 "The Sweet Escape" debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200, selling 243,000 copies in its first week.It sold another 149,000 copies during its second week, falling to number 14.The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 25, 2007, and had sold 1,733,000 copies in the United States by February 2016.