Clown Prince

"Clown Prince" is a single released by Australian hip-hop band, the Hilltop Hoods. The single, the first from the 2006 album, The Hard Road, reached #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]

Sampling

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]

You'd have to ask DJ Debris how that happened. I think it did come from his personal collection. I'm really putting him in it, aren't I? The film was called Laying Pipe; it's about a plumber. Some kind of theme movie, I'm told. I haven't seen it, but I've heard the audio. It's pretty funny.
— Daniel Smith (Pressure)^[3]

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 Hard Road: Restrung.

Music video

The music video for the song solely features animation.^[5]

CD single track listing

All songs written and composed by Matthew Lambert (Suffa), Daniel Smith (Pressure), Barry Francis (DJ Debris) and Don Argott^[6]^[7].

Clown Prince
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Clown Prince"	3:54
2.	"Clown Prince" (Radio Edit)	3:53
3.	"Clown Prince" (Instrumental)	3:52
4.	"Clown Prince" (Trials Remix) (vocal)	3:36
5.	"Clown Prince" (Trials Remix) (radio edit)	3:32
6.	"Clown Prince" (Trials Remix) (instrumental)	3:33

Personnel

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

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	20 January 2006	Obese	CD	OBR 041
Australia	20 January 2006	Obese	12" vinyl	OBR 041-2

References

↑ "Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
↑ "hottest 100 2006". triple j. ABC. 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
1 2 Coleman, Tim (21 July 2006). "Gold in them thar hills". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
↑ "Don Argott a/k/a "Pornosonic" Receives First Gold Award Plaque". Bernard M. Resnick - Attorney at Law. 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
↑ "Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince". NovaFM. dmgRadio Australia. 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
↑ ""Clown Prince" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-05-25.
↑ "Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-05-25.

External links

Hilltop Hoods

Suffa Pressure DJ Debris DJ Next MC Summit

Studio albums	A Matter of Time (1999) Left Foot, Right Foot (2001) The Calling (2003) The Hard Road (2006) State of the Art (2009) Drinking from the Sun (2012) Walking Under Stars (2014)

Remix albums	The Hard Road: Restrung (2007) The Good Life In the Sun (2012) The Cold Night Sky (2015)

EPs	Back Once Again (1997)

Singles	"Testimonial Year" "Dumb Enough" "The Nosebleed Section" "Clown Prince" "The Hard Road" "What a Great Night" "Recapturing The Vibe" "Recapturing The Vibe Restrung" "Chase That Feeling" "Still Standing" "The Light You Burned" "I Love It" "Speaking in Tongues" "Shredding the Balloon" "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" "Won't Let You Down" "Pyramid Building" "Cosby Sweater"

DVDs	The Calling Live (2005) The City of Light (2007) Parade Of The Dead (2010)

Mixtapes (with Golden Era Records Crew)	Golden Era Mixtape 2011 (2011) Golden Era Mixtape 2012 (2012) Golden Era Mixtape 2013 (2013) Golden Era Mixtape 2014 (2014) Golden Era Mixtape 2015 (2015)

Related articles	Obese Records Golden Era Records Australian hip hop Certified Wise crew

Obese Records

Key people

Tirren "Pegz" Staaf (owner)
Fern Greig-Moore (manager)
Ollie Bobbitt (past)
Shazlek One (past)

Artists

Discography

Albums	Capricorn Cat (2003) The Calling (2003) Who's Your Step Daddy (2003) Pale Rider (2003) When the Dust Settles (2004) Hunger Pains (2004) The Calling Live DVD (2005) Who Am I (2005) Axis (2005) The Hard Road (2006) Silence the Sirens (2006) The Greatest Hits (2006) The Hard Road: Restrung (2007) Burn City (2007) The City of Light DVD (2007) Brothers Grimm (2008) And Then Tomorrow Came (2008) Long Story Short (2009) Good Gracious (2010) The Chase (2011)

Singles	"Testimonial Year" (2003) "Dumb Enough" (2003) "The Nosebleed Section" (2003) "Lesfortunate" (2004) "Clown Prince" (2006) "The Hard Road" (2006) "What a Great Night" (2006) "Jimmy Recard" (2009) "Chase That Feeling" (2009) "Still Standing" (2009) "The Light You Burned" (2009)

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