Karma Chameleon 30 years on..

30 years ago today, Karma Chameleon was number one in the UK single charts, it also went on to become a USA number one as the bands global image took the world by storm.

It was the bands second number one in the UK following up to 'Do you really want to hurt me'. Karma Chameleon was the biggest selling single in 1983 and to date has sold in excess of 1.4 million copies in the UK and 5 million worldwide.

The song also won the BRIT awards for best British single. The song was written by Culture Club and was produced by Steve Levine who had worked previously with The Clash and Gary Moore amongst many. Steve's brother David was responsible for the artwork and photography on the single cover itself.

The song was released on the Virgin Label. The song pretty much hit number one all over Europe, South Africa, Japan and Australia and was a truly global smash hit.