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Nine years ago, Rebecca Black went viral for a music video she made when she was 13. The teen’s parents paid for her to create a professional song and music video, which sounds like any teen’s dream come true.
On Feb. 10, 2011, the music video for “Friday” was uploaded to YouTube. On March 11, Black’s life changed. People immediately labeled the song “the worst song ever” and Black was mocked relentlessly across the internet and on late-night television.
On Feb. 10, 2020, Black reflected on the past nine years in a social media post. She posted images of her 13-year-old self next to her current self and wrote:
“9 years ago today a music video for a song called “friday” was uploaded to the internet. above all things, i just wish i could go back and talk to my 13 year old self who was terribly ashamed of herself and afraid of the world. to my 15 year old self who felt like she had nobody to talk to about the depression she faced. to my 17 year old self who would get to school only to get food thrown at her and her friends. to my 19 year old self who had almost every producer/songwriter tell me they’d never work with me. hell, to myself a few days ago who felt disgusting when she looked in the mirror! i’m trying to remind myself more and more that every day is a new opportunity to shift your reality and lift your spirit. you are not defined by any one choice or thing. time heals and nothing is finite. it’s a process that’s never too late to begin. and so, here we go! this might be a weird thing to post but the honesty feels good if nothing else.”
— Rebecca Black (@MsRebeccaBlack) February 11, 2020
Her posts went viral, with people flooding the comments with support. As of this writing, her Twitter post has 409.1 likes and 44.6 retweets and her Instagram post has 62,790 likes.
Your track is still one of the most memorable major musical moments of my youth and you’ve gotta be proud that such a phenomenon had such an impact ❤️ that moment was so culturally iconic and I wish u such a hopeful future
— Aquaria (@aquariaofficial) February 11, 2020
You dropped this 👑👑👑👑
— Thee Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop) February 11, 2020
Hours after her original post, Black shared her gratitude toward all the kind words.
okay so i just got back on twitter and i am just so blown away and confused and grateful at the messages you guys have been sending to me in response to this. i could have never imagined support like this. that you a million times i just wanna cry!! (happily!!!) https://t.co/SOxFLJhjD9
— Rebecca Black (@MsRebeccaBlack) February 11, 2020
One Twitter user pointed out how influencer culture and rise of video-sharing apps like TikTok would have made “Friday” a beloved video if it were released today.
It must suck for Rebecca Black to be 2 years early to influencer culture and watch people get rich and famous for videos 1000x dumber than signing a song about the weekend
— Caroline Moss (@CarolineMoss) February 11, 2020
It’s time we all said “sorry” to Rebecca Black.
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