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"Next Justin Bieber" or not, "the worst song ever" or not, 13-year-old Rebecca Black and her YouTube single 'Friday' have got the whole world talking, at least on the internet. The teenager kicked up a storm with her track that raked up views in millions on the video sharing site and hit the iTunes Top 100 despite the downpour of criticism against the autotune voice and the simple and unedifying lyrics of the song. With the web continuing to buzz on Black, the singer now reigns headlines with overwhelming range of responses including unexpected appreciation from the overly critical ex-American Idol judge Simon Cowell.
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Rebecca Black ousted the scandalous TV star Charlie Sheen on popular online and social media platforms like Twitter to grab her fifteen minutes of fame as her video on YouTube went viral in monumental proportions. 'Friday' premiered on Youtube on March 11. The video gathered 14 million views in a week. The song also stormed into the iTunes Top 100. On March 17, Black was at number 69 in the digital download chart.
Celebrating the success of what some media outlets even described as "cringe-worthy" Black wrote on Twitter: "Yay! Friday is on Itunes top 100! Sweet dreams! xoxo."
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The eight grader even attracted huge following on the microblogging site, the same venue many took to bash the singer. Rebecca Black continues to trend on Twitter.
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"If you're wondering why Rebecca Black is trending.. it's because of this crime against music," posted a user, darrylmorris.
Another user tweet, which exemplifies the hatred Black has garnered with her song, from IHaveaBoomstick read: "Just heard a snippet of a song by this Rebecca Black girl - still mopping up the blood from my eardrums."
An aspect of the song that is drawing the harshest comments is the lyrics.
In a response against the portion of the song that says, "Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends), Kickin' in the front seat, Sittin' in the back seat, Gotta make my mind up, Which seat can I take?", one Twitter user, BieberTransport, posted: No wonder Rebecca Black didnt take the bus.. with all the seating options she would of had a freakin' panic attack."
'Beliebers' against Rebecca Black
Interestingly, the comparisons being drawn between Black and Justin Bieber, the Canadian teen pop sensation who also rose to fame via YouTube, have spark off angry reactions from 'Beliebers' while some admitted that Black made Bieber look good.
One user, SGtoot, posted on Youtube, "Thanks to Rebecca Black, I tend to like Justin Bieber now."
Amarynthine also commented on the 'Friday' video page, "Rebecca's fame made me respect Justin Bieber a bit more."
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