The Sweet Escape (song)

"The Sweet Escape"
Single by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon
from the album The Sweet Escape
Released	December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19)
Recorded	2006
Studio	Right Track Recording (New York City) Doppler (Atlanta) Henson Recording (Hollywood)
Genre	Dance doo-wop
Length	4:06
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Gwen Stefani Aliaune Thiam Giorgio Tuinfort
Producer(s)	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam Giorgio Tuinfort
Gwen Stefani singles chronology
"Wind It Up" (2006) "The Sweet Escape" (2006) "4 in the Morning" (2007)
Akon singles chronology
"I Wanna Love You" (2006) "The Sweet Escape" (2006) "Don't Matter" (2007)
Music video
"The Sweet Escape" on YouTube

"The Sweet Escape" is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her 2006 second solo studio album of the same name. It was written by Stefani, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam and Giorgio Tuinfort, and produced by the latter two. 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.

Interscope Records released "The Sweet Escape" on December 19, 2006, as the album's second single and was commercially successful in mainstream and adult contemporary markets. It reached the top 10 of most charts and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart. "The Sweet Escape" was also well-received by music critics upon release. It was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The accompanying music video for "The Sweet Escape" was directed by Joseph Kahn and shows Stefani attempting to escape from a golden prison.