Pocket of a Clown

"Pocket of a Clown"
Single by Dwight Yoakam
from the album This Time
Released June 27, 1994
Format CD single, 7" single
Recorded 1993
Genre Country
Length 2:55
Label Reprise 18341
Writer(s) Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology
"Try Not to Look So Pretty"
(1994)
"Pocket of a Clown"
(1994)
"Nothing"
(1994)

"Pocket of a Clown" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the fifth and final single released from his 1993 album This Time. This song peaked at number 22 in the United States and at number 4 in Canada.[1]

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "nicely produced and jumping shuffle tune." She goes on to say that it isn't Yoakam's "strongest song, but it's still a few levels above much of what makes today's playlists."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Gregory R. Alosio.

Chart performance

"Pocket of a Clown" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 2, 1994.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ Billboard, June 25, 1994