The album features a guest appearance by singer Rose Stone and was produced by Guy Chambers and Steve Power.

The album was supported by the 2003 Tour, which started on 28 June 2003 in Edinburgh, Scotland and ended on 14 December 2003 in Sydney, Australia.

The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans, becoming the "biggest music event in British history".

In return, EMI affirmed they would benefit from a cut of Williams' non-recording activities, including touring, publishing, and merchandising, thus protecting the company from any commercial downturn in the singer's album sales.

Escapology was arguably conceived as a concept album, due to its lyrical content being totally reflective of Williams' life as a popstar.

[12] Escapology debuted at number one in the United Kingdom on sales of 264,104, becoming Williams' fifth consecutive number-one album.

However, it failed to make an impact in the United States, only reaching number forty-three on the Billboard albums chart.