See the Funny Little Clown

"See the Funny Little Clown"
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
from the album The Bobby Goldsboro Album
B-side "Hello Loser"
Released November 18, 1963
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Recorded October 17, 1963
Genre Adult Contemporary
Length 2:35
Label United Artists Records
Writer(s) Bobby Goldsboro[1]
Producer(s) Jack Gold
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology
"That's What Love Will Do"
(1963)		 "See the Funny Little Clown"
(1963)		 "Whenever He Holds You"
(1964)

"See the Funny Little Clown" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he recorded on October 17, 1963 and released on November 18, 1963.[2] In 1964, the song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[3] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[4] and No. 30 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]

Billie Jo Spears released a cover of "See the Funny Little Clown" in 1974, with her version reaching No. 80 on Billboard's Hot Country chart.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles 3
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 30

References

  1. ↑ Fred Bronson, "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits", Billboard Books, (2003) p. 239
  2. ↑ "You've come a long way Bobby.", Billboard, October 5, 1974. p. BG-20. Accessed December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 27, 2015
  4. ↑ Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 27, 2015
  5. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of March 16, 1964
  6. ↑ See the Funny Little Clown - By: Billie Jo Spears, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 27, 2015
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