rebecca renee black (born june 21, 1997) is an american singer-songwriter. who gained fame for her 2011 single, friday. her single gained around 1,000 views in the first month and has had negative views. after the video saw many views on youtube and other social media websites, "friday" expressed unpraise by many music critics and viewers. they described it as "the worst song ever". after the video was uploaded in youtube on february 10, 2011 and its temporary removal on june 16, 2011, the music video received around 167 million views. black re-uploaded it to her own youtube channel in september 2011.