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"'''Friday'''" is a song by American singer Rebecca Black, written and produced by Los Angeles record producers Clarence Jey and Patrice Wilson. It was released by ARK Music Factory as Black's debut single on March 14, 2011, a Monday.<ref name="Salon1">{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/2011/03/14/rebecca_black_friday_horror/|title=What's behind the "Worst music video ever"? |last=Williams|first=Mary Elizabeth |work=Salon.com|date=March 14, 2011|accessdate=May 20, 2012}}</ref> The song features a rap verse from Wilson, which was uncredited on the single. Its music video caught a sudden surge of hits after ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' and Rifftrax comedian Michael J. Nelson called it "the worst video ever made" on [[Software:Twitter|Twitter]] and the song was featured on the ''[[Social:Tosh.0|Tosh.0]]'' blog.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allocca|first=Kevin|title=The Rebecca Black Phenomenon|url=http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/2011/03/rebecca-black-phenomenon.html|work=YouTube Trends|publisher=Google|accessdate=January 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=National Post|last=Baldwin|first=Stephen|title=Five things you need to know about Rebecca Black's Friday|url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/03/17/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-rebecca-blacks-friday/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130629225701/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/03/17/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-rebecca-blacks-friday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|date=March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name=mashgable>{{cite news|title= How Rebecca Black Became a YouTube Sensation|author= Wasserman, Todd|newspaper= Mashable|date=March 24, 2011|url= http://mashable.com/2011/03/16/rebecca-black-youtube/|accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref> The song's original reception was highly negative, but it has since become a cult classic, covered by numerous artists and comedians.

The original video was removed from [[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] on June 16, 2011, due to legal disputes between ARK Music and Black.<ref name=takedown>Gardner, Eric. "[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/rebecca-blacks-friday-taken-youtube-202893 Rebecca Black's 'Friday' Taken Off YouTube (Analysis)]", ''The Hollywood Reporter'', June 17, 2011.</ref> By then, it had already amassed more than 166 million views.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgrCGkwJMu0 |title=YouTube's 100 Most Viewed Videos (5/30/2011) |publisher=YouTube |date=May 31, 2011 |accessdate=October 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WaybackMachine"/> The video was uploaded to YouTube again on September 16, 2011. Since the growth in popularity of the song and video, there have been numerous parody videos and remixes.<ref name="SMH1">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/who-is-rebecca-black-and-is-she-really-bigger-than-japan-20110315-1bvkj.html|title=Who is Rebecca Black? And is she really bigger than Japan? |last=Gallo |first=Lee-Maree|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=March 15, 2011|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> ''Forbes'' stated that the notoriety of the song is another sign of the power of social media specifically Twitter, [[Software:Facebook|Facebook]], and [[Company:Tumblr|Tumblr]], in this instance in the ability to create "overnight sensations".<ref>Pasetsky, Mark. [https://blogs.forbes.com/markpasetsky/2011/03/14/rebecca-black-why-is-she-trending-on-twitter/ Rebecca Black: Why is She Trending on Twitter?]. ''Forbes''. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.</ref><ref name="Stone">Perpetua, Matthew. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/why-rebecca-blacks-much-mocked-viral-hit-friday-is-actually-good-20110315 Why Rebecca Black's Much-Mocked Viral Hit 'Friday' Is Actually Good]. ''Rolling Stone''. March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.</ref>

==Background and production==
Friday co-writer Patrice Wilson, a co-founder of ARK Music Factory, explained that he "wrote the lyrics on a Thursday night going into a Friday. I was writing different songs all night and was like, 'Wow, I've been up a long time and it's Friday.' And I was like, wow, it is Friday!".<ref name="gawker">{{cite web|url=http://gawker.com/#!5787213/meet-the-man-responsible-for-rebecca-black |title=Meet the Man responsible for Rebecca Black |last=Chen |first=Adrian |work=Gawker |publisher=Gawker Media |date=March 30, 2011 |accessdate=March 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401011921/http://gawker.com/ |archivedate=April 1, 2011  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/friday_mastermind_patrice_wils.html|title ='Friday' mastermind Patrice Wilson explains the lyrics|last =Barshad|first =Amor|work =New York|publisher =New York Media Holdings|date=March 30, 2011|accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref>

An ARK Music Factory client told Black's mother about the company's production services in late 2010; Black was 13 at the time, and living in the Anaheim Hills planned community in Anaheim, California.<ref name="larsen20110317">{{cite news | url=http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-03-17/news/29143204_1_music-video-history-of-pop-music-song-and-video | title=O.C.'s Rebecca Black talks about 'Friday' | accessdate=March 21, 2011 | author=Larsen, Peter | date=March 17, 2011 | newspaper=Orange County Register}}</ref><ref name="Beast">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-17/rebecca-black-friday-and-cyberbullying/|title=Rebecca Black: 'I'm Being Cyberbullied'|last=Lee|first=Chris|date=March 17, 2011|work=The Daily Beast|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> Black's mother, Georgina Kelly, paid ARK Music $4,000 for a song and accompanying video that included a choice of two pre-written songs "Super Woman" and "Friday". According to Kelly, the payment covered one half or less of the production costs of the music video, and Black's family could have paid nothing in exchange for giving up all rights to the song.{{r|larsen20110317}}<ref name="larsen20110329">{{cite news | url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/rebecca-293983-straight-black.html| title=Rebecca Black's mom sets the record straight on Leno lip-sync rumors | accessdate=March 31, 2011 | author=Larsen, Peter | date=March 29, 2011 | newspaper=Orange County Register}}</ref> Black chose "Friday", as "Super Woman" "was about adult love–I haven't experienced that yet". "I felt like it was my personality in that song".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogdailyherald.com/2011/03/18/finally-friday/ | title=Finally "Friday" | accessdate=April 6, 2011 | author=Levison, Sam | date=March 18, 2011 | work=Blog Daily Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Chris|title=Rebecca Black: 'I'm Being Cyberbullied'|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/17/rebecca-black-friday-and-cyberbullying.html|accessdate=November 11, 2012|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=March 17, 2011}}</ref> ARK Music extensively used the pitch-correcting software Auto-Tune.<ref>Sloame, Joanne. [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2011/03/15/2011-03-15_rebecca_black_friday_youtube_viral_video_pales_in_comparison_to_justin_bieber_hi.html Rebecca Black 'Friday' YouTube viral video pales in comparison to Justin Bieber hits]. ''New York Daily News''. March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.</ref> Although Kelly had some doubts over the quality of the lyrics, Black assured her that "she sang it as they wrote it."<ref name="Beast" />

==Composition==
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Friday uses the 50s progression, a I-VI-IV-V chord progression that many popular songs have used such as "Heart and Soul" and "Unchained Melody". It is performed in the key of B major at a [[Tempo|tempo]] of 112 beats per minute. According to Randy Lewis of ''Los Angeles Times'', the familiar structure contributes to the song's catchiness, making it what others have called an earworm.<ref name="lewis20110331">{{cite news | url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/rebecca-black-friday-youtube-patrice-wilson.html | title=Rebecca Black's 'Friday': There are a million good reasons you can't get it out of your head | accessdate=March 31, 2011 | author=Lewis, Randy | date=March 31, 2011 | newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The song also sees Black on a [[Physics:Harmony|harmony]] track.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.orangecounty.com/entertainment/rebecca-17844-straight-black.html|title =Rebecca Black's mom sets the record straight on Leno lip-sync rumors|last =Larsen|first =Peter|date =March 28, 2011|publisher =OrangeCounty.com|accessdate =April 19, 2011}}</ref> In a review for ''Rolling Stone'', writer Matthew Perpetua described the vocals as having "a peculiar tonality that inadvertently highlights the absurdity of boilerplate pop lyrics", adding that the tone in the refrain "sounds unlike anything else in pop music". He noted the sound as being not entirely agreeable to listen to, but stated that Black ultimately ends up "sounding like a distinct singer with an alluring sort of anti-charisma".<ref name="Stone"/> The lyrics of the song speak about "hanging out with friends and having fun".<ref name="mtvnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660469/rebecca-black-tonight-show.jhtml|title=Rebecca Black Says Internet Haters Don't 'Bug' Her Anymore|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=March 23, 2011|work=MTV.com|accessdate=March 31, 2011}}</ref> The lyrics reflect the happenings of a day, in the life of a teenager like Black, like eating breakfast and going to school.<ref name="plugged"/> "She's excited 'cause it's Friday. Which means a weekend full of possibility awaits", a ''Plugged In'' reviewer concluded.<ref name="plugged">{{cite web|url =http://www.pluggedin.com/music/tracks/2011/rebeccablack-friday.aspx|title =Friday – Rebecca Black|work =Plugged In|publisher =Focus on the Family|date =March 14, 2011|last =Asay|first =Paul|accessdate =April 9, 2011}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
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The song has received almost universally negative reviews from music critics, for its songwriting, instrumentation, Black's vocals, and the video choreography. Lyndsey Parker of ''[[Company:Yahoo!|Yahoo! Music]]'' asked if it could be "the worst song ever".<ref name=yahoomusicworstsong>{{cite news |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/71429/is-youtube-sensation-rebecca-blacks-friday-the-worst-song-ever/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322133013/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/71429/is-youtube-sensation-rebecca-blacks-friday-the-worst-song-ever/|archivedate=March 22, 2011 |title=Is YouTube Sensation Rebecca Black's "Friday" The Worst Song Ever?|last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|work=[[Company:Yahoo!|Yahoo! Music]]|date=March 14, 2011|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}</ref> On March 29, 2011, it surpassed Justin Bieber's "Baby" as the most disliked YouTube video, with 1.17&nbsp;million dislikes,<ref>{{cite web|last=Matyszczyk|first=Chris|title=Rebecca Black passes Bieber as YouTube's most hated video|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20048534-71.html|work=CNET News|publisher=CNET|accessdate=March 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Skarda|first=Erin|title=Rebecca Black Passes Justin Bieber as Most 'Disliked' on YouTube|magazine=Time|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/30/rebecca-black-passes-justin-bieber-as-most-disliked-on-youtube/|accessdate=April 2, 2011|date=March 30, 2011}}</ref> and once had over 3 million "dislikes", accounting for 88% of the total ratings of the video.<ref name="WaybackMachine"/> The video was later removed,<ref name=takedown/> although it has since been officially re-uploaded.<ref name="Youtube">Youtube - {{YouTube|kfVsfOSbJY0|Rebecca Black - Friday - Official Music Video}}</ref> The co-writer and producer of "Friday", Clarence Jey, said about the song that "the concept we feel seems to have crossed a lot of boundaries, for the better or worse".<ref name="Beast" /> Observers have called it "bizarre", "inept", and "hilariously dreadful".<ref name="HuffPost1">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/rebecca-blacks-friday_n_835495.html|title=Rebecca Black's 'Friday' Becomes Internet Sensation (VIDEO)|last=Hroncich|first=Patrick|work=The Huffington Post|date=March 14, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="EW1">{{cite news |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/14/rebecca-black-friday-music-video/ |title=Rebecca Black's 'Friday': The Internet's latest bizarre music video obsession|last=Lynch|first=Joseph Brannigan|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 14, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Time1">{{cite news|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/14/rebecca-blacks-bizarrely-bad-video-for-friday-is-this-for-real/|title=Rebecca Black's Bizarrely Bad Video for 'Friday': Is This For Real? |last=Gibson|first=Megan |work=Time|date=March 14, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref> The song and Black herself were "savaged" on social networks across the Internet,<ref>Lee, Ann. [http://www.metro.co.uk/music/858162-rebecca-black-savaged-on-twitter-over-youtube-hit-video-friday Rebecca Black savaged on Twitter over YouTube hit video Friday]. ''Metro''. March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.</ref> while being seen as a "YouTube laughing stock".<ref>{{cite news|last=Holland|first=Tina|title=What\'s this talk of a feud between Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Rebecca Black?|url=http://www.metrowny.com/editorial/470-Whats_this_talk_of_a_feud_between_Demi_Lovato,_Selena_Gomez_and_Rebecca_Black.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128133423/http://www.metrowny.com/editorial/470-Whats_this_talk_of_a_feud_between_Demi_Lovato,_Selena_Gomez_and_Rebecca_Black.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2013|accessdate=November 10, 2012|newspaper=Metro WNY|date=March 19, 2011|location=Cheektowaga NY}}</ref> On YouTube, the video was met with negative comments and video responses, including comments interpreted as "violent".<ref>{{YouTube|qaYvhblaIAM|Rebecca Black Receives Death Threats}} ABC News</ref> Kevin Rutherford, a columnist for ''Billboard'' magazine, wrote, "Black's video for 'Friday' is one of those rare occurrences where even the most seasoned critics of Internet culture don't know where to begin. From the singing straight out of Auto-Tuned hell to lyrics such as 'Tomorrow is Saturday/And Sunday comes afterwards/I don't want this weekend to end' and a hilariously bad rap about passing school buses, 'Friday' is something that simply must be seen and heard to be fully appreciated."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/472547/rebecca-blacks-friday-a-viral-sensation-for-all-the-wrong|title=Rebecca Black's 'Friday' a Viral Sensation for All the Wrong Reasons |last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=March 14, 2011|work=Billboard.com|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref> Many other reviewers also singled out the lyrics in particular for criticism,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b2cmarketinginsider.com/entertainment/rebecca-black-and-the-art-of-being-bad-019477|title=Rebecca Black and the Art of Being Bad|last=Ribeiro |first=Ricky|date=March 16, 2011|work=b2cmarketinginsider.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b2cmarketinginsider.com/entertainment/rebecca-black-so-bad-its-a-viral-hit-rebecca-blacks-friday-019184|title=Rebecca Black: So Bad It’s a Viral Hit; Rebecca Black’s "Friday"|date=March 15, 2011|work=b2cmarketinginsider.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130117135345/http://www.b2cmarketinginsider.com/entertainment/rebecca-black-so-bad-its-a-viral-hit-rebecca-blacks-friday-019184|archivedate=January 17, 2013}}</ref> which were described as "overly simple and repetitive" by ''TNT Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tntmagazine.com/tnt-today/archive/2011/03/16/rebecca-black-worst-song-friday-tops-japan-earthquake.aspx|title=Rebecca Black: 'worst song' Friday tops Japan earthquake + VIDEO|date=March 16, 2011|work=TNT|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Jim Edwards of BNET and Doug Gross of CNN both noted that the rap break from the considerably older rapper was "creepy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnet.com/blog/advertising-business/worst-video-ever-how-rebecca-black-8217s-8220friday-8221-explains-the-future-of-pop-music/7898|title=Worst Video Ever? How Rebecca Black's "Friday" Explains the Future of Pop Music|last=Edwards|first=Jim|date=March 16, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/16/2729365/rebecca-blacks-friday-goes-viral.html|title=Rebecca Black's 'Friday' goes viral for all the wrong reasons|last=Gross|first=Doug|date=March 16, 2011|work=Kansas City Star|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> ''Time'' magazine ranked it number two on a list of "Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2059182,00.html|title=Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics|accessdate=April 2, 2011|date=March 16, 2011|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2059182_2059179_2059215,00.html|title=Top 10 Songs with Silly Lyrics (2. Rebecca Black, 'Friday')|accessdate=April 2, 2011|date=March 16, 2011|magazine=Time}}</ref>

Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews, a few reviewers had positive things to say about the song and video. ''Entertainment Weekly'' writer Joseph Lynch noted that there was "something sickeningly catchy about this tune that keeps you coming back for more."<ref name="EW1" /> ''Rolling Stone'''s Perpetua stated, "When you see this video, you immediately notice everything that it does wrong, but it actually gets a lot of things about pop music right, if just by accident."<ref name="Stone"/> ''OK!'' Magazine also noted that "some are calling the 13-year-old signed singer the next Justin Bieber."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/rebecca-blacks-friday-best-youtube-cover-videos-and-no-bob-dylan-didnt-write-it/|title=Rebecca Black's "Friday": Best YouTube Cover Videos (And No, Bob Dylan Didn't Write It) |last=Talarico|first=Brittany|date=March 16, 2011|work=okmagazine.com|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> After watching the video, singer Chris Brown said "Honest opinion? It was great. I'll be jammin to it on ''Friday'', ''Friday''."<ref>{{cite web|title = Watch Chris Brown Watch the Rebecca Black 'Friday' Music Video|url = http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/chris_brown_friday.html|publisher = New York Media|accessdate=March 27, 2011|date=March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/03/chris-brown-explains-nude-photo-weighs-in-on-rebecca-black/1|title=Chris Brown explains nude photo, weighs in on Rebecca Black|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|date=March 18, 2011|work=USA Today|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> Fellow teenage singer Miley Cyrus denied that she had criticized Black, saying "I ''am'' a fan" and that she sang Friday while driving.<ref name="malec20110402">{{cite news | url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b234395_miley_cyrus_misquoted_i_love_rebecca.html | title=Miley Cyrus Misquoted: "I Love Rebecca Black!" | accessdate=April 3, 2011 | author=Malec, Brett | date=April 2, 2011 | publisher=E!}}</ref><!--Stop inserting Lady Gaga quote. She hadn't seen the video when she called it "brilliant". See Talk section.--> Simon Cowell praised Black, saying "'I love her [and] the fact that she's got so much publicity...People are so upset about the song, but I think it's hysterical...Anyone who can create this much controversy within a week, I want to meet. I love people like that.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20475031,00.html|title=Rebecca Black's Biggest Fan – Simon Cowell!|date=March 18, 2011|author=Shira, Dahvi|work=People|accessdate=March 21, 2011}}</ref> He observed that "Any song to do with the weekend annoys you. It reminds me of 'Saturday Night'... It's what we call a 'hair-dryer song,' a song girls sing into their hair dryers as they're getting ready to go out. But the fact that it's making people so angry is ''brilliant''."<ref name="karger20110318">{{cite magazine | url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/18/simon-cowell-x-factor-paula-abdul-la-reid-rebecca-black/ | title=Simon Cowell scoop: The 'X Factor' star talks L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul...and Rebecca Black | accessdate=March 21, 2011 | author=Karger, Dave | date=March 18, 2011 | magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Cowell advised Black not to "listen to anyone over the age of 18. I'm being deadly serious. Whatever she's done has worked. Whether you like her or not, she's the most talked-about artist in America right now. Nobody over the age of 18 should understand her or like her. So she should just do it her way."<ref name="adalian20110325">{{cite magazine | url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/simon_cowell_1.html | title=Simon Cowell on The X Factor and the Only Contestant He Knows From This Season's Idol | accessdate=March 26, 2011 | author=Adalian, Josef | date=March 25, 2011 | magazine=New York}}</ref><!--Stop inserting Lady Gaga quote. She hadn't seen the video when she called it "brilliant". See Talk:Friday (Rebecca Black song)/Archive 1#Lady Gaga quote.-->

Patrice Wilson released his sequel to the song Friday on May 6, 2012, titled Happy, focusing on Saturdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9479781.htm |title=The maker of Rebecca Black's "Friday", Patrice Wilson, releases the official sequel to "Friday" |publisher=Prweb.com |date=May 7, 2012 |accessdate=August 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l8wZbqTww0&feature=uploademail |title=Patrice Wilson-Happy (The Official Sequel To Friday). |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=August 11, 2012}}</ref> Rebecca Black released her own sequel, entitled Saturday, in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/12/07/saturday-rebecca-black-friday-music-video/|title='Saturday': Rebecca Black releases follow-up song to 'Friday' - The Music Mix - EW.com|work=EW.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/rebecca-black-16-moves-on-from-friday-to-saturday-20131210-2z3qr.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Rebecca Black, 16, moves on from Friday to Saturday}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
<!--Do not change this date or the number of YouTube views. The following sentence is meant to provide background information for the next several sentences, not as a running counter that should be updated.-->By March 21, 2011, the "Friday" music video had been viewed more than 30 million times on YouTube.<ref name="NYDailyNews">{{cite news
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|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2011/03/22/2011-03-22_rebecca_black_friday_music_video_and_song_could_earn_her_hundreds_of_thousands_o.html|last=Roberts |first=Soraya|work=NYDailyNews|date=March 22, 2011|accessdate=March 22, 2011|location=New York}}</ref><!--Do not change this date or the number of YouTube views. The preceding sentence is meant to provide background information for the next several sentences, not as a running counter that should be updated.-->''Forbes'' estimated that as of that date, Black and ARK Music had earned $20,000 from YouTube's revenue-sharing program,<ref name="barth20110321">{{cite magazine | url=https://blogs.forbes.com/chrisbarth/2011/03/21/mock-rebecca-black-all-you-want-shes-laughing-to-the-bank/ | title=Mock Rebecca Black All You Want, She's Laughing to the Bank | accessdate=March 21, 2011 | author=Barth, Chris | date=March 21, 2011 | magazine=Forbes}}</ref> and ''Billboard'' estimated iTunes sales of approximately 43,000 copies, roughly equivalent to $26,700 in royalties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/rebecca-black-s-first-week-sales-not-bad-1005084972.story|title=Rebecca Black's First-Week Sales: Not Bad, But Not In The Millions ...|date=March 22, 2011|first=Glenn|last=Peoples|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|location=Nashville|accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref> Within a week after being released on [[Software:ITunes|iTunes]], it had jumped to 19 on their sales chart, on March 19, 2011.<ref name="Forbes2">{{cite news |url=https://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2011/03/18/rebecca-black-andrea-canning-good-morning-america-friday/|title=Rebecca Black's GMA Bullying: Best Friday Ever |last=Cassidy |first=Meghan|work=Forbes|date=March 18, 2011|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref><ref name="LIP2">{{cite news|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/03/20/rebecca-black-rebecca-black-friday/|title=Rebecca Black : Rebecca Black Friday|last=Sinclair|first=Jessica|work=Long Island Press|date=March 20, 2011|accessdate=March 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322180659/http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/03/20/rebecca-black-rebecca-black-friday/|archivedate=March 22, 2011}}</ref><ref name="TT2">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/8395876/Social-media-hatred-sends-Rebecca-Black-up-the-pop-charts.html|title=Social media hatred sends Rebecca Black up the pop charts|last=Barnett |first=Emma|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=March 21, 2011|accessdate=March 21, 2011 |location=London}}</ref> Friday debuted on the US Hot Digital Songs chart at number 57<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot Digital Tracks/Songs Biggest Gainers for April 2, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-04-02/digital-songs?order=gainer|work=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> and went on to peak at number 38.<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot Digital Tracks/Songs Biggest Falls for April 16, 2011|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-04-16/digital-songs?order=drop|work=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=April 2, 2011}}</ref> Friday debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 33 on March 21, 2011.<ref name="nzpeak" /> The song entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 72 and rose to 58 the next week.<ref name="hot100">{{Cite news|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74347/week-ending-march-27-2011-songs-katy-moves-up/|title=Week Ending March 27, 2011: Songs: Katy Moves Up|date=March 30, 2011|first=Paul|last=Grein|work=Chart Watch|publisher=Yahoo! Music|accessdate=March 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404023202/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74347/week-ending-march-27-2011-songs-katy-moves-up|archivedate=April 4, 2011}}</ref> It sold 87,000 copies in the United States over its first two weeks<ref name="hot100" /> and has gone on to sell 442,000 copies, as of December 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5840354/rebecca-blacks-saturday-follows-friday-onto-hot-100 |title=Rebecca Black's 'Saturday' Follows 'Friday' Onto Hot 100 |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=December 18, 2013 |accessdate=December 18, 2013}}</ref> The song also received airplay in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Songlist Swedish P3|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/latlista.aspx?programid=164&date=2011-03-29|work=P3 Sverige|publisher=P3 Sverige|accessdate=March 29, 2011}}</ref> In the United States, it was played 12 times from March 16 to 22, considered low for a ''Hot 100'' song.<ref>{{cite web|title=Not *That* Fun: Rebecca Black Gets Played Just 12 Times on Radio|url=http://mashable.com/2011/03/25/rebecca-black-radio/|publisher=Mashable|author=Ehrlich, Brenna|accessdate=January 19, 2012}}</ref> Despite the song's strong performance elsewhere, Georgina Kelly claimed in late March 2011 that her daughter had not received any money from the song's sales to that point in time, saying We haven't received a dime from anywhere.<ref name="gawker"/>

==Music video==
===Development and summary===
The concept for the music video is based on the lyrics and presented as a typical Friday for Black.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/russell-smith/how-to-be-an-instant-internet-superstar-for-a-fee/article1944533/|title=How to be an instant Internet superstar – for a fee |last=Smith|first=Russell|date=March 16, 2011|work=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=March 17, 2011|location=Toronto}}</ref> She wakes up and goes to school, meeting her friends on the way. In the evening, after debating whether to sit in the front or back of a convertible, Black and her friends<ref>
{{cite news
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 |accessdate  = March 24, 2011
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}}</ref> ride the car to a party at 7:45&nbsp;pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2011/03/16/teen-girls-pop-video-mercilessly-dissected-by-internet-masses/|title=Teen girl's pop video mercilessly dissected by Internet masses|date=March 15, 2011|work=Reuters|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> Patrice Wilson appears near the end of the song to deliver a short rap.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vestal|first=Shawn|title=Who is the rapper in the Rebecca Black "Friday" video? Meet 'Pato' Patrice Wilson|url=http://starcasm.net/archives/90562|accessdate=March 19, 2011|newspaper=starcasm.net|date=March 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hawks|first=Asa|title=Spokane vortex goes viral with ‘Friday’ song|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/apr/22/spokane-vortex-goes-viral-with-friday-song/|accessdate=March 19, 2011|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane WA|date=April 22, 2011}}</ref> The video was shot on January 6, 2011<ref name = "Draw my Life">Rebecca (June 28, 2013). {{YouTube|zwSflBfu_Nc|DRAW MY LIFE - REBECCA BLACK}}. Accessed on August 4, 2013.</ref> at Black's father's house with friends and family as extras, and requiring multiple takes over 12 hours.<ref name="larsen20110317" /> Some of those extras became stars in their own right; her friends Benni Cinkle, Amanda Cooper and Hayley Grodt. ARK Music, according to Black's parents, cautioned them and her that they should not expect her to become famous. Black hoped that her friends and family would enjoy watching the video on YouTube and that it would perhaps help her to later begin a singing career.{{r|larsen20110317}}

===Reception===
The video was posted on February 10, 2011 and received 4,000 views, enough to please Black,{{r|larsen20110317}} before comedian Michael J. Nelson's Twitter account and a ''[[Social:Tosh.0|Tosh.0]]'' blog post, Songwriting Isn't for Everyone, drew attention to it on March 11, 2011, turning the video into a [[Finance:Viral video|viral hit]].<ref name=mashgable/> Criticism of the song's lyrics, the use of Auto-Tune on Black's vocals, as well as the content of the video also caused it to become viral.<ref name=yahoomusicworstsong/> On May 9, 2011, comments became subject to prior approval for posting. Two days later, commenting was disabled altogether and archives removed. By June 15, 2011, the video had more than 166 million views, and 3.2&nbsp;million dislikes from YouTube users against just 454,000 likes.<ref name="WaybackMachine"/> It also peaked in the top 20 most watched YouTube videos of all time.

After reading the harsh reviews of Friday, Black said that "those hurtful comments really shocked me. ARK Music offered to take the video down from YouTube, but Black refused the offer, saying that she did not wish to give the haters the satisfaction that they got me so bad I gave up.<ref name="Lee">{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/858451-rebecca-black-lashes-out-at-friday-haters-and-refuses-to-quit-as-singer|title=Rebecca Black lashes out at Friday 'haters' and refuses to quit as singer|last=Lee|first=Ann|date=March 18, 2011|work=Metro|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> Black's father has accompanied her in public to guard against potential accosters.<ref name="larsen20110329"/> In response to criticism over the song's significant use of Auto-Tune, Black performed an acoustic version during an interview with ABC News, which earned over 180,000 dislikes on YouTube (84% of total ratings) by November 2011.<ref>{{YouTube|3CBzT2pv1Jc|Rebecca Black Sings 'Friday' Acoustic}}</ref> Later in the interview Black's mother, Kelly, stated that she was angry and upset after Black was brought to tears by comments, such as I hope you go cut yourself and die and I hope you cut yourself and get an eating disorder so you'll look pretty."<ref>{{cite video |people=Andrea Canning |title=Rebecca Black: 'Don't Think I'm the Worst Singer' |url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/rebecca-black-dont-think-im-worst-singer-13164800 |format=Streaming |medium=Television broadcast |publisher=Good Morning America |location=New York NY |accessdate=January 16, 2012 |time=2:25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367627/Rebecca-Black-teen-YouTube-hit-branded-worlds-worst-singer-cries-criticism.html|title='I cried over all the nasty comments': How did an innocent wannabe like Rebecca Black become America's most reviled teenager?|date=March 18, 2011|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=March 18, 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Schwartz|first=Alison|title=Rebecca Black Cried Over All the Nasty Comments|journal=People|date=March 18, 2011|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20474741,00.html|accessdate=January 16, 2012|publisher=Time Inc.}}</ref> Black said, however, that soon she was able to ignore such comments,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b231712_rebecca_black_defends_friday_lameness.html|title=Rebecca Black Defends "Friday" Lameness, Drags Justin Bieber into It|last=Serpe|first=Gina|date=March 18, 2011|work=eonline.com|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> and asked Justin Bieber, her idol, to perform a duet with her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/18/its-friiiiday-let-the-rebecca-black-media-blitz-begin/|title=It's Friiiiday: Let the Rebecca Black Media Blitz Begin|last=Carbone|first=Nick|date=March 18, 2011|work=TIME|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> Although Bieber has not released an official announcement regarding the offer, he posted on Twitter sunday comes after saturday? weird.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/cut-and-die-the-web-loves-to-hate-rebecca-black-20110321-1c2tz.html |title='Cut and die': the web loves to hate Rebecca Black |last=Moses |first=Asher |date=March 21, 2011 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=March 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5xPufQ0n6?url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/cut-and-die-the-web-loves-to-hate-rebecca-black-20110321-1c2tz.html |archivedate=March 24, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Bieber later sang part of the chorus at one of his concerts.<ref name="larsen20110329"/> ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Perpetua again praised Black after the interview and said, She is actually a pretty decent singer. She is a total sweetheart. Black comes off as a well-adjusted, happy and grateful kid.<ref name="sweet heart">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-teen-viral-phenom-rebecca-black-20110318|title=What You Need to Know About Teen Viral Phenom Rebecca Black|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew|date=March 18, 2011|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref> He also pointed out Black's intention to donate part of the profits from the song to school arts programs and relief efforts in Japan following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.<ref name="sweet heart"/> Benni Cinkle, who became known as that girl in pink and appears during the second verse of the video, released her own song entitled Can You See Me Now and created an anti-bullying organization That Girl in Pink Foundation due to the negative response she got from Friday.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hawgood|first=Alex|title=No Stardom Until After Homework|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/fashion/how-teenagers-handle-the-webs-instant-fame.html?_r=1|accessdate=January 15, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 15, 2011|location=New York NY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.patriotledger.com/opinions/x1797072194/JOHN-REILLY-A-face-in-the-crowd-of-cyberbully-victims|title= A face in the crowd of cyberbully victims|first=John|last=Reilly|newspaper=The Patriot Ledger|date=July 19, 2011|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/benni-cinkle-can-you-see-me-now-video/|title=Benni Cinkle Addresses Teen Issues In "Can You See Me Now" Video|first=Amanda|last=Hensel|publisher=Pop Crush|date=September 2, 2011|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref>

The video for Friday was later placed at number one in the ''NME'' list of "50 Worst Music
Videos".<ref>[http://www.nme.com/list/50-worst-music-videos-ever/253198/page/5 50 Worst Music Videos Ever]
Retrieved January 27, 2013.</ref>

===Controversy===
Not long after the "Friday" video went viral on YouTube, Black and her mother, Georgina Kelly, got into legal issues with ARK Music over rights to the song. In a March 29, 2011 letter from Kelly's lawyer to ARK Music, it was alleged that ARK Music failed to fulfill the terms of their November 2010 agreement by not giving her the song and video's master recordings, by claiming Black as exclusively signed to the label, and by exploiting the song without permission for example, selling a "Friday" [[Engineering:Ringtone|ringtone]]. While Wilson stated that Kelly "will get the masters and the song they can have it all", and agreed that Black was not exclusive to Ark, his attorney claimed that ARK owns the copyright for the song and the November agreement is invalid.<ref name="rs20110401">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-rebecca-black-fighting-ark-music-factory-over-friday-20110401?print=true | title=Exclusive: Rebecca Black Fighting Ark Music Factory Over 'Friday' | accessdate=April 1, 2011 | date=April 1, 2011 | magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In June 2011, ARK Music Factory started charging $2.99 to watch the music video on YouTube.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13839127 | title=Rebecca Black's "Friday" removed from YouTube | accessdate=June 20, 2011 | date=June 20, 2011 | publisher=BBC}}</ref> Black's initial response was through a message through her Twitter account saying: "Thanks for all the messages regarding the $2.99 fee added to Friday video, I have ''nothing'' to do with this!!"

On June 16, 2011, YouTube took down the official video for "Friday". Instead a message in place of the video read: "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Rebecca Black. Sorry about that."<ref name="bbc"/> A spokesman for Rebecca Black said her legal team had asked YouTube to take the video down because of an ongoing legal dispute with the song's producers ARK Music Factory. ARK Music Factory responded by saying it was disappointed that Black decided to have the video pulled from YouTube despite the two parties being in "good faith negotiations". It added: "There's been an ongoing, open dialogue with our company. So we were blindsided to get a 'Take Down Notice' alleging copyright infringement instead of a call or e-mail from Rebecca's representatives. Our use of the video has fully been authorized (as evidenced by four uninterrupted months and 160 million-plus viewings without objection) by both Ms. Black and the copyright holder. Regardless, we are going to continue to take the high road and work out the complaint as soon as possible, so that the million-plus people who watch Friday for free each day can continue to enjoy the video."<ref name="ew-response">{{cite magazine | url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/06/17/rebecca-black-friday-controversy-statement/ | title=Rebecca Black's 'Friday' controversy: Video production company says it was 'blindsided' by YouTube removal | accessdate=June 20, 2011 | date=June 20, 2011 | magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> On September 16, 2011, the video was restored to YouTube, on Black's official channel.<ref name = Youtube />

==Cover versions and popular culture==
===''Glee'' Cast cover===
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A cover version of "Friday" was released by the cast of season two of the television series ''Glee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/05/06/glee-covers-rebecca-blacks-friday-listen-to-it-here-then-hate-yourself-for-it/|title=Glee covers Rebecca Black's "Friday" - Listen to it here, then hate yourself for it|date=May 6, 2011|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=May 9, 2011}}</ref> The cast performed it on the show as well. The official release features cast members Puck (Mark Salling), Artie (Kevin McHale) and Sam (Chord Overstreet) on vocals, as part of the prom festivities on the "Prom Queen" episode that aired on May 10, 2011. Series co-creator Ryan Murphy explained to ''The Hollywood Reporter'' the use of the viral hit as a tribute to popular culture. He said: "There’s a rule for it that's explained in the show. The Glee Club is hired to perform songs for the prom and they were told by the principal to please do popular songs that the kids know." Murphy noted that ''Glee''{{'}}s "Friday" cover offers a different take since it's sung by males for other 17-year-olds: "The show pays tribute to pop culture and, love it or hate it, that song is pop culture."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-murphy-explains-glees-use-186469|title=Ryan Murphy Explains 'Glee's' Use of Rebecca Black's 'Friday' (Exclusive)|date=May 9, 2011|first=Shirley|last=Halperin|first2=Lesley|last2=Goldberg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=May 9, 2011}}</ref>

;Charts
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| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |title=Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 6th June 2011 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=June 6, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5zFvuw9oF?url=http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |archivedate=June 7, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
| align=center|74
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en-ca.nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsen/en_ca/documents/pdf/newsletters/billboard_canadian-update/Nielsen%20Music%20Canadian%20Update.pdf |format=PDF |title=Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (May 13, 2011) |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5ymUtEtX5?url=http://en-ca.nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsen/en_ca/documents/pdf/newsletters/billboard_canadian-update/Nielsen%20Music%20Canadian%20Update.pdf |archivedate=May 18, 2011  }}</ref>
| align=center|33
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|46|artist=Glee Cast|song=Friday|year=2011|week=20|accessdate=May 19, 2011}}
|-
|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5980/glee-cast/|title=GLEE CAST|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|46
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| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74366/week-ending-may-15-2011-songs-idol-boosts-tyler/|title=Week Ending May 15, 2011. Songs: Idol Boosts Tyler|date=May 18, 2011|first=Paul|last=Grein|work=Chart Watch|publisher=Yahoo! Music|accessdate=May 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528031436/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74366/week-ending-may-15-2011-songs-idol-boosts-tyler/|archivedate=May 28, 2011}}</ref>
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===Other versions and performances===
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| alt1      = A young man has a mohawk hairstyle.
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On April 1, 2011, "Friday" was performed by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Taylor Hicks and The Roots on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon''. The New York Knicks City Dancers joined in.<ref name="Gawk2">{{cite news |title=Watch Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon Perform Rebecca Black's ‘Friday’ on Late Night |url=http://tv.gawker.com/#!5788237/watch-stephen-colbert-and-jimmy-fallon-perform-rebecca-blacks-friday-on-late-night |publisher=Gawker |first=Matt |last=Cherette |date=April 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402144321/http://tv.gawker.com/#!5735192/ |archivedate=April 2, 2011  }}</ref><ref name="EW4">{{cite news |title=Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon sing Rebecca Black's 'Friday'|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/02/stephen-colbert-jimmy-fallon-friday/|work=Entertainment Weekly |first=Darren|last=Franich |date=April 2, 2011}}</ref> Jimmy Fallon released "Friday" as part of his 2012 Warner Records album, ''Blow Your Pants Off'', which featured high-profile acts such as Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. The album won Best Comedy Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/386489/2013-grammy-awards-winners-the-complete-list|title=2013 Grammy Awards Winners: The Complete List |date=February 10, 2013 |publisher=E!|accessdate=February 10, 2013}}</ref>

The song has also been covered in a recording by Richard Cheese,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richardcheese.com/rcdiscography.html |title=Richard Cheese - Discography |publisher=Richard Cheese |accessdate=December 31, 2011}}</ref> and live in concerts by Todd Rundgren,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPJjZMD9zgg/|title=Todd Rundgren - Friday (encore) (Cleveland Agora 10-12-12)|newspaper=Youtube|date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> Odd Future,<ref name="oddfuture">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2298064/odd-future-dances-to-rebecca-black-friday/|title=Odd Future Dances To Rebecca Black's 'Friday,' Internet Explodes - MTV{{'-}}|date=May 13, 2011|first=Jamie|last=Peck|publisher=MTV. Viacom|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref> Nick Jonas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/03/21/nick-jonas-rebecca-black-friday/|title=Nick Jonas Covers Rebecca Black's 'Friday{{'-}}|date=March 21, 2011|first=Eliot|last=Glazer|publisher=MTV. Viacom|accessdate=April 19, 2011|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423192211/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/03/21/nick-jonas-rebecca-black-friday|archivedate=April 23, 2011}}</ref> and Justin Bieber.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/justin-bieber-sings-rebecca-blacks-172994|title=Justin Bieber Sings Rebecca Black's 'Friday,' Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time' (Video)|date=March 31, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=April 19, 2011}}</ref> Singer Katy Perry performed the song on selected dates during her ''California Dreams Tour'', including at the Rod Laver Arena,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/62868/Katy-Perry-Covers-Rebecca-Blacks-Friday |title=Katy Perry Covers Rebecca Black's 'Friday' |author=Gregory, Jason |date=May 3, 2011 |work=Gigwise |publisher=Giant Digital |accessdate=May 7, 2011}}</ref> Newcastle Entertainment Centre, TD Garden,<ref>{{cite news|last=Reed|first=James|title=Katy Perry's sparkly dreams come to life at Garden|url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-20/ae/29680368_1_teenage-dream-california-gurls-california-dreams|accessdate=January 16, 2012|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=June 20, 2011|location=Boston MA}} </ref> Air Canada Centre<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/30/toronto-has-sweet-tooth-for-katy-perry|title=Toronto has a sweet tooth for Katy Perry |author=Stevenson, Jane|date=June 30, 2011|work=Toronto Sun|publisher=Canoe Network|accessdate=July 3, 2011}}</ref> and the 1stBank Center.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Bree|title=Review: Katy Perry at 1STBANK Center, 7/26/11|url=http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2011/07/review_katy_perry_at_1stbank_c.php|work=Denver Westword|publisher=Denver Westword, LLC.|accessdate=January 16, 2012|location=Denver CO|date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> During the concert of August 5 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Rebecca Black joined Perry onstage, performing the song as a duet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rebecca-black-joins-katy-perry-220071 |title=Katy Perry Joined Onstage by Rebecca Black on LA Show's Opening Night |author=Halperin, Shirley |date=August 7, 2011 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=August 11, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60rPqsgEM?url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rebecca-black-joins-katy-perry-220071 |archivedate=August 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Numerous parodies of "Friday" have been uploaded to YouTube and have become viral in their own right.<ref>{{cite news |title= Rebecca Black's "Friday": Best YouTube Cover Videos (And No, Bob Dylan Didn't Write It)|author=Talarico, Brittany|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/rebecca-blacks-friday-best-youtube-cover-videos-and-no-bob-dylan-didnt-write-it/|newspaper= OK!|date=March 16, 2011|accessdate=April 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rebecca Black "Friday" Covers Abound: Singer Gets "Censored" in Latest Parody Round-Up |author=Talarico, Brittany |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/rebecca-black-friday-covers-abound-singer-gets-censored-in-latest-parody-round-up/ |newspaper=OK! |date=March 21, 2011 |accessdate=April 23, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330154236/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/rebecca-black-friday-covers-abound-singer-gets-censored-in-latest-parody-round-up/ |archivedate=March 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter also made a joint parody entitled "Thursday" on the ''Conan'' show on TBS.<ref>{{cite news |title=The worst pop song of all time? - 10 million YouTube hits for Rebecca Black's 'Friday'|last=Glazer |first=Elliot|url= http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/03/22/conan-obrien-rebecca-black-thursday/|publisher=MTV|date=March 22, 2011|accessdate=May 10, 2011}}</ref> The YouTube phenomenon [[Biography:Bad Lip Reading|Bad Lip Reading]] was launched when an anonymous music and video producer replaced the audio to the "Friday" video with new music and lyrics about gang fighting.<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite journal|title=Exclusive: The Bad Lip Reader Speaks |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/exclusive-the-bad-lip-reader-speaks-20111007 |first=Tim |last=Dickinson |work=Rolling Stone |date=October 7, 2011 |accessdate=May 3, 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/62OWbugn1?url=http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/exclusive-the-bad-lip-reader-speaks-20111007 |archivedate=October 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gang Fight", released in March 2011, earned Bad Lip Reading a million hits and thousands of subscribers, with many spoofs soon following.<ref name="RollingStone" />

Black appears as herself in the music video of Katy Perry's single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)". She appears as the host of a party in the house next door to that of "Kathy Beth Terry". At the end of the video, "Terry" attempts to blame the excesses of the party (which had subsequently moved to her own house) on Black, only for her parents (Corey Feldman and Debbie Gibson) to disbelieve her.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|title=Katy Perry's 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)' video welcomes Rebecca Black, Corey Feldman, Hanson to the party of the year: Watch it here|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/06/13/katy-perry-last-friday-night-video/|work=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly Inc.|accessdate=January 16, 2012|location=Atlanta GA}}</ref>

ARK Music Factory launched its "Ark's TGI Friday Covers" project, showcasing cover versions of "Friday" by well-known artists alongside other user-submitted tributes, re-works, and parodies of the song/video and inviting users to submit their versions for relaying through ARK Music Factory's site.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ark's TGI Friday Covers|url=http://arkmusicfactory.com/profiles/blogs/arks-tgi-friday-covers|publisher=ARK Music Factory|accessdate=January 16, 2012|author=Ark Master|date=June 10, 2011}}</ref> In November 2012, multiple outlets suggested that Nicole Westbrook was "the new Rebecca Black", on release of Patrice Wilson's "It's Thanksgiving".<ref>{{cite news|last=Abrams|first=Natalie|title=Is Nicole Westbrook the New Rebecca Black? Listen to "It's Thanksgiving"|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Is-Nicole-Westbrook-the-New-Rebecca-Black-Listen-4024623.php|accessdate=November 11, 2012|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=November 9, 2012|agency=TV Guide|location=Seattle WA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Judkis|first=Maura|title="It's Thanksgiving" dance song sings praises of mashed potatoes|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/its-thanksgiving-dance-song-sings-praises-of-mashed-potatoes/2012/11/09/2733f6e0-2a7e-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_blog.html|accessdate=November 11, 2012|newspaper=Washington Post|date=November 9, 2012|location=Washington DC|quote=Calling Westbrook the new Rebecca Black isn't that much of a stretch – it seems to be what she's aiming for.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Capotorto |first=Alexandra|title=Nicole Westbrook's 'It's Thanksgiving' is the new Rebecca Black 'Friday'|url=http://popcrush.com/nicole-westbrook-its-thanksgiving-rebecca-black/|accessdate=November 11, 2012|newspaper=PopCrush|date=November 9, 2012|location=New York NY}}</ref> Kohl's Department Stores used a modified version of the song as its 2011 Black Friday advertising jingle. The hook "It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday" was changed to "It's Black Friday, Black Friday, Gotta go to Kohl's on Black Friday".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/black-friday-2011-rebecca-black-song-friday-kohl-holiday-shopping-commercial-article-1.980713?localLinksEnabled=false|title=Black Friday 2011: Rebecca Black song ‘Friday’ used in Kohl's holiday shopping commercial|last=Goldwert|first=Lindsay|date=November 21, 2011|work=New York Daily News|accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref>

Black made her national television debut by performing a mash-up of the song along with her second single, "My Moment", during ''America's Got Talent''{{'}}s result night for the YouTube Special round on August 10, 2011. The round featured various acts who have auditioned via YouTube.<ref>{{cite news|title=No auto-tune! Rebecca Black tries to prove her critics wrong by performing LIVE on America's Got Talent|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2024756/Rebecca-Black-tries-prove-critics-wrong-singing-LIVE-Americas-Got-Talent.html|accessdate=January 22, 2012|newspaper=Daily Mail UK|date=August 11, 2011|location=London}}</ref> Rebecca Black sang an acoustic version of the song on ''Good Morning America''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rebecca Black 'Friday' Acoustic Version|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CBzT2pv1Jc|newspaper=Youtube|date=March 21, 2011}}</ref> Rebecca performed "Friday" along with "My Moment", live in Suncorp Place, Sydney as a part of Telstra's 4G LTE network launch.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rebecca Black Friday live, and My Moment|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkMRls-E-XE|newspaper=Youtube|date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> She also sang "Friday" live on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rebecca Black - Interview & Friday (LIVE)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTb1pA3a3VI |publisher=YouTube|date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>

In 2018, Roger McGuinn of the Byrds included a cover version of the song in his album ''Sweet Memories''.

On National French Fry Day 2018,<ref>[http://time.com/money/5335914/free-french-fries-deals-national-french-fry-day-2018/ ''TIME'': Free french fries deals - National French Fry Day 2018]</ref> YouTube personality Miranda Sings in collaboration with Dunkin' Donuts, released an adapted version of "Friday", as part of the Donut Fries marketing strategy.<ref>[https://news.dunkindonuts.com/blog/miranda-sings-and-rebecca-black-come-together-to-celebrate-fry-day-at-dunkin DunkinDonuts News: Miranda Sings and Rebecca Black come together to celebrate Fry Day at Dunkin]</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2011)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
|Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1100.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 March 2011|publisher=[[Pandora Archive]]|accessdate=July 18, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|40
|-
| Brasil Hot 100 Airplay (''Billboard Brasil'')<ref>"Brasil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brasil (Brasil: bpp) (2): 96. March 2011.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|66
|-
| Brazil Pop Songs (''Billboard Brasil'')<ref>"Brasil Hot Pop & Popular Songs". Billboard Brasil (Brasil: bpp) (2): 97. March 2011.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|79
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|61|artist=Rebecca Black}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|46|artist=Rebecca Black|song=Friday|year=2011|week=13|accessdate=April 1, 2011}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|33|artist=Rebecca Black|song=Friday|refname=nzpeak|accessdate=March 22, 2011}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|60|date=20110403|accessdate=April 3, 2011}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|58|artist=Rebecca Black}}
|-
|US Heatseekers Songs (''Billboard)''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Rebecca-Black/chart-history/heatseekers-songs|title=Rebecca Black Chart History (Heatseekers Songs)|date=April 9, 2011|work=Billboard}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

==References==
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<ref name="WaybackMachine">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 |title=Rebecca Black - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |date=February 10, 2011 |work=YouTube |accessdate=May 14, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615211127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 |archivedate=June 15, 2011}}</ref>}}

==External links==
* {{youtube|kfVsfOSbJY0|"Friday"}}
* [https://twitter.com/michaeljnelson/statuses/46331722522042369 Originating tweet] by @michaeljnelson, March 11, 2011


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