The Judas Kiss (song)

For other uses, see Judas kiss (disambiguation).

"The Judas Kiss"
"The Judas Kiss" cover
Promotional single by Metallica from the album Death Magnetic
Released	September 8, 2008
Format	Digital single
Recorded	March 12, 2007–May 11, 2008 at Sound City in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California; Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and HQ in San Rafael, California
Genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal
Length	8:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin

"The Judas Kiss" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, the fourth single taken from their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic.

On September 8, 2008, it was made available for streaming on the band's official website, as well as a download (for Platinum Members only) from the Death Magnetic website Mission: Metallica. It has since been made available for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store. Part of the beginning to "The Judas Kiss" was also featured in an online video on the official website and Mission: Metallica revealing the album's title. The first live performance of the song was at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, UK on 25 February 2009 as part of their opening gig in the European leg of their World Magnetic Tour.

The song's title refers to The Bible, where Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus by kissing him.

Track listing

Digital download^[1]

"The Judas Kiss" – 8:01

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
scope="row"	Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[2]	71
scope="row"	Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3]	20
scope="row"	Norway (VG-lista)^[4]	13
scope="row"	Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	44
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles^[6]	12

Personnel

Metallica

Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Robert Trujillo – bass
Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Greg Fidelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Rick Rubin – producer

References

↑ "The Judas Kiss – Single". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
↑ "Metallica – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Metallica. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
↑ "Metallica: The Judas Kiss" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Metallica – The Judas Kiss". VG-lista. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Metallica – The Judas Kiss". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
↑ "Metallica – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

Metallica

James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Ron McGovney Dave Mustaine Cliff Burton Jason Newsted

Studio albums	Kill 'Em All Ride the Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All Metallica Load Reload St. Anger Death Magnetic Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

Cover albums	Garage Inc.

Collaboration projects	S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Lulu (with Lou Reed)

Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited Beyond Magnetic

Live albums	Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Live at Grimey's The 30th Anniversary Celebration Through the Never

Box sets	The Good, the Bad & the Live Live Shit: Binge & Purge Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set The Metallica Collection

Singles	"Whiplash" "Jump in the Fire" "Creeping Death" "Master of Puppets" "Harvester of Sorrow" "Eye of the Beholder" "One" "Enter Sandman" "The Unforgiven" "Nothing Else Matters" "Wherever I May Roam" "Sad but True" "Until It Sleeps" "Hero of the Day" "Mama Said" "King Nothing" "The Memory Remains" "The Unforgiven II" "Fuel" "Turn the Page" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Die, Die My Darling" "Nothing Else Matters '99" "No Leaf Clover" "I Disappear" "St. Anger" "Frantic" "The Unnamed Feeling" "Some Kind of Monster" "The Day That Never Comes" "All Nightmare Long" "Broken, Beat & Scarred" "The View" "Lords of Summer" "Hardwired" "Moth into Flame" "Atlas, Rise!"

Promotional singles	"Fade to Black" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Don't Tread on Me" "Ain't My Bitch" "Bleeding Me" "Better than You" "My Apocalypse" "Cyanide" "The Judas Kiss"

Other songs	"Seek & Destroy" "Am I Evil?" "Blitzkrieg" "Breadfan" "The God That Failed" "Astronomy" "Tuesday's Gone" "Last Caress/Green Hell" "Stone Cold Crazy" "So What?" "Overkill" "The Unforgiven III"

Video albums	Cliff 'Em All 2 of One A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica For Those About to Rock Cunning Stunts S&M Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica Some Kind of Monster The Videos 1989–2004 Français Pour une Nuit Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) Quebec Magnetic Metallica Through the Never

Tours	Kill 'Em All Tour Ride the Lightning Tour Damage, Inc. Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1987 Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 Damaged Justice Tour Wherever We May Roam Tour Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour Nowhere Else to Roam Tour Shit Hits the Sheds Tour Poor Touring Me Poor Re-Touring Me Tour Garage Remains the Same Tour M2K Mini Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour Madly in Anger with the World Tour Escape from the Studio '06 Sick of the Studio '07 2008 European Vacation Tour World Magnetic Tour 2012 European Black Album Tour WorldWired Tour

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