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Karma Police

1997 single by Radiohead
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Karma Police

Summary

Karma Police is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karma Police's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Karma Police's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Karma Police's genre is art rock[5].
  • Karma Police's genre is indie rock[6].
  • Karma Police followed Paranoid Android[7].
  • Karma Police was followed by No Surprises[8].
  • Karma Police was produced by Nigel Godrich[9].
  • Karma Police was performed by Radiohead[10].
  • Karma Police's record label is recorded as Parlophone[11].
  • Karma Police's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[12].
  • Karma Police is part of OK Computer[13].
  • Karma Police's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Karma Police was distributed by compact disc[15].
  • Karma Police was distributed by vinyl record[16].
  • Karma Police was published on August 25, 1997[17].
  • Karma Police's lyricist is recorded as Thom Yorke[18].
  • Karma Police's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as OK Computer[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: babefb9d-3d87-3378-bfac-e13f89ae7a48[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Karma Police was performed by Radiohead[10]. It was produced by Nigel Godrich[9].

Publication

Karma Police was published on August 25, 1997[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include alternative rock[4], art rock[5], and indie rock[6]. It is part of OK Computer[13]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[15] and vinyl record[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Karma Police followed Paranoid Android[7]. It was followed by No Surprises[8].

Why It Matters

Karma Police ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Capitol Records Colin Greenwood compact disc Ed O'Brien Jonny Greenwood OK Computer Parlophone Philip Selway Radiohead Thom Yorke

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · ערן · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Nigel Godrich
    Record label → —
    Single taken from the album or ep → OK Computer
    Part of → OK Computer
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q202996]], ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/1e88d267dd6b|details]])"
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