Gather ’round and hear the tale of Beyoncé’s “Red Lobster” line

Beyoncé’s defiant, exuberant “Formation” is made up of one memorable lyric after another. They are rallying cries. (See: “Okay, ladies, now let’s get in formation.”) They look good on t-shirts. (See: “I slay all day.”) Now we have the story behind one of the cheekiest phrases in the song: “When he fuck me good, I take his ass to Red Lobster.” In an interview with Red Bull Music Academy—coming to us via Pitchfork—producer Mike WiLL Made-It explained that Slim Jxmmi came up with the initial concept for a line about taking a person’s ass somewhere when he fuck good. However, Jxmmi originally suggested Margiela. Red Lobster came later, after Mike WiLL gave the material to Beyoncé.