"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. The song also charted at #23 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 list.

Sampling

The main bassline used for "Clown Prince" is sampled from "Laying Pipe" by Pornosonic. It was previously used in a 70's pornographic film, featuring Ron Jeremy. "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) 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.

CD single track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart

Year-end chart

Certifications

Release history