| Clown Prince | |
| Cover: | Clown Prince (Hilltop Hoods album) coverart.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hilltop Hoods |
| Album: | The Hard Road |
| Released: | 20 January 2006 |
| Recorded: | X Bred Production Studios |
| Genre: | Australian hip hop |
| Length: | 3:54 |
| Label: | Obese Records |
| Producer: | DJ Debris |
| Prev Title: | The Nosebleed Section |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | The Hard Road |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"Clown Prince" is a song by Australian hip-hop band, the Hilltop Hoods. It was released in January 2006 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, The Hard Road.
"Clown Price" peaked at #30 in the ARIA charts, becoming the first Hilltop Hoods song to appear on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1]
The song also charted at #23 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 list.[2]
The main bassline used for "Clown Prince" is sampled from "Laying Pipe" by Pornosonic.[3] It was previously used in a 70's pornographic film, featuring Ron Jeremy.[4] It also contains vocal samples of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Things Done Changed" and A Tribe Called Quest's "Excursions". A remix of the song featuring the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was also released on the Hilltop Hoods' 2007 remix album .
The music video for the song solely features animation.[5]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 20 January 2006 | Obese | CD | OBR 041 |
| 12" vinyl | OBR 041-2 |