"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.
"Chameleon" | ||||
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Single by Pnau | ||||
from the album Changa | ||||
Released | 4 November 2016 | |||
Genre | Electronic, dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:18 | |||
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"Chameleon" on YouTube | ||||
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.
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]
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Digital download (remixes)
Digital download (remixes)
Chart (2016–17) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 4 |
Australia Club (ARIA)[7] | 1 |
Australia Dance (ARIA)[8] | 1 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 34 |
Chart (2017) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | 32 |
Australia Club (ARIA)[11] | 2 |
Australia Dance (ARIA)[12] | 7 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[13] | 4× Platinum | 280,000![]() |
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Country | Date | Format | Label | Version |
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Australia | 4 November 2016 | Digital download, streaming | Etcetc | Original |
25 November 2016 [14] | Remixes | |||
26 May 2017 [15] | ||||
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