The Great Escape - Music
The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls
Artist Biography For Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls Is A Pop Rock/power Pop Band That Formed In Andover Massachusetts United States In 2005. Influenced By Contemporary Emo And Pop Punk Groups They're Perhaps Best Known For Their Hit Song "The Great Escape". The Band Currently Consists Of Martin Johnson Vocals Guitar Paul DiGiovanni Guitar Vocals Morgan Dorr Bass And John Keefe Drums . The Group's Original Bassist Bryan Donahue Left The Band In 2011. In February 2011 The Band Announced They Would Be Going On An Indefinite Hiatus. On November 17th 2011 Martin Johnson Tweeted "#boyslikegirlsisback" Revealing That The Group Has Not Broken Up But Members Are Taking A Rest And Engaging In Various Side Projects. The Band Has Released Three Studio Albums 'Boys Like Girls' 2006 'Love Drunk' 2009 And 'Crazy World' 2012 . They Have Had Three U.S. Top 40 Singles As Well "The Great Escape" "Love Drunk" And "Two Is Better Than One" Featuring Taylor Swift . In 2022 They Started Touring Again. In 2023 They Released "BLOOD AND SUGAR" Their First New Song In 11 Years And Teased A New Album.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Great Escape
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"The Great Escape" Is The Second Single From Boys Like Girls' Eponymous Debut Album And Is Their First Single To Chart On The Billboard Hot 100 Peaking At 23. The Single Has Been Certified Platinum And Gold By The RIAA. According To The Song's Writer Martin Johnson In A Lyric Feature On Euphonia Online The Lyrical Content Of The Song Is About His Graduating From High School "This Song Is About Leaving The Town I Grew Up In With My Best Friends At My Side. A Graduation-Type Song With A “we’re Up To No Good Fuck This Town Let’s Do It Up For One More Night” Twist. I Wrote It As A Last Hurrah To High School Growing Up And In A Sense… The Last Night Of Being A Kid. It’s The End Of One Chapter… With An Outlook On The Future… Sort Of Like A Prequel To The Rest Of The Record." 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 Fuse TV. The Video Was #1 On MTV's Total Request Live 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. The Song Has Also Appeared As A Downloadable Track For The Xbox 360 Karaoke Game Lips And Featured On The Soundtrack Of 2K Sports' Top Spin 3. The Song Is Featured In The Nintendo DS Version Of The Game By Activision Band Hero 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 The House Bunny. It Was Also Used In Promotion For The NBC Show Life. The Song Was Used In Episode 64 And 154 Of Running Man And Was Used In Episode 189 Of Dream Team II. The Song Is Also A Playable Level In The Nintendo Wii-Exclusive Video Game We Cheer We Cheer 2.
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Biography - Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls Is A Pop Rock/power Pop Band That Formed In Andover Massachusetts United States In 2005. Influenced By Contemporary Emo And Pop Punk Groups They're Perhaps Best Known For Their Hit Song "The Great Escape". The Band Currently Consists Of Martin Johnson Vocals Guitar Paul DiGiovanni Guitar Vocals Morgan Dorr Bass And John Keefe Drums . The Group's Original Bassist Bryan Donahue Left The Band In 2011. In February 2011 The Band Announced They Would Be Going On An Indefinite Hiatus. On November 17th 2011 Martin Johnson Tweeted "#boyslikegirlsisback" Revealing That The Group Has Not Broken Up But Members Are Taking A Rest And Engaging In Various Side Projects. The Band Has Released Three Studio Albums 'Boys Like Girls' 2006 'Love Drunk' 2009 And 'Crazy World' 2012 . They Have Had Three U.S. Top 40 Singles As Well "The Great Escape" "Love Drunk" And "Two Is Better Than One" Featuring Taylor Swift . In 2022 They Started Touring Again. In 2023 They Released "BLOOD AND SUGAR" Their First New Song In 11 Years And Teased A New Album.
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"The Great Escape" is the second single from Boys Like Girls' eponymous debut album and is their first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 23. The single has been certified platinum and gold by the RIAA.
According to the song's writer Martin Johnson in a lyric feature on Euphonia Online, the lyrical content of the song is about his graduating from high school:
"This song is about leaving the town I grew up in with my best friends at my side. A graduation-type song with a “we’re up to no good, fuck this town, let’s do it up for one more night” twist. I wrote it as a last hurrah to high school, growing up, and in a sense… the last night of being a kid. It’s the end of one chapter… with an outlook on the future… sort of like a prequel to the rest of the record."
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 Fuse TV. The video was #1 on MTV's Total Request Live 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.
The song has also appeared as a downloadable track for the Xbox 360 karaoke game, Lips, and featured on the soundtrack of 2K Sports' Top Spin 3. The song is featured in the Nintendo DS version of the game by Activision, Band Hero 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 The House Bunny. It was also used in promotion for the NBC show Life. The song was used in episode 64 and 154 of Running Man, and was used in episode 189 of Dream Team II. The song is also a playable level in the Nintendo Wii-exclusive video game We Cheer, We Cheer 2. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.