"The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani

[JCMF3]

#23 on AC right now! :o

[Mega248]

That isn't as shocking/ridiculous as "Irreplaceable" being #13 right now. Methinks it's time to kick a few stations out of the AC panel that should really be in the Pop or Hot AC panel.

[beyoncelover]

ehl said:

That isn't as shocking/ridiculous as "Irreplaceable" being #13 right now. Methinks it's time to kick a few stations out of the AC panel that should really be in the Pop or Hot AC panel.

I think Irreplaceable is much more of an AC song than TSE. I am surprised this song made it to this chart.

[tico]

I could see "The Sweet Escape" on AC, without Akon's "woo hoo, wee hoo". The only other Gwen song I thought would've been more accessible to AC was "Cool", but I don't know how much impact (if any it all) it made.

[shocker]

tico said:

I could see "The Sweet Escape" on AC, without Akon's "woo hoo, wee hoo". The only other Gwen song I thought would've been more accessible to AC was "Cool", but I don't know how much impact (if any it all) it made.

"Cool" was Gwen's only other top 30 hit on AC (#23 peak in 2005).

I think as Gwen Stefani becomes more of a Hot AC artist, she will eventually become more widely accepted at regular AC - but it will take some time.

[tico]

One thing that does help Gwen in terms of being accepted at AC is the fact that with No Doubt, they did have a big hit with "Don't Speak". Having that kind of familiarity does work, especially in a format that relies heavily on familiar songs and artists.