Yup, Black's ode to mundanity is now among the ranks of the Boy King Bieber himself. In fact, Black's vid reached the big 1-0-0 (times one million) quicker than Justin Bieber's "Baby." According to YouTube, it took "Friday" one month to hit this milestone, while "Baby" took two months and eight days. Both singers, it so happens, have also or will also be covered by the Glee cast.
We're not exactly sure what this says about our culture at large. YouTube says of the video's rapid growth: "Black's video exists as both a standard viral clip and a music video with some staying power, which could account for its longer tail."
Or maybe Ark Music Factory has somehow discovered the formula for the perfect pop song: Simple enough to appeal to the dimmer section of the population, yet insidious enough to get trapped in the cranium of the hardened music lover.