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* The music video reached #1 On [[Total Request Live]] On [[July 31]]. On its 13th Day it beat out [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]]'s "[[Wall to Wall (song)|Wall to Wall]]". It held the top spot for 6 days at #1 on August 9, 2007. It regained the #1 spot on August 15 beating out [[Paula DeAnda]] and [[Bow Wow]]'s "[[Easy (Paula DeAnda song)|Easy]]". This song held 9 days at #1 total. It was finally retired on TRL at #5. |
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==Trivia== |
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==CD Single Tracklist== |
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#"The Great Escape" (Album Version) |
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#"Heels Over Head" (Tom Lord-Alge Mix) |
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#"The Great Escape" Ringtone |
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"The Great Escape" is the second single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album, and is also their first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 23. The single has been certified Platinum by the RIAA, for selling over 1 million downloads. [1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Alan Ferguson, It was filmed in January 2007 by (unknown) and released in late February 2007. It has been recently added to MTV and has received considerable play on Fuse TV, MTV, and MTV2. It features the band on the road, as well as in concert, while detailing the journey of a group of their fans on the way to and during their best concert.
Parts of the video were filmed on the Granada Hills Charter High School campus located in Granada Hills, California.[citation needed] The concert portions were filmed in Los Angeles, CA.
The video was released to U.K. music channels in February 2008.
- There are no actual instances of censorship in the music video. In an interview with Kurt Loder, the band stated that the lyrics were originally "Let's get drunk and drive around," but were changed to "...ride around" as to not appear to be promoting drunk driving.
Track listing
- CD Single
- "The Great Escape" (Album Version)
- "Heels Over Head" (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)
- "The Great Escape" (Live)
Bonus Content:
- "The Great Escape" Ringtone
- Wallpaper Image
Chart positions
- The song peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the Pop 100, #17 on the Hot Digital and at #7 on Top 40 format radio. The single has been RIAA certified Platinum.[citation needed]
- The song has had reasonable success in New Zealand charting at #36 after less than a month of it's release from airplay/digital sales only.
- A clip of this song was also used towards the end of another of their songs, 'Holiday.'[citation needed]
- This song can be played during New York Islanders warm ups.[citation needed]
- This song was part of the OSL Ongamenet intro from January 2008 to the end of March 2008.