"Music for Chameleons" is a song by the English new wave musician Gary Numan from his fourth solo studio album, I, Assassin (1982). The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK singles chart.GARY NUMAN | Artist | Official Charts The song was composed during Numan's round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, which he undertook together with another pilot."Images" - Gary Numan: A Recorded Autobiography 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 guitar Chris Slade – drums
Noise Noise Gary Numan – vocals, instruments Thereza Bazar – vocals David Van Day – helpful hints
Charts Chart (1982) Peakposition UK singles chart 19
In popular culture "Music for Chameleons" features in the fifth episode of the second series of the 2002 BBC sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, "I Know What Alan Did Last Summer", when Alan plays air bass to the track while in his sad trailer.
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