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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] The song is highly unusual in using fretless bass as the main melody instrument.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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