"Pocket of a Clown" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...

. It is the fifth and final single released from his 1993 album This Time

This Time (Dwight Yoakam album)

This Time is the fifth album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. Three of its tracks barely missed the top spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, each peaking at No. 2: "Ain't That Lonely Yet," "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," and "Fast as You." Two other tracks also rose...

. This song peaked at number 22 in the United States and at number 4 in Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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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."

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