"Pocket of a Clown" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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"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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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]
The music video was directed by Gregory R. Alosio.
"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 |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 22 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |