"Clown Prince" is a song by Australian hip-hop band, the

Hilltop Hoods Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1996 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) a ...

. It was released in January 2006 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''

The Hard Road ''The Hard Road'' is the fourth studio album by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods. Released on 1 April 2006 by Obese Records, it debuted at number one on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart, and was the first album by Australian artists ...

''. "Clown Price" peaked at #30 in the

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charts, becoming the first Hilltop Hoods song to appear on the

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. The song also charted at #23 on the

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list.

Sampling

The main bassline used for "Clown Prince" is sampled from "Laying Pipe" by Pornosonic. It was previously used in a 70's

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, featuring

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. It also contains vocal samples of

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's "Things Done Changed" and

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's "Excursions". A remix of the song featuring the

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was also released on the Hilltop Hoods' 2007 remix album '' The Hard Road: Restrung''.

Music video

The music video for the song solely features animation.

CD single track listing

Personnel

* Artwork (Graphic Design) - Benjamin Funnell * Artwork (Illustration) - John Engelhardt * Mastered - Neville Clark

Charts

Weekly chart

Year-end chart

Release history

References

External links

Music video
2006 singles Hilltop Hoods songs Obese Records singles 2006 songs Songs written by Suffa Songs written by MC Pressure {{2000s-hiphop-song-stub