A 1983 Culture Club single, a country-influenced pop song with a prominent harmonica part by Judd Lander and Boy George's sung lead vocal.
Composition
Karma Chameleon was written by the members of Culture Club with Phil Pickett. The arrangement features a harmonica line by Judd Lander, an electric piano figure, and stacked backing vocals over a brisk pop rhythm.
Reception
The single reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. It became the best-selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom and was nominated for Best British Single at the 1984 Brit Awards, which it won.
Legacy
Karma Chameleon remains the most-recognized recording from Culture Club’s catalog and a definitive single of the early-MTV new wave era. Its music video, featuring period costumes set in 1870 Mississippi, became a heavy rotation MTV staple.
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