"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]
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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 | ||||
Music video edit
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.
Tracklist edit
Personnel edit
Gorillaz
- Damon Albarn – vocals, instrumentation, director, bass, keyboards, guitar
- Jamie Hewlett – artwork, character design, video direction
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming
Additional musicians and personnel
- Octavian – vocals
- John Davis – mastering engineer
- Samuel Egglenton – engineering
- Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, engineering
References edit
- ^ "Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez is the finest Gorillaz album in a decade – review". Independent.co.uk. 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Gorillaz: Season One - Strange Timez: Album review". 18 October 2020.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (29 January 2020). "Gorillaz Detail New Music, Video Series 'Song Machine'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (9 June 2020). "Gorillaz Team Up With Octavian for Woozy New Track 'Friday 13th'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 June 2020.