"Friday 13th" | ||||
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Single by Gorillaz featuring Octavian | ||||
from the album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez | ||||
Released | 9 June 2020 | |||
Studio | Studio 13 | |||
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Length | 3:35 | |||
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"Friday 13th" on YouTube |
"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, Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez ,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. [3]
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", [4] as well as footage of Octavian performing the track set against footage of moving roads and tunnels. [5] The video ends with a quote from playwright James Baldwin.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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1. | "Machine Bitez #8" (with 2-D,Murdoc and Russel) | 0:49 | ||
2. | "Friday 13th" (featuring Octavian) |
| 3:35 | |
Total length: | 4:24 |
Gorillaz
Additional musicians and personnel
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett,from London,England. The band primarily consists of four animated members:2-D,Murdoc Niccals,Noodle,and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their fictional universe is presented in music videos,interviews and short cartoons. Gorillaz' music often features collaborations with a wide range of featured artists. Stephen Sedgwick has been the mixing engineer for the band since 2005. In 2015,Remi Kabaka Jr. became the producer for the band after several years of providing the voice of Russel,John Davis became the mastering engineer,and Samuel Egglenton the assistant engineer.
Damon Albarn is an English musician,singer,songwriter,and record producer,best known as the frontman and primary lyricist of the rock band Blur and as the co-founder,lead vocalist,instrumentalist,and primary songwriter of the virtual band Gorillaz.
Noodle is a fictional Japanese musician,singer,and member of the British virtual band Gorillaz. She provides the lead guitar,as well as some occasional lead and backing vocals for the band. Like all other band members of Gorillaz,she was created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. Noodle has been voiced by Japanese-English actress Haruka Kuroda,singer-songwriter Miho Hatori of trip-hop group Cibo Matto,and Japanese-English actress Haruka Abe.
Stuart Harold "2-D" Pot is a fictional English singer,musician and member of the British virtual band Gorillaz. He provides the lead vocals and plays the keyboard for the band. 2-D's singing voice is provided by Blur frontman Damon Albarn on Gorillaz' recordings and performances;his speaking voice was provided by actor Nelson De Freitas in various Gorillaz direct-to-video projects such as Phase One:Celebrity Take Down and Phase Two:Slowboat to Hades. In 2017,Kevin Bishop was cast as the new speaking voice of 2-D. He was created by Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in 1998.
The discography of British virtual band Gorillaz consists of seven studio albums,three compilation albums,eleven extended plays,one remix album,and forty-one singles.
Murdoc Faust Niccals is the fictional British bassist for the virtual band Gorillaz. He is voiced by Phil Cornwell and was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
"Hollywood" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg and American house musician Jamie Principle. It was officially released on 21 June 2018,as the fifth single from their sixth studio album,The Now Now.
"Humility" is a single by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American jazz guitarist George Benson. It was released on 31 May 2018 along with "Lake Zurich" as the first single from their sixth studio album,The Now Now. On 12 July 2018,two remixes of the song by Superorganism and DJ Koze were released. It charted in a total of 8 countries reaching number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100,with its highest position in any chart being number 7 in Billboard's Hot Rock Songs.
"Tranz" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 14 September 2018 with a music video as the sixth and final single from their sixth studio album,The Now Now. On 28 September 2018,a remix of the song by British electronic musician Potéwas released. The song charted at #16 on the Billboard's Hot Rock Songs.
Octavian Oliver Godji,known mononymously as Octavian,is a French-British rapper,singer,and songwriter from London. In 2019 he won the BBC's Sound of Award,their top award for new artists. He has appeared on tracks produced by Diplo,Mura Masa,Take a Daytrip,JRick and A2. He has collaborated with Skepta,A$AP Ferg,Gorillaz,and many others.
"Momentary Bliss" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring British rapper Slowthai and the Kent-based punk rock duo Slaves. The song was the first song to be released for Gorillaz' Song Machine initiative,a web series consisting of singles and music videos released over the course of the year from the band,with each episode featuring different guest musicians on new Gorillaz material,and is the first single released for their seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez.
Song Machine is an audiovisual project by British virtual band Gorillaz. It is a music video web series consisting of a collection of music videos and singles that are released monthly by the band as episodes of the series,with each episode featuring additional guests. Each episode is released with accompanying interludes called "Machine Bitez",a series of skits consisting of short conversations and interviews with Song Machine's guests from Gorillaz' virtual band members. The project was officially launched on 30 January 2020. Season one of Song Machine consists of 9 episodes and was released as an album titled Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez on 23 October 2020. A second season was previously announced in 2020,though a release date has not been set.
"Désolé" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara. The track was released on 27 February 2020 as the second single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. The song is part of the Song Machine project,which is a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
"Aries" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring drummer Georgia and bassist Peter Hook of the bands Joy Division and New Order. The track was released on 9 April 2020 as the third single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. It is part of the Song Machine project,a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez is the seventh studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz,released on 23 October 2020. The album is released as part of Gorillaz' Song Machine project,a web series consisting of a collection of singles and music videos,dubbed "episodes" each featuring different guest artists. The album marked the return of the character Murdoc Niccals in promotional material,after his absence from The Now Now in 2018. The record received positive reviews from music critics.
"How Far?" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz,featuring Tony Allen and Skepta. The track was released on 2 May 2020 without any prior announcement as the fourth single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez. It is part of the Song Machine project,a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz singles and music videos featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020,though it is not considered an official episode of the series. The single marks the first posthumously released material featuring Tony Allen,as well as the final song to be recorded during Allen's lifetime.
"Pac-Man" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American rapper Schoolboy Q. The track was released on 20 July 2020 as the sixth single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez,and the fifth episode of the Song Machine project,a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
"Strange Timez" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring The Cure frontman,Robert Smith. The track was released on 9 September 2020 as the seventh single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez,and the sixth episode of the Song Machine project,a web series that involves the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
"The Valley of the Pagans" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring Beck. The track was released on 5 November 2020 as the ninth and final single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez,and the eighth episode of the Song Machine project,a web series which involves the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.
"The Pink Phantom" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring Elton John and 6lack. The track was released on 1 October 2020 as the eighth single for Gorillaz' seventh studio album,Song Machine,Season One:Strange Timez,and the seventh episode of the Song Machine project,a web series involving the ongoing release of various Gorillaz tracks featuring different guest musicians over the course of 2020.