Escape (Enrique Iglesias song)
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| Single by Enrique Iglesias from the album Escape |
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| Released | April 2002 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single 12" |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||
| Label | Interscope Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Kara DioGuardi Enrique Iglesias Steve Morales David Siegel |
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| Producer | Steve Morales Enrique Iglesias |
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| Certification | Platinum (ARIA) | ||||
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"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 #3 in the UK and #12 in the US charts.
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[edit] Music and lyrics
"Escape" is a pop song composed in common time and in the key of B major.[1] It is written in verse-chorus form,[1] and its instrumentation comes from the electric guitar and keyboard.[2]
[edit] 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] Alternate versions
A cover version of the song, performed 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".
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[edit] Credits and personnel
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[edit] Charts
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Sheet music for "Escape". Alfred Publishing. 2002.
- ^ Escape (CD liner notes). Interscope Records. October 2001.
- ^ Moss, Corey. "Enrique Iglesias Serves Up...". Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ "The TRL Archive — Debuts". PopFusion. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ "The TRL Archive — February 2002". PopFusion. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ #1s. MuchMusic programming. Original airdate: April 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ "Enrique Iglesias - Escape". Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ "United World Chart Week 22, 2002". Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ "Escape > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
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