Everybody Loves a Clown (song)
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"Everybody Loves a Clown" | ||||
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Single by Gary Lewis & the Playboys | ||||
from the album Everybody Loves a Clown | ||||
B-side | "Time Stands Still" | |||
Released | August 20, 1965 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 2:26 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Songwriter(s) | Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, Leon Russell | |||
Gary Lewis & the Playboys singles chronology | ||||
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"Everybody Loves a Clown" is a song written by Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, and Leon Russell and was recorded by Gary Lewis & the Playboys for their 1965 album, Everybody Loves a Clown. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.[1]
Cover versions
- Jan and Dean on their 1966 album, Filet of Soul
- Del Shannon
In popular culture
- The song was featured in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror III."