Lady Gaga 'ARTPOP': Mother Monster Recruits Empire Of The Sun For 'Applause' Remix [LISTEN]

It's like Lady Gaga sat around wondering "How could I make 'Applause' sound even more obnoxious?" 

Mother Monster handed off ARTPOP's lead-single to high-camp EDM-ers Empire Of The Sun for an officially sanctioned remix and the entire-college-theater-department-thrown-in-a-blender result actually manages to make Gaga's drama-nerd pandering seem subtle by comparison.

Check it out below:

For an example of how this all could have been done so much better, check out the other official "Applause" remix from Purity Ring.

ARTPOP drops November 11.