 " The Sweet Escape " was similarly successful in Europe , topping the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart for three weeks in March 2007 . In the United Kingdom , the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three , selling 30 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . The following week , the track peaked at number two behind Take That 's " Shine " , giving Stefani her highest @-@ charting solo single in the UK . It spent a second consecutive week at number two behind Sugababes and Girls Aloud 's cover of " Walk This Way " , selling 23 @,@ 500 copies . The single was successful across continental Europe as well , reaching the top five in France , Hungary , Norway , the Netherlands , and Romania , and the top 10 in Austria , Belgium , the Czech Republic , Finland , Germany , and Switzerland . 
