Music for Chameleons (song)

"Music For Chameleons"
Single by Gary Numan
from the album I, Assassin
Released	26 February 1982
Studio	Rock City Studios, Shepperton
Genre	New wave
Length	3:40
Label	Beggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)	Gary Numan
Producer(s)	Gary Numan
Gary Numan singles chronology
"Love Needs No Disguise" (1981) "Music For Chameleons" (1982) "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (1982)

"Music for Chameleons" is a 1982 single by Gary Numan from his fourth solo studio 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] The song is highly unusual in using fretless bass as the main melody instrument.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

Taken from UK releases.

• 7" single (Beg.70)

1. Music for Chameleons - 3:40
2. Noise Noise - 3:44

• 12" single (Beg.70(T))

1. Music for Chameleons (Extended Version)
2. Noise Noise
3. 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

References

1. GARY NUMAN | Artist | Official Charts
2. "Images" - Gary Numan: A Recorded Autobiography