Changes (Faul & Wad Ad song)

"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.

"Changes"
Single by Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau
Released	15 November 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Deep house tropical house[1]
Length	5:42
Label	Four
Songwriter(s)	Nick Littlemore Peter Mayes Sam Littlemore
Producer(s)	Faul & Wad Ad
Pnau singles chronology
"Sad" (2012) "Changes" (2013) "Chameleon" (2016)
Music video
"Changes" on YouTube

Background

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. It was exclusive to the Xbox One only, and was pulled from sales after just one week due to low performance figures.

Track listing

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

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 3 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance)[5] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 6 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Dance)[6] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 71 CIS (Tophit)[8] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[9] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 18 France (SNEP)[12] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 1 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 3 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15] 2 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 24 Italy (FIMI)[19] 3 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] 2 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21] 1 Poland (Dance Top 50)[22] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 14 Russia (NFPP)[25] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[26] 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[27] 2 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28] 41 Slovenia (SloTop50)[29] 8 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 47 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 4 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[33] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 3 Ukraine (FDR Dance Top 20)[35] 1 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[36] 16

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 70 Italy (FIMI)[38] 21 Poland (ZPAV)[39] 5 Chart (2014) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[40] 31 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 24 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 20 France (SNEP)[43] 27 Germany (Official German Charts)[44] 28 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[45] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[46] 4 Hungary (Single Top 40)[47] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[48] 70 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[49] 67 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[50] 2 Slovenia (SloTop50)[51] 49 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] 11 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[53] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[54] 76 Chart (2015) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[55] 85

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[56]	Gold	5,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[57]	Platinum	300,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[58]	2× Platinum	60,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[59]	Gold	400,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Type	Release date
Promo	15 November 2013
Physical	6 December 2013

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