Escape (Enrique Iglesias song)

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"Escape"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Escape
Released January 23, 2002 (UK)
Format CD single
12"
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop
Length 3:28
Label Interscope Records
Writer(s) Kara DioGuardi
Enrique Iglesias
Steve Morales
David Siegel
Producer Steve Morales
Enrique Iglesias
Certification Platinum (ARIA)
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Hero"
(2001)		 "Escape"
(2002)		 "Love to See You Cry"
(2002)

"Escape" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single in 2002 (see 2002 in music). The song reached number three in the UK and number twelve in the U.S. charts. There is a Spanish version of the song, also sung by Iglesias, titled "Escapar".

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[edit] Music and lyrics

"Escape" is a pop song composed in common time and in the key of B major, with the entire song consisting of a I - IV - VI - V chord progression loop.[1] It is written in verse-chorus form,[1] and its instrumentation comes from the electric guitar and keyboard.[2]

[edit] Music video

Iglesias and Kournikova play lovers in the music video.

The song's music video was directed by Dave Meyers and filmed in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center and the CityWalk shopping area in Universal City, California.[3] It features Enrique and tennis-player Anna Kournikova as his love interest. The video opens with a sequence of Iglesias performing the song, backed by a live band, in front of a huge crowd in a theater. Throughout the video, there are sequences of Iglesias and Kournikova's relationship. The first sequence is of Iglesias driving through a busy city on a motorbike while Kournikova awaits his arrival. Once he arrives, he attempts to kiss her but she pushes him away.

In the next scene Iglesias follows Kournikova into the ladies room. She catches his eye in the mirror and turns around to kiss him. They continue kissing while sprawled across the bathroom sinks until two security guards pull them apart and take Iglesias away. The scene soon cuts to another scene where another security guard pulls up in a carpark and spots them kissing while lying across the front seats of a car. But, unlike the previous security guards, he leaves them undisturbed and drives away. The video closes with a scene of the theater being emptied, but Kournikova stands and waits in her seat until Iglesias comes over to her after the crowd has left.

"Escape" premiered on MTV's top-ten chart program Total Request Live on 30 January 2002,[4] where it reached number one.[5] It was Iglesias's first video to retire from the chart at #1. After its 8 February debut on MuchMusic's Countdown, it reached number one for the week of 19 April.[6]

[edit] Cover versions

A cover of the song, performed live in Elvis Presley style by Irish Elvis-impersonator Kevin Doyle is included on the 2003 charity album, Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Escape".

  • Europe CD1
  1. "Escape" (album version)
  2. "Escape" (Giorgio Moroder & Fernando Garibay club mix)
  3. "Escape" (Stonebridge radio mix)
  4. "Escape" (video)
  • Europe CD2
  1. "Escape" (album version)
  2. "Escape" (Thunderpuss club mix)
  3. "Interview"
  • Germany
  1. "Escape" (Album Version)
  2. "Escape" (Boogieman remix)
  3. "Escape" (StoneBridge radio mix)
  4. "Hero" (Thunderpuss remix)
  5. "Escape" (video)
  • UK 2-Track
  1. "Escape" (Album Version)
  2. "Escape" (Boogieman remix)

[edit] Other official remixes

"Escape" (JJ's Radio Edit)

[edit] Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals: Enrique Iglesias
  • Background vocals: Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales
  • Producer: Steve Morales
  • Co-producer: Enrique Iglesias
  • Engineers: Fabian Marasciullo, Shane Stoner

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] 7
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 5
Danish Singles Chart[7] 15
Dutch Top 40 3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[7] 24
Norwegian Singles Chart[7] 4
Romanian Singles Chart[8] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[7] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 11
UK Singles Chart 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 12
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[9] 25
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[9] 33
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[9] 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[9] 7
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[9] 11

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Australia Top 100 Singles 42[10]

[edit] Certification

Region Certification
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sheet music for "Escape". Alfred Publishing. 2002.
  2. ^ Escape (CD liner notes). Interscope Records. October 2001.
  3. ^ Moss, Corey. "Enrique Iglesias Serves Up...". Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "The TRL Archive — Debuts". PopFusion. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  5. ^ "The TRL Archive — February 2002". PopFusion. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  6. ^ #1s. MuchMusic programming. Original airdate: April 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Enrique Iglesias - Escape". http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Enrique+Iglesias&titel=Escape&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  8. ^ Romanian Top 100
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Escape > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p169286. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
  10. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm. 

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