Congratulations: Judas completes 1 year

Second single from the album Born This Way, released on April 15, 2011 after a demo was leaked on the internet, Judas became the most controversial single from Lady GaGa. Music written and produced by Lady GaGa and RedOne, had proved his title in the American edition March 2011 Vogue magazine.

The letter, an ex-boyfriend compares the unfaithful disciple Judas Iscariot, who sparked controversy as usual by the church, who played the song as a blasphemy and defamation. In an interview with Fantastico, the singer explained that the song is about forgiving the traitor.
 Judas is a biblical figure attached to a huge betrayal, and this was the image used to talk about things that oppress us are private or personal problems:

 "You have to forgive Judas within you to move forward."

"Judas" made direct references to biblical passages to express his message, among them, saying that we GaGa wash the feet if necessary, act which reference was made by Mary Magdalene with Jesus Christ, or else forgive him when he said even after betraying it three times, direct reference also the passage where the Apostle Peter who denied Jesus three times before his crucifixion:

The single cover was done by the GaGa, using his own reflection in the background with the phone and made ​​with the help of Microsoft Word, the art was revealed in episode No. 42 of GaGavision:

"Judas" was the single that sparked controversy over the career of Lady GaGa, due to purely religious matter and have been considered uncomfortable for some. The melody carries traces of the Dance, seen in Bad Romance, Just Dance and Poker Face, and some openings in the Dub-Step and House Music packed by synthesizers and drum machine. The sound turned out to be pure pop with hints of the 80s, the influence of samplers of industrial music and rock.

The performance of Judas in the charts was not the greatest but for Lady GaGa was undoubtedly high. Amid the euphoria of the upcoming release of album Born This Way, and even after a short demo has been leaked on the internet causing the release of the song go forward, the song achieved a No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, certified platinum in Australia and in Japan and has a good placement world.
With performances in USA, France and the UK, arguably the greatest performance of "Judas" was in Japan, where he managed the feat of reaching the position of No. 1 in the impenetrable stops in Japan, coinciding with a battery of presentations and interviews in local programs.
The music remained high throughout the rest of the year, earning nomination for Best Song Karaoke (Best Karaokee! Song) MTV VMAJ this year, becoming the only song international competing in that category.

Below you can see the exclusive performance of "Judas" on BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, which took almost a week before the official launch of the album Born This Way. Congratulations "Judas":

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