"Everybody Loves a Clown" is a song written by Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, and Leon Russell and was recorded by Gary Lewis & the Playboys for their 1965 album, Everybody Loves a Clown.
The song reached No.
4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, and also No.
4 in Canada.
[1][2] According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians appeared at the recording session.