Ha! Ha! Said the Clown

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

"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)

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, worldwide, 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. "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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