About

I'm At Burger King With My Burger Queen refers to a viral TikTok video and song uploaded to the platform in October 2021. The song received attention from other TikTokers who recreated the original video by singing it themselves. Overall, the song and the singing of it aligns with pop-punk and emo aesthetics. The lyrics of the song then became a catchphrase used in image macros on other platforms like Twitter and Instagram going into the rest of October.

Origin

On October 12th, 2021, TikToker^[1] @savageprincessz uploaded a video of herself at Burger King with her friend. In the video, she sings a pop-punk style melody starting with the lines "I'm at Burger King with my Burger Queen. Can I get a large fry?" The video (shown below) received roughly 6.6 million plays and 1.5 million likes over the course of ten days. The video also received roughly 23,300 comments, including one from the official Burger King TikTok account who commented "pop punk is alive and well."

I'm at Burger King with my Burger Queen. Can I get a large fry? She's vegan please so don't put no cheese with some honey mustard on the side. / Got my Burger Queen her Burger Queen, yeah… / Got my Burger Queen her burger crown.

Spread

Inspired by the original video, TikToker^[2] @itslildevo uploaded his own version on October 17th, 2021, starring himself and his emo girlfriend outside a Burger King. The video (shown below) received roughly 11.7 million plays and 1.9 million likes over the course of four days.

On October 16th, TikToker^[3] @rickyjab used the audio from @itslildevo's TikTok and added a pop-punk instrumental to the background. The TikTok (shown below, left) received roughly 436,500 plays and 35,000 likes over the course of three days. @rickyjab was then prompted to make a remix of the original TikTok as well. So on October 19th, he did just that (shown below, right) and the video^[4] received roughly 804,300 plays and 127,000 likes in two days.

Other TikTokers began to sing the song in their own videos, like @jackyvc,^[5] who uploaded a video on October 20th, 2021, and received roughly 1.3 million plays and 252,300 likes in less than 24 hours.

On October 19th, 2021, Twitter^[6] user @702nik tweeted "at the end of the day I’m just a burger king lookin for his burger queen." The tweet received roughly 700 likes.

Also on October 19th, the catchphrase saw usage on Instagram in a meme posted by Instagram^[7] account @biglukethefreak. The meme (shown below) received 671 likes over two days.

Developments

Also on October 22nd, TikToker^[8] @gucci_pineapple uploaded a new iteration of the original song, using the same rhythm and cadence but singing instead about Trader Joe's and his "trader hoe." The video (shown below) received roughly 2.8 million plays and 568,700 likes over the course of ten days.

I'm at Trader Joe's with my Trader Hoe. Can I get a pumpkin pie? She's sugar-free but she's so damn sweet and she might give me brain tonight.

On October 25th, 2021, TikToker^[9] @thot.funny posted another new iteration of the trend, singing instead about Pizza Hut and her "pizza slut." The TikTok (shown below, left) received roughly 284,600 plays and 86,200 likes over the course of one week. TikToker^[10] @adamababon also uploaded a "pizza slut" video on October 25th, and received roughly 1.4 million plays and 342,200 likes in one week (shown below, right).

I'm at Pizza Hut with my pizza slut. Can I get a large slice? But he's gluten-free so just sauce and cheese. I hope that that's alright.

I'm at Pizza Hut with my pizza slut. Can I get a large pie? Pepperoni please with some extra cheese and some garlic bread on the side.

On October 30th, 2021, TikToker^[11] @gorbeef posted a new video adding to the trend of him and his "Goodwill whores" outside a Goodwill store. The TikTok (shown below) received roughly 1.8 million plays and 451,800 likes over the course of two days.

I'm at the Goodwill store with my Goodwill whores. Can I get a large sweater? I need some new blue jeans to protect my knees from the oncoming cold weather.

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