"Chameleon" is a song by

Pnau Pnau ( ) is an Australian dance music trio originating from Sydney. The trio, a duo before 2016, consists of the musicians Nick Littlemore (vocals, production), Peter Mayes (guitar, production) and Sam Littlemore (production), with the latter jo ...

, released in November 2016 as the lead single from the band's fifth

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, '' Changa'' (2017). It is co-written by band members,

Nick Littlemore Nicholas George Littlemore (born 6 May 1978) is an Australian musician, record producer, singer and songwriter. As a musician, he is the frontman of the electronic duo Pnau, an ex-member of the art-rock band Teenager (band), Teenager and one pa ...

, his older brother

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, and

Peter Mayes Peter Mayes (born 5 October) is an Australian musician and producer. He is widely known for being a leading member of dance act Pnau. He is a longtime collaborator with Nick Littlemore and has produced and mixed many of his projects, most notab ...

. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' "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

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, the song won the

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. At the

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, 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" Amnplify called the song a "festival favourite and dance floor anthem" Monique Hughes from Howl and Echoes described the song as "a big, kaleidoscopic, addictively-catchy party single".

Track listing

Digital download # "Chameleon" – 3:18 Digital download (remixes) # "Chameleon" (

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Remix) – 5:56 # "Chameleon" (

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Remix) – 4:25 # "Chameleon" (

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Remix) – 5:05 # "Chameleon" (Kormak Remix) – 5:05 Digital download (remixes) # "Chameleon" (

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Remix) – 3:11 # "Chameleon" (Melé Remix) – 4:06 # "Chameleon" (Klue Remix) – 5:05 # "Chameleon" (The Apx Remix) – 5:05

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

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