.[49] In December 2007, MTV International introduced a certification system to recognize music videos that were successful on stations outside the US. Plays were totaled from February through June 2007, and with 11,000 plays, "The Sweet Escape" was the most successful video, receiving a platinum award.[50]
Live performances
"The Sweet Escape" was featured on Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour. She also performed the song with Akon at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards, American Idol, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
In popular culture
The song and video were parodied on the February 17, 2007 episode of Mad TV as "Aren't Asians Great?". The video features Nicole Parker as Stefani and discusses the singer's love of Asian culture as well as Asian contributions to the world.[51]
Track listings
- "The Sweet Escape" (featuring Akon) – 4:06
- "Hollaback Girl" (Harajuku Lovers Live Version) – 4:49
- "The Sweet Escape" (featuring Akon) – 4:06
- "Hollaback Girl" (Harajuku Lovers Live Version) – 4:49
- "Wind It Up" (Robots to Mars Remix) – 3:34
- "The Sweet Escape" (video) – 4:05
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- US 12" single[56]
- A1. "The Sweet Escape" (Konvict Remix) (featuring Akon) – 4:03
- A2. "The Sweet Escape" (Album Version) (featuring Akon) – 4:06
- B1. "The Sweet Escape" (Konvict Instrumental) – 4:03
- B2. "The Sweet Escape" (Album Version Instrumental) – 4:06
- B3. "The Sweet Escape" (Album Version Acappella) – 3:51
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- Digital download – Konvict Remix[57]
- "The Sweet Escape" (Konvict Remix) (featuring Akon) – 4:01
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Sweet Escape.[58]
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Charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Australia (ARIA)[40] | 2× Platinum | 140,000 |
Belgium (BEA)[97] | Gold | 25,000 |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[98] | Gold | 7,500 |
Germany (BVMI)[99] | Gold | 150,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] | Gold | 7,500 |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[100] | Gold | 5,000 |
Sweden (GLF)[101] | Gold | 10,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[102] | Silver | 200,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | December 19, 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | Interscope | [103] |
Australia | February 17, 2007 | Universal | [55] | |
United States | February 20, 2007 | Digital download – Konvict Remix | Interscope | [57] |
Germany | February 23, 2007 |
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Universal | [104][105][106] |
United Kingdom | February 26, 2007 |
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Polydor | [107][108] |
United States | February 27, 2007 | 12" single | Interscope | [109] |
United Kingdom | March 12, 2007 | Digital download – Konvict Remix | Polydor | [110] |
See also
- List of European number-one hits of 2007
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
- List of number-one urban singles of 2007 (Australia)
- List of UK R&B Chart number-one singles of 2007
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