Rebecca Black Celebrates 14th Anniversary of Viral Hit ‘Friday’ by Calling Herself an ‘Old Hag’

Rebecca Black is celebrating the 14th anniversary of her viral hit 2011 song, “Friday.”

The singer-songwriter marked the milestone by pointing out that the song is now older than she was at the time of its release.

On Monday, Feb. 10, X (formerly known as Twitter) account Pop Base shared a post that read: “14 years ago today, Rebecca Black released ‘Friday.’ ”

Black, 27, then quoted the post and added, “girl this video officially older than i was when it dropped,” jokingly writing, “old hag!”

In 2011, the then-13-year-old was met by online hatred, with many listeners sending her death threats and critics labeling "Friday" the worst song ever. Although she embraced the joke — and even appeared in Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" music video and was called a “genius” by Lady Gaga — the bullying caused her to begin homeschooling.

“In my life, there were people I personally knew at school and in my inner circle who verbally abused me,” she wrote in an essay for NBC News’ Think in October 2017. “But then there were also complete strangers from all around the world using social media to deride me, degrade me and even worse; some people threatened my life.”

"And a lot of those experiences were people who were obviously, like, poking fun and laughing," Black said on the Jan. 14 episode of Mythical Kitchen of the bullying she endured. "That can be like, slightly crushing as a kid."

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She previously told PEOPLE in February 2023 that she thought the opportunity to make a pop music video would help her achieve her dream to become a musical theater actor.

"I just knew that I loved to perform. I thought I was going to go to New York, and my biggest thing was like, 'Can she get into Juilliard or the Tisch program?' " she recalled. "That was where 'Friday' came from, just like, 'What can I do to put on my resume?' "

In a Monday, Feb. 10 Totem cover story, Black said she “looked outward for advice or guidance” after the release of "Friday." She also noted that her upcoming album, Salvation, is a project that “feels like coming home” and “reclaiming confidence I’ve always known I had but struggled to tap into.”

“It’s been a journey back to that sureness I had when I was younger, doing musical theater or when I first recorded ‘Friday,’” she explained. “It feels healing.”

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Black's new album, Salvation, is due out on Feb. 27.

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