Peak
9
Weeks
13
Score
1,916
Chart Year
1964
November 18, 1963.[2] In 1964, the song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[3] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[4] No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100,[5] and No. 30 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[6] The song was ranked No. 90 on the Cash Box "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964.
See the funny little clown See him laughing as you walk by Everybody thinks he's happy 'Cause you never see a tear in his eye No one knows he's crying No one knows he's dying on the inside 'Cause he's laughing on the outside, mmm No one knows, no one knows See the funny little clown He's hiding behind a smile They all think he's laughing But I know he's really crying all the while How his heart is aching How his heart is breaking on the inside But he keeps laughing on the outside, mm No one knows, no one knows This funny little clown You never used to see him around Without his girl beside him To love and guide him Until one day his girl just walked away And to this very day he says "He never loved her anyway" Mm, and no one knows except for me Because you see I'm that funny little clown
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 11, 1964 | 83 | 43 |
| 2 | Jan 18, 1964 | 80 | 46 |
| 3 | Jan 25, 1964 | 65 | 61 |
| 4 | Feb 1, 1964 | 55 | 71 |
| 5 | Feb 8, 1964 | 45 | 81 |
| 6 | Feb 15, 1964 | 22 | 104 |
| 7 | Feb 22, 1964 | 17 | 109 |
| 8 | Feb 29, 1964 | 12 | 114 |
| 9 | Mar 7, 1964 | 10 | 116 |
| 10 | Mar 14, 1964 | 9 | 117 |
| 11 | Mar 21, 1964 | 17 | 109 |
| 12 | Mar 28, 1964 | 22 | 104 |
| 13 | Apr 4, 1964 | 37 | 89 |