"Judas Mind" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was the first single from their ninth studio album, The Surface Seems So Far. The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in September 2024.
Background and release In May 2024, before the song's release, frontman Shaun Morgan revealed that "Judas Mind" had been selected as the first single and opening track from the band's upcoming album. Morgan said he expected the single to come to radio in July 2024. He said that the song is about "reaching an understanding that there are bad actors in our lives that are trying to force an outcome for us that we don't see as our destiny", adding that it is about "rising up against people who have a vision for you that you don't share". He also explained that the band had not performed the song before its release because doing so would have spoiled the surprise, adding that he believed "anticipation is a good thing".
"Judas Mind" was released on July 10, 2024, alongside the announcement of the band's ninth album, The Surface Seems So Far. The band performed the song live at the SiriusXM Octane studios on July 30, 2024.
Composition Consequence described "Judas Mind" as a post-grunge track. Riff Magazine wrote that the song "rises from dark and moody harmonies on the verses to a soaring chorus", while Blabbermouth.net described it as starting softly with a gentle guitar lick before crashing into a slow-burning rocker.
Reception New Noise Magazine wrote that "Judas Mind" showed that Seether's sound "hasn't changed after all this time". Blabbermouth.net described it as a "deep, dark song" and wrote that it illuminated the band's progression in songwriting from its early days. Spill Magazine identified the song as one of the album's standout tracks.
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Music video The official music video was released on August 14, 2024. It was directed by David Brodsky for My Good Eye Music Visuals and produced by Allison Woest.
Chart performance It reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart dated September 14, 2024, becoming the band's tenth number-one single on the chart and their fourth consecutive chart-topper since 2020.
Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Seether Shaun Morgan – guitar, lead vocals Dale Stewart – bass guitar John Humphrey – drums Corey Lowery – backing vocals, guitar
Production and engineering Shaun Morgan – producer Matt Hyde – mixing engineer, recording engineer Corey Lowery – additional engineer Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Judas Mind" Chart (2024) PeakpositionUS Mainstream Rock Airplay (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Judas Mind" Chart (2024) PositionUS Mainstream Rock Airplay (Billboard) 38 Chart (2025) PositionCanada Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 41
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