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Kevin Johansen

Karma Chameleon

2005 · via Culture Club

Kevin Johansen’s earliest release of “Karma Chameleon” on file came out in 2005. Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss and Phil Pickett are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Culture Club’s, from 1983. Also recorded by Boy George & STAYC (released 2025), Orange (released 2007) and Kidz Bop (released 2008), among 61 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Karma Chameleon carries five names, and four of them were in the band; the fifth, Phil Pickett, is the one almost nobody clocks. Put on Kevin Johansen's version, which came out in 2005, and hear how the song holds up without Boy George singing it.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss and Phil Pickett.

Earliest release on file: Culture Club, 1983.

Other recordings on file · first release year

61 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Four Culture Club members share the writing credit on Karma Chameleon. Who is the fifth name on it, the co-writer from outside the band?Phil Pickett
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