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"A year ago, Rebecca Black's unforgettable viral tune \"Friday\" first appeared on YouTube. Since then, the massively autotuned \u201CFriday\u201D music video has reached millions upon millions of eyes, spawned countless parodies and caught the attention of many celebrities. \nTo honor the jam, which eventually became Know Your Meme's top meme of 2011, we're looking back at the high-profile musicians and famous tech personalities who have supported Black, covered the song or parodied it for its comedic glory (see list below).\nAlthough released on Feb. 10, 2011, \"Friday\" exploded onto our radars in March as the song started attracting Justin Bieber-esque YouTube fame and much ridicule for its simple lyrics, low-budget music video and apparent autotuned vocals. Dust began to settle on the song as 2011 came to a close. However, in November, it returned for a reprieve in Kohl's Black Friday ad.\nBlack acknowledged the 1-year anniversary Friday night in this tweet:\n\ni just can't believe how different life can be in just a year. #thankyou #humbled\n\u2014 Rebecca Black (@MsRebeccaBlack) February 11, 2012\n\n\nSEE ALSO: Rebecca Black\u2019s Second YouTube Single Gets 10 Million Views in 3 Days [VIDEO]\nWhat has been your favorite \"Friday\" memory \u2014 whether that be an experience hearing it offline or a moment discovering a funny online spoof? I remember jamming out to it on a Saturday during a vacation in Phoenix and then again poolside the following day. Whomp.\n7 Memorable Celebrity-Infused 'Friday' Moments\n\n1. Lady Gaga Calls YouTube Star Rebecca Black a Genius: \u201CI say Rebecca Black is a genius and that anybody telling her she\u2019s cheesy is full of sh*t,\u201D said Lady Gaga during the Q&amp;A portion of \u201CGoogle Goes Gaga\u201D in March. Even after Gaga called then-13-year-old Black a \"genius,\" the ridicule toward the song still hit a fever pitch, causing Black to leave middle school.\n\n2. Conan Takes on Rebecca Black With \u201CThursday\u201D: \n\n\n\n\n3. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Taylor Hicks Take on \"Friday\":\n\n\n\n\n4. Startups and VCs Parody Rebecca Black\u2019s \"Friday\": Startup founders and employees have just put their spin on the Internet's biggest hit of 2011. We spotted these startups (let us know if you spy any others): 33Across, AppNexus, Birchbox, Bitcasa, Cabana, FanBridge, Get Satisfaction, GroupMe, Hotel Tonight, Jelli, Kiwi Crate, Mashery, MemSQL, ModCloth, Monetate, Path, RockMelt, SinglePlatform, TaskRabbit, Turntable.fm, Warby Parker and Xobni.\n\n\n\n\n5. Katy Perry Video Features Rebecca Black Cameo:\n\n\n\n\n6. Katy Perry Covers \"Friday\" in Concert:\n\n\n\n\n7. Glee Covers \"Friday\" on TV:\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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