| The Clown | |
| Cover: | theclownconway.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Conway Twitty |
| Album: | Southern Comfort |
| B-Side: | The Boy Next Door |
| Released: | December 1981 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 4:01 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | Conway Twitty, Jimmy Bowen |
| Prev Title: | Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Slow Hand |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"The Clown" is a song written by Wayne Carson, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers and Sandra Rhodes, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in December 1981 as the first single from the album Southern Comfort. The song was Twitty's 28th number one hit on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart.[1]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 362.