Instant Karma! – sometimes referred to as Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) – is a song written by English musician John Lennon. [ [ To those who like to verbally abuse others when they are not happy, as one did yesterday to a friend of ours! ] ] Released as a single on Apple Records in February 1970. In the UK, the single was credited to Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band. The song reached the top five in the British and American singles charts, competing with the Beatles Let It Be in America, where it became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell a million copies. Instant Karma! was written, recorded and released within a period of ten days, making it one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. The recording was produced by Phil Spector, marking a comeback for the American producer after his self-imposed retirement in 1966, and leading to him being offered the producers role on the Beatles Let It Be album (1970). Recorded at Londons Abbey Road Studios, Instant Karma! employs Spectors signature Wall of Sound technique and features contributions from George Harrison, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann and Alan White. The B-side was a song composed and performed by Yoko Ono, titled Who Has Seen the Wind? Recently shorn of the long hair synonymous with their 1969 campaign for world peace, Lennon and Ono promoted the single with an appearance on Britains Top of the Pops.
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