2011 viral pop song "Friday"

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"Friday" is a 2011 pop song by Rebecca Black that became a widely discussed internet meme and viral sensation due to its simplistic lyrics and heavily criticized production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internet meme
single
song
viral video
artist Rebecca Black
associatedWith Rebecca Black discography
becameInternetMeme 2011
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception predominantly negative
culturalImpact example of early 2010s viral music phenomenon
frequent reference in discussions of so-bad-it-is-good music
dayOfWeekReferenced Friday
featuresRapper Patrice Wilson
gainedPopularityThrough YouTube shares
social media
genre dance-pop
pop
teen pop
hasAnniversaryVersion Friday (10th Anniversary Remix)
surface form: Friday (10-year anniversary remix)
hasMusicVideo Friday (song)
surface form: Friday (music video)
hasRemix Friday (2011 remix by various artists)
initialReleasePlatform YouTube
language English
mentionsDayOfWeek Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Thursday
musicVideoPlatform YouTube
notableFor heavily criticized production
simplistic lyrics
viral popularity
performer Rebecca Black
producer Clarence Jey
Patrice Wilson
recordLabel ARK Music Factory
releaseDate 2011-03-14
songwriter Clarence Jey
Patrice Wilson
subjectOf parodies
remixes
widespread online criticism
targetAudience teenagers
theme anticipation of the weekend
high school social life
vocalist Rebecca Black
vocalStyle heavily auto-tuned vocals
yearOfRelease 2011

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Rebecca Black knownFor 2011 viral pop song "Friday"
ARK Music Factory notableWork 2011 viral pop song "Friday"
this entity surface form: Rebecca Black – Friday
RE / BL associatedWith 2011 viral pop song "Friday"
this entity surface form: viral hit "Friday"