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|title=Judas | |title=Judas | ||
|screen=hd | |screen=hd | ||
|screenshot=Album-SOFAD.jpg | |screenshot=Album-SOFAD.jpg | ||
|artist=[[Depeche Mode]] | |artist=[[Depeche Mode]] | ||
|album=[[Songs | |album=[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]] | ||
|songwriter=[[Martin L. Gore]] | |songwriter=[[Martin L. Gore]] | ||
|producer=[[Depeche Mode]] | |producer=[[Depeche Mode]]<br>[[Flood]] | ||
|studio=Madrid, Spain | |studio=Madrid, Spain<br>Chateau du Pape (Hamburg, Germany) | ||
|tempo= | |tempo=126 | ||
|timesignature= | |timesignature={{music|time|4|4}} | ||
|key= | |key=D♭ Major | ||
|label=[[Mute]] | |label=[[Mute Records]] | ||
|length=5:14 | |length=5:14 | ||
|recordingdate=February 1992 – January 1993 | |recordingdate=February 1992 – January 1993 | ||
|releasedate=March | |releasedate=22 March 1993 | ||
|colorscheme=SOFAD | |colorscheme=SOFAD | ||
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{{S|Judas}} is a song from the 1993 album <i>[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]]</i> by [[Depeche Mode]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Martin Gore tells Australian newspaper In Press: | Martin Gore tells Australian newspaper In Press: | ||
<blockquote>"'Judas' is an arrogant love song. We are not condoning unsafe sex. It is about wanting one hundred percent of someone in a relationship – the ultimate arrogance." | <blockquote>"'Judas' is an arrogant love song. We are not condoning unsafe sex. It is about wanting one hundred percent of someone in a relationship – the ultimate arrogance." | ||
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Alan Wilder was asked by a fan [http://www.recoil.co.uk/evidence/qa-vault/qa-depeche-mode/qa-depeche-mode-songs-of-faith-and-devotion/ on his site] if it is true that recording Judas resulted in a hige fight between him and Martin: | |||
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"Huge fight? No, but true to say that Martin and I didn't really see eye to eye on that one. We actually recorded that track in 3 or 4 different ways, the reggae-ish version being the second incarnation I think. There was also the original demo style as well as a sort of blues / country version. The final version was completed very late in the day and Martin didn't say much about it which is his way of indicating he doesn't like something." | |||
</blockquote> | |||
In 2009, a few old demos were released on the 'Sounds Of The Universe' deluxe boxset, including [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj2gbCHhjdw one of 'Judas']. Martin Gore informed Hans Derer in the book [https://books.google.com/books/about/Depeche_Mode.html?id=ZSKVAgAACAAJ Depeche Mode: Gott, Sex und Liebe] in January 1993 (translated from Germany): | |||
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"We try out all sorts of ways of presenting a song. Each attempt puts the song in a different light. You can't even imagine what versions there are of some songs. For example, there is a reggae version and a blues version of "Judas" - it's terrible. But we have to go through this stage to realise that all versions except the one that is ultimately valid are terrible. That's the only way we can get on the right track." | |||
</blockquote> | |||
And when asked [http://www.recoil.co.uk/evidence/qa-vault/qa-depeche-mode/qa-depeche-mode-songs-of-faith-and-devotion/ on the same site] how the crowd section at the end of Judas was recorded, he replied: | |||
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"15 people (tape op's, studio secretaries, the cook etc...) multitracked 6 times making a total of 90 voices + delays and reverbs. Then we eq'ed the sound to make it seem like it was sung in a deep southern church hall in the 1960's, rather than Wembley stadium." | |||
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|Martin L. Gore|©1992 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |Martin L. Gore|©1992 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | ||
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<metadesc>"Judas" is a song from the 1993 album Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode.</metadesc><nowiki/> | |||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 6 October 2024
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5. Judas List of Songs of Faith and Devotion songs |
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Judas
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| Song | Judas |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Flood |
| Recorded at | Madrid, Spain Chateau du Pape (Hamburg, Germany) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:14 |
| Tempo | 126 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | D♭ Major |
| Recorded | February 1992 – January 1993 |
| Originally released | 22 March 1993 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 96 times * |
| Total live performances | 96 times * |
"Judas" is a song from the 1993 album Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Martin Gore tells Australian newspaper In Press:
"'Judas' is an arrogant love song. We are not condoning unsafe sex. It is about wanting one hundred percent of someone in a relationship – the ultimate arrogance."
Alan Wilder was asked by a fan on his site if it is true that recording Judas resulted in a hige fight between him and Martin:
"Huge fight? No, but true to say that Martin and I didn't really see eye to eye on that one. We actually recorded that track in 3 or 4 different ways, the reggae-ish version being the second incarnation I think. There was also the original demo style as well as a sort of blues / country version. The final version was completed very late in the day and Martin didn't say much about it which is his way of indicating he doesn't like something."
In 2009, a few old demos were released on the 'Sounds Of The Universe' deluxe boxset, including one of 'Judas'. Martin Gore informed Hans Derer in the book Depeche Mode: Gott, Sex und Liebe in January 1993 (translated from Germany):
"We try out all sorts of ways of presenting a song. Each attempt puts the song in a different light. You can't even imagine what versions there are of some songs. For example, there is a reggae version and a blues version of "Judas" - it's terrible. But we have to go through this stage to realise that all versions except the one that is ultimately valid are terrible. That's the only way we can get on the right track."
And when asked on the same site how the crowd section at the end of Judas was recorded, he replied:
"15 people (tape op's, studio secretaries, the cook etc...) multitracked 6 times making a total of 90 voices + delays and reverbs. Then we eq'ed the sound to make it seem like it was sung in a deep southern church hall in the 1960's, rather than Wembley stadium."
Alan Wilder said in the May 1993 issue of Keyboard magazine:
"[T]he beginning of "Judas" has Uillean pipes recorded straight, with backwards reverb mixed in."
Lyrics
Judas
Is simplicity best
Or simply the easiest
The narrowest path
Is always the holiest
So walk on barefoot for me
Suffer some misery
If you want my love
If you want my love
Man will survive
The harshest conditions
And stay alive
Through difficult decisions
So make up your mind for me
Walk the line for me
If you want my love
If you want my love
Idle talk
And hollow promises
Cheating Judases
Doubting Thomases
Don't just stand there and shout it
Do something about it
You can fulfill
Your wildest ambitions
And I'm sure you will
Lose your inhibitions
So open yourself for me
Risk your health for me
If you want my love
If you want my love
If you want my love
If you want my love
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1992 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Judas"
- Main article: List of dates where "Judas" was played
