In the final minute, Ed O'Brien distorts his guitar by driving a delay effect to self-oscillation, then lowering the delay rate, creating a 'melting' effect. Yorke's voice is put through a reverb effect and a sliding melodic figure serves as a counterpoint to his vocals.

After this section cycles through twice, the song switches into a second section which is based around the line 'For a minute there, I lost myself'. The verse begins with the line 'Karma police', and the chorus begins with the line 'This is what you'll get'. The song progresses from the intro into a mid-tempo section which alternates between a verse and a chorus. Acoustic guitar and piano are the most prominent instruments. The second half (starting with the line 'For a minute there') is in B minor. The first half is in the key of A minor ('Karma Police.') and G major ('This is what you get.'). Composition Ĥ time signature and played in standard tuning.

Early versions of 'Karma Police' were released on the 2019 compilation MiniDiscs. In March 2010, almost 13 years later, 'Karma Police' reached number 15 on the Danish Singles Chart. In the UK, it was released on two CD singles and a 12-inch vinyl single, and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. 'Karma Police' was released as the second single from OK Computer on 25 August 1997.

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