Chameleon (Pnau song)

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"Chameleon"
File:Chameleon by Pnau.jpg
Single by Pnau
from the album Changa
Released 4 November 2016
Genre Electronic, dance-pop
Length 3:18
Label Etcetc
Songwriter(s)
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"Changes"
(2013)		 "Chameleon"
(2016)		 "Go Bang"
(2017)
Music video
"Chameleon" on YouTube

"Chameleon" is a song by Pnau, released in November 2016 as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Changa (2017). It is co-written by band members, Nick Littlemore, his older brother Sam Littlemore, and Peter Mayes.[1] "Chameleon" is the first new original music from Pnau since their album Soft Universe in 2011. The song features vocals from Kira Divine. The song peaked at number 4 on the Australian charts and was certified platinum. Digital remixes were released on 25 November 2016 and on 26 May 2017.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the song won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release.[2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for Dance Work of the Year and Most Played Australian Work.

Reception

Emily Mack from Music Feeds called the song a "“bonkers” half-schoolyard singalong, half-tribal dancefloor toe-tapper"[3] Amnplify called the song a "festival favourite and dance floor anthem"[4] Monique Hughes from Howl and Echoes described the song as "a big, kaleidoscopic, addictively-catchy party single".[5]

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Chameleon" – 3:18

Digital download (remixes)

  1. "Chameleon" (Crookers Remix) – 5:56
  2. "Chameleon" (LDRU Remix) – 4:25
  3. "Chameleon" (Dom Dolla Remix) – 5:05
  4. "Chameleon" (Kormak Remix) – 5:05

Digital download (remixes)

  1. "Chameleon" (Blonde Remix) – 3:11
  2. "Chameleon" (Melé Remix) – 4:06
  3. "Chameleon" (Klue Remix) – 5:05
  4. "Chameleon" (The Apx Remix) – 5:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 4
Australia Club (ARIA)[7] 1
Australia Dance (ARIA)[8] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 32
Australia Club (ARIA)[11] 2
Australia Dance (ARIA)[12] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[13] 4× Platinum 280,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label Version
Australia 4 November 2016 Digital download, streaming Etcetc Original
25 November 2016 [14] Remixes
26 May 2017 [15]

References

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  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Pnau – Chameleon". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Pnau – Chameleon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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