"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.
Personnel
According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians appeared at the recording session.
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 appears in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror III" as the music on hold for a toy company's customer service line.
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