Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (original studio mix)

Name: Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
Duration: 3 min 21 s

~ Recording by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band

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#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:18	John Lennon	Instant Karma! / Who Has Seen the Wind?	John Lennon / Yoko Ono	Single	GB1970-02-06	Apple Records	APPLES 1003
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:18	John Lennon	Instant Karma! / Who Has Seen the Wind?	John Lennon / Yoko Ono	Single	US1970-02-20	Apple Records	1818
1.1	Instant Karma (We All Shine on)	3:18	John Lennon	Instant Karma (We All Shine On)	John Lennon	Single	US1970	Apple Records	1818
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:18	John Lennon	Instant Karma! / Who Has Seen the Wind?	John Lennon / Yoko Ono	Single	GB1970	Apple Records	1003
1.3	Instant Karma!	3:22	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	GB1975-10-24
1.3	Instant Karma!	3:12	John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	US1975	Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	SW 3421, SW-3421
1.10	Instant Karma	?:??	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	GB1975	Apple Records	0C 244 o 05987, TC‐PCS 7173
1.3	Instant Karma!	3:15	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	JP1987-07-22	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CP32-5453
1.3	Instant Karma!	3:22	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	XE1987	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDP 7 46642 2
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection (club edition)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CA1989-10-26	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone	CDP 591516
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1989-10-26	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 591516
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	DE1989-11-03	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	JP1989-11-15	Odeon	TOCP-5923
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1989	Parlophone	CDEMTV 37, CDP 7915162
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	IT1989	Parlophone	7 91516 2, CDEMTV 37, CDP 7915162
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CA1989	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 591516
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1990-02-06	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 7 91516 2
1.7	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1990-10-30	Parlophone	CDS 7 95220 2, CDS 7952222
1.7	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1990	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CD2-95220
1.3	Instant Karma!	3:22	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish (Matrix CDP 746642 2 AR 2 : 2 : 1 EMI SWINDON or CDP 746642 2 AR 2 : 4 : 8 EMI SWINDON)	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	XE1990	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDP 7 46642 2
1.3	Instant Karma	3:22	John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	US1990	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 7 46642 2
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Instant Karma!	John Lennon	Single	NL1992
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Instant Karma!	John Lennon	Single	DE1992
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1993	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Parlophone	CDP 7 91516 2, D173627
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (EMI UDEN, 1st pressing)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XE1997-10-27 FR1997-10-27 (show 3 more) GB1997-10-27	Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9, 82195429
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1997-10-27	Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9
1.2	Instant Karma	3:21	John Lennon	Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1997
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1997
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	AU1997	EMI Music Group Australasia (not for release label use! manufacturer and distributor), Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	ZA1997	Parlophone, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 8 21954 2 9, CDPCSJ (WF) 7201
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1998-02-24	Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9
1.1	Instant Karma	3:20	Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Instant Karma: All‐Time Greatest Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2001	GSC Music, EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets	16126, 72435-37500-2-2
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CN2002	Universal Music Records Co., Ltd.
1.2	Instant Karma	3:19	John Lennon	Capital Gold Seventies Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD 555
2.1	Instant Karma	3:20	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Super 70’s Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-05-24	Virgin TV	VTDCD 614
1.5	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band	Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	ZA2005-10-03	Parlophone	CDPCSJD (WE) 7244
1.5	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band	Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB2005-10-03	Parlophone	0946 3 40080 2 0
1.5	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band	Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-04	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 0946 3 40391 2 3
1.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)	3:23	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	The Very Best of Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005-11-28	EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)	0946 3 49894 2 8
1.10	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:20	John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band	Peace, Love & Truth	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	PH2005	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0946 332509 2 5
1.2	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:22	John Lennon	Remember	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2006	Hear Music
2.1	Instant Karma (We All Shine On)	3:20	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	101 Jukebox Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-04	Virgin TV	VTDCDX 871
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	DE2007-06-28	Parlophone
4.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)	3:20	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	101 70s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-08-20	EMI TV	5099950603428, VTDCDX894
1.3	Instant Karma!	3:22	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	JP2007-11-28	Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	TOCP-70398
4.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:20	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	101 Driving Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-04-14	Virgin TV	VTDCDX 905
1.5	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band	Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB2008-10-27	Parlophone	50999 242915 2 1
1.4	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	FR2010-01-01	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
1.4	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	DE2010-10-01	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	9066402
10.3	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon and Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band	John Lennon Signature Box	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2010-10-04
1.4	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB2010-10-04	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	5099990955020
1.2	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:25	John Lennon	Gimme Some Truth	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2010-10-05	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	5099990664229
1.4	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2010-10-05	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
2.4	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Power to the People: The Hits (Experience Edition (CD+DVD))	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XW2010-10-05	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	5099990955020
1.4	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Power to the People: The Hits (Experience Edition (CD+DVD))	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XW2010-10-05	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	5099990955020
1.1	Instant Karma	3:20	Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band	Instant Karma: All‐Time Greatest Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2010-11-02	GSC Music, EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets	17068
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:21	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XE2013-10-27 GB2013-10-27	Parlophone	595 0672, 7243 5 95067 2 2
1.3	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:22	John Lennon	Icon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2014-09-09	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
10.3	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon and Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band	John Lennon Signature Box	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2014	Apple Records
1.3	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:22	John Lennon	Icon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2015-03-02
2.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)	3:22	John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band & Yoko Ono	NOW 100 Hits: 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2020-06-12	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand	CDNNOW95
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:18	John Lennon	Instant Karma!	John Lennon & Yoko Ono	Single	XW2020-08-29	Apple Records	0602508778711, APPLES 1003
2.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:21	John Lennon & Yoko Ono	Now That’s What I Call HMV	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2021-09-24	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CDNHMV1
1.4	Instant Karma	3:19	John Lennon	Greatest Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation
1.1	Instant Karma!	3:24	John Lennon	Instant Karma!	John Lennon	Single		EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	8800842
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection (European 1990s reissue, no sid codes)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XE-	Parlophone	0777 791516 2 2
1.2	Instant Karma!	3:23	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CA-	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	C2 91516
Promotion
3.1	Instant Karma!	3:20	John Lennon	Capitol Records 50th Anniversary 1942–1992	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992-04-27	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	DPRO-79242, DPRO-79243, DPRO-79244, DPRO-79245, DPRO-79246, DPRO-79247, DPRO-79248, DPRO-79249
Bootleg
1.16	Instant Karma!	3:25	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	The Complete Apple Singles Collection, Volume 2: 1969-1971	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001
1.48	Instant Karma!	3:22	John Lennon	Bacobens Rock Top 500 (CD1)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	RU2007
1.3	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:20	John Lennon & Yoko Ono and Plastic Ono Band	Singles	John Lennon	EP + Compilation	US2010-10-04	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	5099990650925
3.13	Instant Karma!	3:20	John Lennon	The Gold Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	-2012-06-02	CD Records
1.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)	?:??	John Lennon	Instant Karma!	The Beatles	Album + Compilation	-2012-10-25
2.15	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	3:17	John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band	The Black Album (Ethan Hawke compilation)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2014-07-21	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.3	Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)	3:21	John Lennon	Singles & Home Tapes (Expanded Edition)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	-2015-10-05
1.1	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)	?:??	John Lennon	Instant Karma! (upgrade)	The Beatles	Album + Compilation	-2019-09-30

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engineer:	Phil McDonald (engineer and producer)
producer:	Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:	George Harrison (The Beatles)
bass and electric piano:	Klaus Voormann
chimes and handclaps:	Mal Evans
drums (drum set):	Alan White (Yes drummer)
organ:	Billy Preston
piano:	George Harrison (The Beatles) John Lennon (The Beatles) Alan White (Yes drummer)
background vocals:	Mal Evans Allen Klein Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
lead vocals:	John Lennon (The Beatles)

publisher:	Chappell Music (UK) (in 1970)

recorded at:	Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-27)

music videos:	Instant Karma ("cue card" version) by John Lennon Instant Karma ("knitting" version) by John Lennon

recording of:	Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)

Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)

lyricist and composer:	John Lennon (The Beatles)

publisher:	Lenono Music

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