"Thank God It's Friday" is a song written, produced and performed by American R&B musician R. Kelly. It was released in January 1996 by Jive Records as the third single from his eponymously titled second studio album, R. Kelly (1995). The song entered the UK charts at number 14. The accompanying music video was directed by Hype Williams.
A reviewer from Music Week gave the song a score of three out of five, adding, "Smooth soul groove from the king of swing. Not a smash, but sparkling stuff all the same." Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave it two out of five.