| "Music For Chameleons" | ||||
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| Single by Gary Numan | ||||
| from the album I, Assassin | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Rock City Studios, Shepperton | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gary Numan | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Numan | |||
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"Music for Chameleons" is a 1982 single by Gary Numan from his album, I, Assassin. The song peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song was composed during Numan's round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, which he undertook together with another pilot.[2] Numan states in his autobiography that he kept singing it to himself so much that it got on the nerves of his co-pilot. The song is highly unusual in using fretless bass as the main melody instrument.
Track listing
Taken from UK releases.
- 7" single (Beg.70)
- Music for Chameleons - 3:40
- Noise Noise - 3:44
- 12" single (Beg.70(T))
- Music for Chameleons (Extended Version)
- Noise Noise
- Bridge? What Bridge
There are at least three released mixes; the 7-inch edit (3:35) (also available on The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983), the 12-inch "Extended Version" (6:57) (available on Exposure) and the album mix running at 6:06.
Personnel
Taken from 7" UK release.
- Music for Chameleons
- Gary Numan - vocals, keyboards
- Pino Palladino - bass
- Chris Slade - drums
- Noise Noise
- Gary Numan - vocals, instruments
- Thereza Bazar - vocals
- David Van Day - helpful hints
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 19 |
In popular culture
The song features in the episode I Know What Alan Did Last Summer of season two of the comedy series I'm Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge mimes along to the song on air-bass-guitar. A snippet from the scene also serves as the backdrop to the title menu of the season two DVD.
References
- ↑ GARY NUMAN | Artist | Official Charts
- ↑ "Images" - Gary Numan: A Recorded Autobiography