The Clutch

American collective of songwriters
The Clutch
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenresR&B, hip hop
Years active2004–2010
Past members
  • Candice Nelson
  • Balewa Muhammad
  • J. Que
  • Keri Hilson
  • Ezekiel Lewis

The Clutch was an American collective of songwriters and record producers based in Atlanta, consisting of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Hilson. They are responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Justin Bieber's "One Less Lonely Girl".

Any combination of two or more of the five writers on a song is considered a track "written by the Clutch" as they rarely worked as a complete fivesome.

The Clutch launched many successful record producers, including: Calvo Da Gr8 ("Like a Boy"), Bigg D ("Wrong When You're Gone") and most notably Hit-Boy ("Forever", "Hey Young Girl"). The Clutch also wrote songs for some of the most successful producers in modern music including Timbaland, Danja, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bloodshy & Avant and Tricky Stewart.[1][2]

In June 2023, it was revealed that Clutch member Ezekiel Lewis was named President of Epic Records.[3] Prior to this, Lewis had been Vice President and head of A&R at Motown Records from 2011 to 2017 and Vice President of A&R at Epic since 2017.[4]

Discography

Singles produced

Year Song Artist Chart position
R&B Hot 100 Pop 100 UK
2004 "Things You Never Hear" 3LW
2005 "Take Me as I Am" Mary J. Blige 3 58
2006 "4 Minutes" Avant 9 52
2007 "Only One U" Fantasia 36
"Ice Box" Omarion 5 12 15 14
"Cut Off Time" (feat. Kat DeLuna) BU BU BU
"Stunnas" / "Season's Change" Jagged Edge BU BU BU
"Anonymous" (feat. Timbaland) Bobby Valentino 17 49 25
"Rearview (Ridin')" (feat. Ludacris) C C C C
"Forever" Jennifer Lopez C C C C
"Like a Boy" Ciara 6 19 27 16
"That's Right" (feat. Lil' Jon) P P P P
"The Way I Are" (feat. Keri Hilson, D.O.E. & Sebastian) Timbaland 59 3 27 1
"More Than Words (A E I O U)" Menudo P P P P
"Promise Ring" (feat. Ciara) Tiffany Evans 66
2008 "Keep A Friend" Raven-Symoné
"Radar" Britney Spears P 88 67 46
"Pretty Boy" Danity Kane
"Official Girl" Cassie
"Long Gone" Chris Cornell P P P P
"It's Over" Jesse McCartney 62 31
"Return The Favor" (feat. Timbaland) Keri Hilson 19
"Part Of Me" Chris Cornell 18
"Never Far Away"
2010 "One Less Lonely Girl" Justin Bieber 16 21 10

C Single release canceled

P Promo only or limited release

BU Reached only Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart

References

  1. ^ The Clutch @ MySpace
  2. ^ The Clutch @ BMI
  3. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Ezekiel Lewis Promoted to President of Epic Records". billboard.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Aswad, Jem (June 2023). "Ezekiel Lewis Named President of Epic Records". variety.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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  • "The Way You Love Me"
  • "Hold My Hand"
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