song sweet escape song american singer songwriter second studio album written featured artist developed song beat collaborating designed based previous work doubt later commented yellow brick road doubt record sweet escape apology fight lovers describes dream pleasant life album title track title chosen help market music fashion lines song received generally positive reviews contemporary music critics negative response presence featured artist sweet escape released album second single december commercially successful mainstream adult contemporary markets reached singles charts topped new_zealand_singles_chart song nominated 50th grammy awards song accompanying music video attempts escape golden prison background writing records ceo helped sweet escape arranged collaboration sent copy debut album trouble repeatedly encouraged work readily accepted accepted people pushed work asked work reviewed work ranging music doubt solo career noted sound cultivated doubt missing solo work preoccupied baby cancelled session commented didn want pain trying work didn know called telling cancel life don cancel session decided work expected work writing write generic hip hop song fit met played tracks thought words suit marketing music clothing lines settling played beat developed began working song wrote minutes coming song hip hop sound expected music lyrics sweet escape song composed key minor written compound quadruple meter commonly moderate tempo beats minute vocal range covers nearly octaves song uses measure phrases aside choruses use iii chord progression minor chord held beat relative transformation produce second major chord held beat second measure major chord added ninth major major seventh chord chords held previous song opens introduction consists measures followed measures sings introduction claimed similar song german band introduced middle verse produce sequence eighth note minor chords vocals voice overdubbed sings chorus twice performs sings second verse choruses returns verse repeats choruses song closes repeats lines want away sweet escape song fades song lyrics discuss argument apologizes acting lover asks lover forgiveness describes wanting better wife acknowledges nonetheless pushes blame manner drew comparisons single don personal days single good bad contrast songwriting doubt tragic kingdom desire pleasant domestic life extensively chorus critical reception sweet escape received generally positive reviews contemporary pop music critics review allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine described song irresistible track driven hook supported nearly chorus musicomh referred sweet escape lovely bouncy pop song infectious chorus murphy compared song single compared work nme compared song madonna early work added sounded yahoo music commented sounded like music specifically soul group bill_lamb called song welcome change produced wind noted easily jets ear leaving little trace presence video review program video trial referred song incredibly presence featured artist track received negative reviews popmatters found contributed vocals song wasted rolling_stone reviewer agreed viewing song attempt capitalize success featuring observer displeased presence lieu higher profile hip hop artists previous album love angel music baby added song sounded like flat version madonna single true blue stylus magazine described vocals commercial performance united_states sweet escape debuted number billboard hot issue dated december following performance song late march peaked number chart dated april subsequent single don matter selling downloads week song spent consecutive weeks remained chart months listed number billboard hot year end chart single successful mainstream music topping pop pop airplay charts reaching number mainstream chart strong airplay adult contemporary stations reached hot adult contemporary tracks hot adult tracks charts song nominated grammy awards lost gone gone gone moved million downloads sweet escape best selling digital track listed fifth played song year song equal success billboard canadian hot reached number unpublished versions chart debuted number chart introduced week june 10th week sweet escape listed song remained canadian hot months chart officially introduced sweet escape similarly successful europe topping singles chart weeks march united_kingdom song entered singles chart number selling copies week following week track peaked number shine giving highest charting solo single spent second consecutive week number girls aloud cover walk way selling copies single successful continental europe reaching france hungary norway netherlands romania austria belgium czech_republic finland germany switzerland song debuted number australia aria_singles_chart remained weeks hinder lips angel later straight lines australian_recording_industry_association aria certified sweet escape double platinum shipping copies new_zealand single debuted atop chart certified gold recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand rianz music video song music video premiered january video opens scenes girls golden jail obtaining key dog escape shown hours later lets long allowing girls scale building cut meet parking lot drives pursued girls police officers video closes jail hours chasing video intercut sequences letter lights video filmed december days christmas directed produced jail scenes video symbolic jailed love unable escape prisons represents escape oneself scene allusion 19th century fairy tale video features product placement vehicles sweet escape premiered mtv video chart program total request live number seven january peaked number month video nominated collaboration categories created mtv_video_music_awards lost beyoncé beautiful january debut countdown reached number weeks march december introduced certification system recognize music videos successful stations outside plays totaled february june plays sweet escape successful video receiving platinum award live performances sweet escape featured sweet escape tour performed song kids choice awards ellen degeneres popular culture song video parodied february episode mad aren great video features discusses singer love asian culture asian contributions world track listings german single sweet escape featuring girl australian german maxi single sweet escape featuring girl wind robots mars remix sweet escape video single sweet escape featuring sweet escape album version featuring sweet escape sweet escape album version instrumental sweet escape album version digital download sweet escape featuring credits personnel credits adapted liner notes sweet escape charts certifications release history
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