Sweet Escape

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"Sweet Escape"
Single by Alesso
from the album Forever
Released15 May 2015
Genre Progressive house [1]
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alesso
  • Lotus IV
Alesso singles chronology
"Cool"
(2015)
"Sweet Escape"
(2015)
"This Summer"
(2015)
Music video
"Sweet Escape" on YouTube

"Sweet Escape" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso featuring Swedish singer-songwriter Sirena. It was released on 15 May 2015. The song written by Alesso, Elsa Oljelund and Lotus IV, produced by Alesso and Lotus IV.

Contents

Background

The song was first performed during Ultra Music Festival in 2014, and has been a major track at Alesso live sets ever since. [2]

Composition

The song with soft violin sounds as Sirena energetic vocals and into a blissful mix of uplifting and sensational synth. [3]

Charts

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