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http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/09/investing/red-lobster-beyonce-formation/index.html

When Beyoncé put out her first song since 2014 over the weekend, Red Lobster probably wasn't expecting a sales bump to result.

The sit-down seafood restaurant got one anyway. The chain said sales were up 33% on Sunday over the previous year, thanks to a lyric in the new track that suggests using Red Lobster's food as a reward for sex.

Red Lobster spokesperson Erica Ettori said the brand was mentioned on Twitter 42,000 times in a single hour and trended for the first time in history.

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The Red Lobster sales spike occurred despite its social media response. On Sunday, the chain's Twitter account offered up a cringe-worthy pun: "'Cheddar Bey Biscuits' has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"

Beyonce lyric

"When he f*ck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster."

 

[Divvy]

Like she would actually lower herself to eat at a Red Lobster

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Like she would actually lower herself to eat at a Red Lobster

.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I somehow feel like Beyonce would never stoop to the level of eating at a chain restaurant.

 

[Warxard]

Beyonce does love soggy side pieces

how is Jay Z doing these days

 

[jmdajr]

Like she would actually lower herself to eat at a Red Lobster

Maybe she just goes for the biscuits.

 

[Sushi Nao]

My god, are we easily led.

 

[entremet]

"When he f*ck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster."

Is that supposed be her thanking the dude lol.

 

[Pakkidis]

So the thought process goes like this:

" Beyonce talks about Red Lobster after having sex... lets go try it out"


Really??

 

[SummitAve]

I don't believe it. Them having to point it out is an attempt to get that boost.

 

[Omzz]

Red lobster is fine dining guys

 

[FloatOn]

Beyonce = Midas

Confirmed

 

[Bay Maximus]

You're worth over half a billion dollars by yourself. Can a brother at least get some Joe's Crab Shack? Damn Bey

 

[shadow_shogun]

Beyonce lyric

"When he f*ck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster."

Oh, that's what Trevor's Noah joke was in reference to.

 

[fr0st]

"When he f*ck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster."

Is that supposed be her thanking the dude lol.

Maybe there's an upgrade later on when he still doing good.

 

[jond76]

My god, are we easily led.

Who's "we"? Ain't me.

 

[ratcliffja]

So the thought process goes like this:

" Beyonce talks about Red Lobster after having sex... lets go try it out"


Really??

It's probably more like "Oh yeah Red Lobster. We haven't eaten there in a while, why don't we go?" It's a mindshare thing more than anything else.

 

[Kinyou]

Beyonce lyric

"When he f*ck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster."

So... how often have we seen her and Jay-z eat at Red lobster?

 

[perfectchaos007]

People who eat at Red Lobster will now be known as "anti-police" according to the right wing media.

 

[braves01]

Red Lobster as a reward, lol. She's may not be a great pop singer but she can tell a joke.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Red Lobster as a reward, lol. She's may not be a great pop singer but she can tell a joke.

How soon we forget about this NeoGAF classic

 

[crazyrabbits]

I admit, I chuckled at the "Cheddar Bey Biscuit" joke.

 

[Stat Flow]

People are idiots. Nothing surprising about that.

 

[Shaanyboi]

How dumb can people be?

 

[Soulscribe]

Red Lobster as a reward, lol. She's may not be a great pop singer but she can tell a joke.

Is there anyone better though?

Her relevance in pop culture is insane.

 

[Strangelove77]

People are so weird.

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Is there anyone better though?

Christina Aguilera.

 

[WaffleTaco]

Honestly do you guys have a problem with red lobster or someone famous acting like they like a middle class restaurant?

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

People are dumb for eating at a popular restaurant that is mentioned in a song?

I guess those same people are dumb for buying items that they see in commercials advertisements etc etc too right?

Some people just read into this stuff way too much I swear lol.

 

[Infinite]

People are dumb for eating at a popular restaurant that is mentioned in a song?

I guess those same people are dumb for buying items that they see in commercials advertisements etc etc too right?

Some people just read into this stuff way too much I swear lol.

Honestly lol

 

[Meier]

Those biscuits are legit. I don't eat fish but my dad worked for Darden for over 20 years so we'd go sometimes when I was younger. I swear they had like burgers and fries or something on the kid's menu that I'd eat as well. Haven't been in probably 15 years at least but I still think about those biscuits.

Are the ones you can make with the mix they sell even slightly comparable?

 

[FeenixRising]

The memes are the best thing that came out of this

 

[braves01]

How soon we forget about this NeoGAF classic

So sex with Jay Z is worth about $15 to her. She could at least spend $30 and get him a fine Italian meal.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Companies paying artists and such to add their company names in the lyrics in-bound.


I love reD lobster

 

[Ivan 3414]

People are dumb for eating at a popular restaurant that is mentioned in a song?

I guess those same people are dumb for buying items that they see in commercials advertisements etc etc too right?

Some people just read into this stuff way too much I swear lol.

Going to Red Lobster for no reason other than Beyonce said it in a song is pretty fucking ridiculous

 

[CountAntonius]

Those biscuits are worth it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

cheddar bay biscuits ftw

 

[foxuzamaki]

Going to Red Lobster for no reason other than Beyonce said it in a song is pretty fucking ridiculous

There's nothing wrong with going somewhere to eat because it was mentioned in a somg, people go to places because someone mention it all the time

 

[EatinOlives]

When he f*ck me good I take his ass to Red Lobster

33% additional Red Lobster customers who talked to their waiters have mentioned "good fuck" as their reason to dine that day.

 

[BizzyBum]

My god, are we easily led.

It's actually kinda scary how easy it is to manipulate the general public.

And this is blatant advertising, nevermind all the subliminal shit we are probably fed without even realizing.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Red Lobster is anti-police. Red Lobster? More like Black Panther.

Going to Red Lobster for no reason other than Beyonce said it in a song is pretty fucking ridiculous

But it's literally no different than buying a product because you saw a commercial. They're the samething. One was indirect advertisement via song lyric the other is direct adveritsement via TV.

Not any different than those catchy jingles you hear all the time about a product.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Going to Red Lobster for no reason other than Beyonce said it in a song is pretty fucking ridiculous

No it's not. Its the same when a drink is mentioned in a song, or a popular vacation spot or a celebrity and searching them on google etc. It's literally just free product or brand recognition and if the song is hot, yes there will be increase purchase numbers in said product or brand. This is not brand new.... Seriously... The reach is getting a bit much.

 

[MIMIC]

"'Cheddar Bey Biscuits' has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"

holy shit lol

 

[Dishwalla]

Curious to see how much Budweiser's sales have spiked since Peyton Manning name dropped the fuck out of them after the Super Bowl.

 

[atr0cious]

Those biscuits are legit. I don't eat fish but my dad worked for Darden for over 20 years so we'd go sometimes when I was younger. I swear they had like burgers and fries or something on the kid's menu that I'd eat as well. Haven't been in probably 15 years at least but I still think about those biscuits.

Are the ones you can make with the mix they sell even slightly comparable?

We found this and made some a couple months ago. Honestly they were better because i was able to barely knead them and they weren't as tough as the one time I had them au natural.

 

[Kyoufu]

Can she mention Dragon's Dogma please?

 

[Lambtron]

33% additional Red Lobster customers who talked to their waiters have mentioned "good fuck" as their reason to dine that day.

StarWipe's story on this is way better than CNN's. It's also probably NSFW, but it's the best.

 

[SecretMoblin]

she's incredibly powerful, wow

I'm glad she's friends with Rih, and katy by proxy

the top 3 in the game right now, incredible!

 

[Mau ®]

It kinda saddens me that I became a vegetarian and never tried Red Lobster. There's one that recently opened near my area.

Oh well.

 

[Vyer]

I like how people were shifting on their social media for failing to take advantage of this situation.