Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right in the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon your gonna be dead What in the world you thinking of? Laughing in the face of love What on earth you tryna do? It's up to you Yeah, you Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right in the face You better get yourself together, darling Join the human race How in the world you gonna see? Laughing at fools like me Who on earth d'you think you are? A superstar? Well, right you are And we all shine on Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun Well, we all shine on Everyone, c'mon Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognise 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 Gonna get your share Well, we all shine on Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun Yeah, we all shine on C'mon and on and on, on, on Yeah, yeah Alright 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 And 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 Yeah, 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 (And we all shine on) (Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun)
Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right in the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon your gonna be dead What in the world you thinking of? Laughing in the face of love What on earth you tryna do? It's up to you Yeah, you Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right in the face You better get yourself together, darling Join the human race How in the world you gonna see? Laughing at fools like me Who on earth d'you think you are? A superstar? Well, right you are And we all shine on Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun Well, we all shine on Everyone, c'mon Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognise 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 Gonna get your share Well, we all shine on Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun Yeah, we all shine on C'mon and on and on, on, on Yeah, yeah Alright 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 And 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 Yeah, 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 (And we all shine on) (Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun)
A música foi escrita, gravada e lançada em apenas dez dias, um dos ritmos mais rápidos na história do pop.
O produtor Phil Spector, em seu retorno ao estúdio após se aposentar em 1966, aplicou a técnica “Wall of Sound” na gravação em EMI Studios, hoje Abbey Road.
“Instant Karma!” alcançou o top‑five nos EUA e Reino Unido, tornando‑se o primeiro single solo de um ex‑Beatle a vender um milhão de cópias.
No Brasil, o single foi promovido com uma aparição no programa britânico “Top of the Pops” cinco dias após seu lançamento, reforçando sua presença internacional.
O refrão inspirou o título do romance de Stephen King, “The Shining”, demonstrando a influência cultural da canção além da música.
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