Quick Facts
Biography
The Clutch was an American collective of songwriters and record producers based in Atlanta, consisted of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Lynn 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.
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 | ||||
| "Ice Box" | Omarion | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| "Cut Off Time" | ||||||
| "Stunnas" / "Season's Change" | Jagged Edge | |||||
| "Anonymous" | Bobby Valentino | 17 | 49 | — | 25 | |
| "Rearview (Ridin')" | ||||||
| "Forever" | Jennifer Lopez | |||||
| "Like a Boy" | Ciara | 6 | 19 | 27 | 16 | |
| "That's Right" | ||||||
| "The Way I Are" | Timbaland | 59 | 3 | 27 | 1 | |
| "More Than Words (A E I O U)" | Menudo | |||||
| "Promise Ring" | Tiffany Evans | 66 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Double Dutch Bus" | Raven-Symoné | 35 | — | — | — |
| "Radar" | Britney Spears | 88 | 67 | |||
| "Pretty Boy" | Danity Kane | — | — | — | — | |
| "Official Girl" | Cassie | — | — | — | — | |
| "Long Gone" | Chris Cornell | |||||
| "It's Over" | Jesse McCartney | — | 62 | 31 | — | |
| "Return The Favor" | Keri Hilson | — | — | — | 19 | |
| "Part Of Me" | Chris Cornell | — | — | — | 18 | |
| "Never Far Away" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "One Less Lonely Girl" | Justin Bieber | — | 16 | 21 | 10 |
Single Release Cancelled
Promo Only Or Limited Release
Reached Only Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart