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Background

According to the song's writer Martin Johnson in

on Euphonia Online, the lyrical content of the song is about his graduating from high school.

Music video

The music video was directed by Alan Ferguson. Released in late February 2007, it was added to MTV playlists and received considerable airplay on those channels along with

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. The video was #1 on MTV's ''

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'' for 9 days in the summer and fall of 2008. It features the band on the road, as well as in concert, while detailing the journey of a group of their high school aged fans on the way to and during their best concert. It goes back and forth between the band and the high schoolers showing their journey as they both make their way to the concert the band will be playing at. The end of the video implies a budding romance between the adult band members and their high school fans.

In popular culture

The song has also appeared as a downloadable track for the Xbox 360 karaoke game, ''

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'', and featured on the soundtrack of

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' '' Top Spin 3''. The song is featured in the Nintendo DS version of the game by

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'' and was made available as a downloadable track for the ''Rock Band'' game in June 2010. The song is featured on the soundtrack to the film ''

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''. It was also used in promotion for the

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show ''

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''. The song was used in episode 64 and 154 of '' Running Man'', and was used in episode 189 of ''

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''. The song is also a playable level in the

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-exclusive video game '' We Cheer'', '' We Cheer 2''.

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Great Escape, The 2006 songs 2007 singles Boys Like Girls songs Songs written by Sam Hollander Songs written by Dave Katz Songs written by Martin Johnson (musician) Columbia Records singles Music videos directed by Alan Ferguson (director)