"The Great Escape" is the second single from the album's eponymous Boys Like Girls, and enlist their first single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 23. The single has been certified Platinum and Gold RIAA.1
The song appears on the karaoke game for Xbox 360, Lips, and appears in Top Spin 3.
The song is displayed on the Nintendo version of the game by Activision, Band Hero, and was available as a downloadable song on Rock Band in June 2010.
The song appears on the soundtrack of the movie The House Bunny. It is also used in the official movie trailer for Disney, Tangled.
