Everybody Loves a Clown (song)

"Everybody Loves a Clown"
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
"Save Your Heart for Me" (1965) "Everybody Loves a Clown" (1965) "She's Just My Style" (1965)

"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, and also No. 4 in Canada.[1][2]

Personnel

According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians appeared at the recording session.[3]

• Leon Russell - session leader
• Hal Blaine
• Snuff Garrett
• Gary Lewis
• Carl Radle
• David H. Costell
• John R. West
• David Walker

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."

References

1. Gary Lewis & the Playboys singles
2. "RPM Play Sheet - November 8, 1965" (PDF).
3. "Everybody Loves A Clown AFM Contract" (PDF). The Wrecking Crew. American Federation of Musicians. Retrieved December 31, 2022.