"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
Songwriter(s)	Don Argott, Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith
Producer(s)	DJ Debris
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"The Nosebleed Section" (2003) "Clown Prince" (2006) "The Hard Road" (2006)

"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.^[1]

The song also charted at #23 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 list.^[2]

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.

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

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

• Music video