# Friday (Rebecca Black)

> Rebecca Black's Friday reached No. 58 on the Hot 100 after blogs and Twitter shared it.

- Owner: Rebecca Black (performer); ARK Music Factory (production; rights were disputed)
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2011-02-10
- Observed peak date: 2011-03-25
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.
- Spread Score: 56 (Notable, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Response chain, Controversy, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

ARK uploaded Friday in February. Blogs and Twitter picked it up in March, followed by covers and television appearances. It reached No. 58 on the Hot 100; a rights dispute removed the original video before Black reposted it.

## Timeline

- 2011-02-10 — ARK Music Factory / Rebecca Black (YouTube) — Rebecca Black's Friday music video was uploaded to YouTube.
- 2011-03-11 — Tosh.0 blog (Open web) — Tosh.0 featured the video under the headline Songwriting Isn't For Everyone.
- 2011-03-11 — Michael J. Nelson (X) — Michael J. Nelson shared the video on Twitter and called it the worst video ever made.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/rebecca-black-friday

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Friday (Rebecca Black).” Case HIS-01488. Spread Score v1.3: 56/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01488