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Music for Chameleons (song)

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"Music For Chameleons"
Single by Gary Numan
from the album I, Assassin
Released1982
StudioRock City Studios, Shepperton
GenreNew wave
Length3:40
LabelBeggars 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 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

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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

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Taken from 7" UK release.

Music for Chameleons
Noise Noise

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 19

References

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