 The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) certified "The Sweet Escape" platinum eight days prior to the album's release, and double platinum on March 5, 2007.In the United Kingdom, "The Sweet Escape" debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 33,632 copies.Three months later, on March 4, 2007, the album reached a new peak position of number 14.