Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Remastered 2010)

John Lennon

Yoko Ono

From Signature Box · Released 1 October 2010 · EMI Catalogue · 120 BPM

3:19

Lyrics

Three, four

Instant karma's gonna get you

Gonna knock you right on the head

You better get yourself together

Pretty soon you're gonna be dead

What in the world you thinking of?

Laughing in the face of love

What on earth you tryin' to do?

It's up to you, yeah you

Instant karma's gonna get you

Gonna look you right in the face

Better get yourself together darlin'

Join the human race

How in the world you gonna see

Laughin' at fools like me?

Who in the hell'd you think you are?

A superstar?

Well, right you are

Well, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Well, we all shine on

Everyone come on

Instant karma's gonna get you

Gonna knock you off your feet

Better recognize your brothers

Everyone you meet

Why in the world are we here?

Surely not to live in pain and fear

Why on earth are you there?

When you're everywhere

Come and get your share

Well, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Yeah, we all shine on

Come on and on and on, on, on

Yeah, yeah, alright, uh huh, ah

Well, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Yeah, we all shine on

On and on and on, on and on

Well, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Well, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Well, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

Yeah, we all shine on

Like the moon and the stars and the sun

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About this song

"Instant Karma!" (also known as under the title "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)") is a song by English musician John Lennon, released as a single on Apple Records in February 1970. The lyrics focus on a concept in which the consequences of one's actions are immediate rather than borne out over a lifetime. The single was credited to "Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band", apart from in the US, where the credit was "John Ono Lennon". The song reached the top five in the British and American charts, competing with the Beatles' "Let It Be" in the US, where it became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell a million copies.

"Instant Karma!" was conceived, 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 producer's role on the Beatles' Let It Be album. Recorded at London's EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios), "Instant Karma!" employs Spector's signature Wall of Sound technique and features contributions from George Harrison, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, and Billy Preston. The B-side was "Who Has Seen the Wind?", a song composed and performed by Ono. When released in the US, the single was given a minor remix by Spector.

Recently shorn of the long hair synonymous with their 1969 campaign for world peace, Lennon and Ono promoted the single with an appearance on Britain's Top of the Pops five days after its release. The song received positive reviews and is considered by some music critics to be among the finest recordings from Lennon's solo career. A live performance recorded at his and Ono's "One to One" concerts in August 1972 was included on the posthumously released Live in New York City (1986). Paul Weller, Duran Duran, and U2 are among the acts who have recorded or performed "Instant Karma!" Its chorus also inspired the title to Stephen King's 1977 novel The Shining.

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