Ha! Ha! Said the Clown

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"Ha! Ha! Said the Clown"
Single by Manfred Mann
from the album Mighty Garvey!
B-side"Feeling So Good"
Released24 March 1967
Recorded1967[1]
Length2:25[1]
LabelFontana Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Tony Hazzard[1]
Manfred Mann singles chronology
"Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James"
(1966) 		"Ha! Ha! Said the Clown"
(1967) 		"Sweet Pea"
(1967)

"Ha! Ha! Said the Clown" is a song written by Tony Hazzard and performed by Manfred Mann in 1967.

Song Background[]

The song features one of the earliest appearances in pop music of the mellotron, played by Manfred Mann himself.[2]

Chart performance[]

"Ha! Ha! Said the Clown" held No.4 on the UK Singles Chart for 2 weeks,[3] On other music charts it went to No.10 on the Australian Singles Chart,[4] No.1 on the Austrian Singles Chart,[5] No.1 on the West German singles chart,[6] No.1 on the Netherlands Singles Chart,[7] No.1 on the Norwegian Singles Chart,[8] No.5 on the Swedish Singles Chart[9]

Cover versions[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said The Clown (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. ^ "Manfred Mann". Planet Mellotron. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 345, 346. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". Pop Archives. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Discographie Manfred Mann's Earth Band" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Mann,Manfred / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Discografie Manfred Mann's Earth Band" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Artist Info: Manfred Mann". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PHP) on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  9. ^ Hallberg, Eric (1993). Kvällstoppen i P3 (1st ed.). Sweden: Drift Musik. ISBN 91-630-2140-4.
  10. ^ Williamson, Nigel (2 Aug 2007). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin. Dorling Kindersley. p. 13. ISBN 9781843538417.
  11. ^ "The Yardbirds - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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