track, driven by a giddy 'wee-oh!' hook and supported by a nearly anthemic summertime chorus'. In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as 'an irresistible. 'The Sweet Escape' received generally positive reviews from contemporary pop music critics. 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. 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'. She asks her lover for forgiveness and describes wanting to be a better wife. Stefani apologizes 'for acting stank' to her lover. The song's lyrics discuss an argument between spouses. The song closes as Akon repeats the lines 'Woohoo, yeehoo' and 'I wanna get away to our sweet escape' as the song fades.

She returns to the latter part of the first verse and repeats the choruses. Akon performs, and Stefani then sings the second verse and the choruses again. Stefani's voice is overdubbed again when she sings the chorus twice. Overdubbing is introduced in the middle of the first verse to produce a sequence of eighth note B ♭ minor chords from Stefani's vocals. The introduction has been claimed to be similar to that in the 1986 song 'Sweet Sweet Gwendoline' by German band Die Ärzte. The song opens with an introduction which consists of eight measures of instrumentals, followed by eight measures in which Akon sings 'Woohoo, yeehoo'. 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. 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. The song uses two- measure phrases that, aside from the choruses, use a i–III–IV–VI chord progression. Stefani's vocal range covers nearly two octaves, from G 3 to F 5. It is written in compound quadruple meter, commonly used in doo-wop, and has a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute. 'The Sweet Escape' is a pop and doo-wop song composed in the key of B ♭ minor. Problems playing this file? See media help. They came up with a doo-wop song rather than the hip hop sound Stefani had expected. Akon played her the beat he had developed, and they began working on the song. and Harajuku Lovers, settling on 'Sweet Escape'. They thought about words that would suit the marketing of Stefani's music and her clothing lines L.A.M.B. When they met, Akon played some of his tracks for her. Iovine called Stefani, telling her, 'You can cancel everything else in your life, but don't cancel this session.' She decided to work with Akon and expected that they would work on writing a generic hip hop song, one that would not fit her well. He noted that the sound Stefani had cultivated with No Doubt was missing from her solo work. When Akon was asked to work with Stefani, he reviewed her work, ranging from her music with No Doubt to her solo career. Akon readily accepted, and Stefani accepted after several people had pushed her to work with him. Interscope sent Stefani a copy of Akon's 2004 debut album Trouble and repeatedly encouraged her to work with him.

Interscope Records' CEO Jimmy Iovine, who helped with A&R for The Sweet Escape, arranged the collaboration between Stefani and Akon. In the song's accompanying music video, Stefani attempts to escape from a golden prison. The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards. It reached the top 10 of most singles charts and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart.

'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. As the album's title track, its title was chosen to help market Stefani's music and fashion lines. 'The Sweet Escape' is an apology for a fight between two lovers and describes a dream of a pleasant life for them.

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'. Akon, who is also a featured artist, developed the song's beat before collaborating with Stefani. It was written by Stefani, Akon, and Giorgio Tuinfort. ' The Sweet Escape' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name (2006).

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