The album Escape proved to be even more successful than its predecessor, Enrique (1999), having sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

[7] The album spawned several hits such as "Hero", "Escape", "Don't Turn Off The Lights" and "Love To See You Cry."

The album returns Enrique to a straightforward pop style in comparison to the Latin-pop theme songs of his English debut.

"[8] Many of the tracks were co-written with Paul Barry and Mark Taylor who had written his previous hits "Bailamos" and "Rhythm Divine" as well as co-writing "Be With You".

The first song to use this method was "Don't Turn Off the Lights", which in a radio interview with EXA in Mexico he claimed was originally going to be the title of the album and the first single.