"Changes" is a song by Charlie Puth, released as the lead single from his fourth studio album Whatever's Clever! on October 16, 2025.
Puth first previewed "Changes" on August 6, 2025, during the second episode of a series he had recently started titled "Professor Puth" where he would teach the viewers of the videos about music. In the video, he talk about why he has so many keyboards in his room, showing a CP70 piano where he plays "Godspeed" by Frank Ocean alongside "Changes", which had no title and had been unreleased at the time, giving no information at the time. In an Instagram post, Puth stated why he was excited to share the song, writing it was the "perfect way to bring all of you into the most beautiful, colorful part of my life, which happens to be right now." ominously stating that "You will soon know why..."
Changes is an 1980s pop inspired song about changes in one's life, specifically referring to Puth's marriage to Brooke Sansone and the announcement of her pregnancy, which they formerly announced at the end of the music video for "Changes".
The music video for "Changes" was directed by the English director Charlotte Rutherford. It utilizes a type of animation called claymation, a type of animation that utilizes stop motion and clay figures. The end of the video garnered some attention for showing Puth and Sansone holding Sansone's pregnant belly while looking at the camera in a loving way.
Upon release, "Changes" became a small hit, peaking at number 15 on New Zealand's Hot Singles Chart. Critics including Fran Hoepfner of Vulture noted a "charming PBS feel" in the song, likening the song to the music of the band Toto and Harry Styles' "Late Night Talking". In a 2025 Billboard poll, 32% of voters picked "Changes" as their favorite new song.
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