Music for Chameleons (song)

"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. The song was composed during Numan's round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, which he undertook together with another 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)
 * 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