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Changes (Faul & Wad Ad song)

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"Changes"
Single by Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau
Released15 November 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length5:42
LabelFour
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Faul & Wad Ad
Pnau singles chronology
"Sad"
(2012) 		"Changes"
(2013) 		"Chameleon"
(2016)
Music video
"Changes" on YouTube

"Changes" is a song by French electronic duo Faul & Wad Ad. It was released in November 2013 as a single and reached number-one in Belgium and Germany, while it also reached the top 10 in many other European countries, including the top 3 in the United Kingdom. The song samples the refrain of Australian electronic duo Pnau's song "Baby", which itself was a top 40 hit in Australia.[2] It was used in an advert for the Mercedes C-Class, while the refrain was also used in the video game Gran Turismo 5.

Background

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In 2008, Pnau released the track "Baby", sung by a children's choir on their self-titled album. Pnau is a side project of Nick Littlemore of Australian duo Empire of the Sun and of Peter Mayes. The track "Baby" was written by Nick and Sam Littlemore and Peter Mayes and was produced by Sam Littlemore. The song appeared in the 2014 video game Forza Horizon 2, and also appeared in the Bonus collection edition of FIFA 14, also released in 2014.

Track listing

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Promo

  1. "Changes" – 3:20

Maxi CD

  1. "Changes" (Radio Mix) – 3:22
  2. "Changes" (Original Mix) – 5:43

Various remixes include "Changes" (Tocadisco's Sunny LA Remix), "Changes" (Stefan Dabruck Remix) and "Changes" (Robin Schulz Remix).[3] "Changes" was also mixed with Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike's track "Project T", performed in Tomorrowland 2014 in Belgium.

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[57] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[58] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[59] Platinum 80,000‡
France — 51,400[60]
Germany (BVMI)[61] Platinum 300,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[62] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[63] Platinum 60,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[64] Gold 20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[65] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Platinum 600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Type Release date
Promo 15 November 2013
Physical 6 December 2013

References

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