| Friday 13th | |
| Cover: | Friday_13th_Gorillaz_song.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gorillaz featuring Octavian |
| Studio: | Studio 13 |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Chronology: | Gorillaz |
| Prev Title: | How Far? |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Pac-Man |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"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 fifth single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album, , and the fourth episode of the Song Machine project, a web series involving the ongoing release of various new Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.[1]
The video, directed by Jamie Hewlett, Tim McCourt, and Max Taylor, 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",[2] as well as footage of Octavian performing the track set against footage of moving roads and tunnels.[3] The video ends with a quote from playwright James Baldwin.
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