The Sweet Escape CD

The Sweet Escape followed Stefani's 2004 debut Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 for Interscope. The Akon-featuring title track went top five in the US, Canada, and Australia, and "Yummy" put her next to Pharrell. Critics at the time pointed out how much it leaned on the first record's playbook, but it still went multi platinum across four countries.