Friday 13th (song)

"Friday 13th" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring French-British rapper Octavian. The track was released on 9 June 2020 as the fourth single for Gorillaz' Song Machine project, which involves the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring previously unannounced guest musicians over the course of 2020.[2]

"Friday 13th"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Octavian
from the album Song Machine (Season One)
Released9 June 2020 (2020-06-09)
Genre
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gorillaz
  • Kabaka
Gorillaz singles chronology
"How Far?"
(2020)		 "Friday 13th"
(2020)		 "PAC-MAN"
(2020)
Octavian singles chronology
"Poison"
(2020)		 "Friday 13th"
(2020)
Music video
"Friday 13th" on YouTube

Music video

The video for the track was recorded while Gorillaz' virtual members were in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic and features their likenesses, which are noticeably scarred and bruised which Jamie Hewlett stated was the result of their fight in the music video for "Aries"[3], as well as footage of Octavian performing the track set against footage of moving roads and tunnels.[4] The video ends with a quote from playwright James Baldwin.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Machine Bitez #8" (with 2D, Murdoc and Russel)Albarn, Kabaka Jr., Octavian Godji0:48
2."Friday 13th" (featuring Octavian) 3:36
Total length:4:24

Personnel

Gorillaz

  • Damon Albarn – vocals, instrumentation, songwriting, director
  • Jamie Hewlett – artwork, character design, video direction
  • Remi Kabaka Jr – drum programming, percussion, songwriting, live drums

Additional musicians and personnel

  • Octavian – featured guest, rapper, songwriter
  • John Davis - mastering
  • Samuel Egglenton - engineering
  • Stephen Sedgwick - engineering, mixing

References
  1. Hot New Hip Hop https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gorillaz-and-octavian-link-up-for-friday-13th-new-song.1987500.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Blistein, Jon (29 January 2020). "Gorillaz Detail New Music, Video Series 'Song Machine'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Official Everythin' Gorillaz on Instagram: "There is a storyline guys, they started a fight in Aries and then they had to pull themselves together to make the next video. Episode 5 will continue the story, so stay tuned"". Instagram. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Blistein, Jon (9 June 2020). "Gorillaz Team Up With Octavian for Woozy New Track 'Friday 13th'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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