Gather round little monsters, the moment has arrived.

Lady Gaga has declared a POP MUSIC EMERGENCY, which truly only means one thing, “Applause” has leaked, an entire week earlier than expected.

Judging from the snippets that made their way online in the past few days, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to this but now that we have it in full, I can say I’m a fan. It’s like The Fame Monster had an 80’s baby, it’s synthtastic!

Stream below, are you a fan?

Update: Stream the untagged version via the flash player, enjoy!

Lady Gaga – Applause (Untagged)

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