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"Beyonc\u00E9's surprise release of her fifth studio album, which features 14 songs and 17 videos on iTunes, has been referred to in at least 1.2 million tweets, a Twitter spokesperson told Mashable.\nWithout any promotional marketing, the self-titled \"visual album\" debuted to much fanfare because of its unconventional release, elaborate music videos and emotional songs. \nSee also: Beyonce Surprises Us All With a New Album\nThe stunt, at its peak on Twitter, sparked more than 5,300 tweets per minute \u2014 higher than the previous record set by the hubbub around Syfy's Sharknado (5,000 TPM). For further comparison, NBC's Sound of Music Live! netted 449,540 tweets during the three-hour show.\nThe song \"Blue\" featuring Beyonc\u00E9's daughter, Blue Ivy, attracted the most attention, according to Twitter. The top five most-tweeted songs, as of 2 p.m. ET, were: 1. \"Blue\"; 2. \"Mine\"; 3. \"Drunk in Love\"; 4. \"Flawless\"; and 5. \"Partition\". \nMeanwhile over on Facebook, mentions of \u201CBeyonce\u201D spiked more than 1,300% in the hours after the album dropped, a Facebook spokesperson told Mashable. \nAmong the flurry of tweets were many from her fellow pop stars and celebrities:\n\nI think beyonce just broke the Internet\n\u2014 Pete Wentz (@petewentz) December 13, 2013\n\n\nDon't talk to me today unless it's about @Beyonce THANX\n\u2014 Katy Perry (@katyperry) December 13, 2013\n\n\nSo my sister is a fucking G.Beyonc\u00E9 , the visual album out now.\n\u2014 solange knowles (@solangeknowles) December 13, 2013\n\n\nEvery Song = EPIC Every Video = EPIC &amp; its SEXXXY as HELLLLL!!! @Beyonce!!!\n\u2014 LA LA (@lala) December 13, 2013\n\n\nY'all alright? #theslayage #beyonce #nitenite\n\u2014 Michelle Williams (@RealMichelleW) December 13, 2013\n\n\nHOW IS ANYONE NOT TWEETING ABOUT #BEYONCE RIGHT NOW?!!?!?\n\u2014 demetria lovato (@ddlovato) December 13, 2013\n\nBONUS: 30-Second Previews of Each Song's Music Video on Beyonc\u00E9's Fifth Album\n\n\n\nBeyonce Music Video Snippets For Fifth Album\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPretty Hurts\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHaunted\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlow\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo Angel\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPartition\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJealous\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRocket\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMine (feat. Drake)\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nXO\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuperpower (feat. Frank Ocean)\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeaven \n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue Ivy (feat. Blue Ivy)\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Beyonce\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: YouTube, Beyonce\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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