Karma Police
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| Single by Radiohead | |||||||||||||||
| from the album OK Computer | |||||||||||||||
| Released | 25 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Format | CD, 7", 12" | ||||||||||||||
| Recorded | Late 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Genre | Art rock | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:24 | ||||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich, Radiohead | ||||||||||||||
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"Karma Police" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their third studio album OK Computer (1997) on 25 August 1997. The song's title and lyrics derive from an in-joke among the band, referring to karma, the Hindu theory of cause and effect. The song became a commercial success, charting at #8 on the UK Singles Chart and at #14 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Critical reception to the single was also favourable. In 2008, the song was featured on the Radiohead: The Best Of compilation album.
"Karma Police", like several other songs that would make up OK Computer, was debuted live in 1996, when the band briefly supported Alanis Morissette on tour. A live version of "Karma Police", performed with a Rhodes piano on the Late Show with David Letterman, is captured in the Radiohead documentary Meeting People Is Easy.
"Karma Police" is in a 4/4 time signature and played in standard tuning. The first half of the song is in the key of A minor. The second half (starting with the line "For a minute there") is in B minor.Acoustic guitar and piano are the most prominent instruments in the song, and the chord progression owes an audible debt to The Beatles song "Sexy Sadie". During the second section, an analog synthesizer imitating a choir is featured.
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