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"Clown Prince" 
Single by Hilltop Hoods from the album The Hard Road Released 20 January 2006 Recorded X Bred Production Studios Genre Australian hip hop Length 3:54 Label Obese Records Producer DJ Debris Hilltop Hoods singles chronology "The Nosebleed Section"
(2004)"Clown Prince"
(2006)"The Hard Road"
(2006)"Clown Prince" is a single released by Australian hip-hop band, the Hilltop Hoods. The single, the first from their 2006 album The Hard Road, reached #30 in the ARIA charts, becoming the first Hilltop Hoods song to chart on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] The song also charted at #23 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 list.[2] The song's filmclip was animated and produced by The People's Republic Of Animation.
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.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Matthew Lambert (Suffa), Daniel Smith (Pressure), Barry Francis (DJ Debris) & Don Argott[5][6].
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) (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 12" vinyl OBR 041-2 References
- ^ "Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince". Australian Charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Hilltop+Hoods&titel=Clown+Prince&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2006 - the full list". The West Australian. 2007-01-26. http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=25&ContentID=19790. Retrieved 2009-05-25.[dead link]
- ^ a b Coleman, Tim (21 July 2006). "Gold in them thar hills". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/gold-in-them-thar-hills/2006/07/19/1153166459609.html. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Don Argott a/k/a "Pornosonic" Receives First Gold Award Plaque". Bernard M. Resnick - Attorney at Law. 2006-02-21. http://www.bernardresnick.com/writings/7_21_06.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ ""Clown Prince" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Hilltop-Hoods-Clown-Prince/master/25209. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
External links
Suffa · Pressure · DJ Debris
DJ NextStudio 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)Remix albums The Hard Road: Restrung (2007)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" · "Drinking From the Sun"DVDs Mixtapes Golden Era Mixtape 2011 (with Golden Era Records Crew) (2011)Related articles Categories:- 2006 singles
- Australian hip hop songs
- Hilltop Hoods songs
- Hip hop song stubs
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