Karma (song)

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“Karma”
“Karma” cover
Single by Alicia Keys
from the album The Diary of Alicia Keys
Released October 26, 2004
Format CD single, 12" maxi single, digital download
Recorded KrucialKeys Studios
(New York City, New York)
Quad Recording Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B, hip hop soul, classical
Length 4:16 (Album Version)
3:38 (Radio Edit)
Label J
Writer(s) Kerry Brothers, Jr., Taneisha Smith, Alicia Keys
Producer Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"My Boo"
(2004)		 "Karma"
(2004)		 "Unbreakable"
(2005)
The Diary of Alicia Keys track listing
"Harlem's Nocturne"
(1)		 "Karma"
(2)		 "Heartburn"
(3)
from the album Unplugged
Length 2:10
Label J
"Intro Alicia's Prayer" (Acappella)
(1)		 "Karma"
(2)		 "Heartburn"
(3)

"Karma" is an R&B–hip hop soul–classical song written by Kerry Brothers, Jr., Taneisha Smith, and American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for Keys' second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Released as the album's fourth and final single in October 2004 (see 2004 in music), it peaked at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number seventeen on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A mashup of the song with Stevie Wonder's 1972 hit "Superstition" entitled "Karmastition," produced by Go Home Productions, exists.

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[edit] Music video

The music video for "Karma," directed by Chris Robinson and Keys herself, had parts shot in New York City and at Casa de Campo resort's Altos de Chavon amphitheatre, in La Romana, Dominican Republic. At the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, it earned Keys her second consecutive award for Best R&B Video.

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[edit] Charts

Chart (2005)[1][2] Peak
position
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) 40
Dutch Top 40 27
Finnish Singles Chart 6
German Singles Chart 62
Swiss Singles Chart 71
United World Chart 33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 17
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay[3] 25
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[4] 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Diary of Alicia Keys > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  2. ^ Alicia Keys – Karma – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  3. ^ Hot Dance Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: April 30, 2005. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.


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