The Clutch

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The Clutch
Origin
hip hop
Years active2004–2010
Past members

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"),

Tricky Stewart.[1][2]

In June 2023, it was revealed that Clutch member Ezekiel Lewis was named President of

Motown Records from 2011 to 2017 and Vice President of A&R at Epic since 2017.[4]

Discography

Main article: The Clutch production 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
"
Lil' Jon
) 		P P P P
"
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

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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