The Chameleons (known as
The Chameleons UK in North America) were an English
post-punk band formed in
Middleton,
Greater Manchester in 1981. The band originally consisted of singer and bassist
Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding and drummer John Lever (replacing original drummer Brian Schofield). They released six studio albums and one EP before disbanding in 2003.