American Consumers Responded To The Attempts To Rape-shame The Christmas Classic Song “baby, It’s Cold Outside” By Driving Up Sales Of The Tune.
Billboard reports that several versions of the song jumped into the list of most-played Christmas songs. Dean Martin’s 1959 version, Idina Menzel’s and Michael Bublé’s 2014 issue, and Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel’s duet from the 2003 film, Elf, have all suddenly sold thousands of copies each in downloads and CD sales.
Streaming services have also reported a massive wave of fans looking for “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Dean Martin’s version, for instance, has been streamed 8.2 million times by the end of the first week of December.
Several other versions have also enjoyed a resurgence on streaming services. Menzel’s version has earned 4.8 million listens, and Brett Eldredge’s 2016 issue of the tune has seen 3.6 million fans.
Billboard also notes that, even if WDOK has banned the song, few other radio stations have followed suit. However, the various versions did drop a bit from the end of November after the controversy first sprang to national attention, with 10.2 million plays compared to 10.9 for the last week of November. – READ MORE