Lady Gaga has condemned the people who are responsible for the leak of her new single Applause ahead of its official premiere.

The track appeared in the form of a short clip yesterday ahead of its official release on August 19th.

Gaga took to Twitter and slammed the people responsible, also referencing the fact that Katy Perry’s latest single Roar also leaked ahead of release.

"Lord, in HEAVEN WHY," she wrote

"YOU JUST COULDNT WAIT THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE SATURDAY. Don't worry. THE HAUS BUREAU is on the case."

"Now its not that we HATE computer speakers its just they're not as HQ. We spent time actually making sure it sounds good in s**t speakers."

She added: “Wanna grab some shovels and fuck up some hackers? @katyperry excited to hear your ROAR, sorry to hear about your truck!”

Gaga went on to tweet about how the public can report the unauthorised distribution of her music.

Applause will be officially be released on November 11th and Gaga will be performing the track for the first time at the MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn on August 25th.