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About Karma Police by Radiohead
Karma Police is credited to Radiohead on OK Computer. This catalogue edition runs 4:24 and lists the song as track 6 of 12. The linked edition is dated 1997-05-21.
Catalogue artist credit: Radiohead.
Catalogue title: Karma Police. Genre: Alternative. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
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Also represented from OK Computer: No Surprises, Paranoid Android. Follow the related song pages to compare the recordings and their selected videos.
Selected video: Karma Police. Published by Radiohead - Topic. Video length: 4:24.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
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Radiohead
Creep and High and Dry are accessible starting points before the shifting textures of Paranoid Android. No Surprises and Fake Plastic Trees leave different amounts of space around the vocal. Compare the interlocking parts in Weird Fishes/Arpeggi with the pulse of Jigsaw Falling into Place.
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