Editing Instant Karma! (section)

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Instant Karma!
| cover      = Karma UK.jpg
| alt        = The artists name is on a background with a Apple catalog number 
| border = yes
| caption    = UK picture sleeve
| type       = single
| artist     = [[John Lennon|Lennon]]/[[Yoko Ono|Ono]] {{nowrap|with the [[Plastic Ono Band]]}}
| album      =
| B-side     = "[[Who Has Seen the Wind? (song)|Who Has Seen the Wind?]]" ([[Yoko Ono]])
| released   = {{start date|1970|2|6|df=yes}}
| recorded   = 27 January 1970
| studio     = [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], London
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length     = {{duration|m=3|s=18}}
| label      = [[Apple Records|Apple]]
| writer     = [[John Lennon]]
| producer   = [[Phil Spector]]
| chronology = [[John Lennon]]
| prev_title = [[Cold Turkey]]
| prev_year  = 1969
| next_title = [[Mother (John Lennon song)|Mother]]
| next_year  = 1970
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative cover
 | type    = single
 | cover   = Instantk.jpg
 | border  = yes
 | alt     =
 | caption = US picture sleeve
}}
{{External music video|header=''Top of the Pops'' appearance|{{YouTube|xLy2SaSQAtA|"Instant Karma!"}}}}
}}

"'''Instant Karma!'''" (also titled "'''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/[[Yoko Ono|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 (song)|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)|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 (Yes drummer)|Alan White]], and [[Billy Preston]]. The [[B-side]] was "[[Who Has Seen the Wind? (song)|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 [[Bed-In|1969 campaign]] for [[Peace movement|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 (John Lennon album)|Live in New York City]]'' (1986). [[Paul Weller]], [[Duran Duran]], and [[U2]] are among the acts who have covered "Instant Karma!" Its chorus also inspired the title to [[Stephen King]]'s 1977 novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]''.