The Clutch
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| The Clutch | |
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| Origin | Atlanta |
| Genres | Contemporary R&B, Pop, Pop-Rap |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Associated acts | Keri Hilson, Danja, Timbaland, Ciara, Tiffany Evans, Menudo, Bill Jabr, Infinity/Full Scale, Brian Kidd, Hit-Boy, Cristal Q., Bayje, The Goods, Teyana Taylor, Chris Cornell |
| Website | MySpace Page |
| Members | |
| Candice Nelson Balewa Muhammad J. Que Keri Hilson Ezekiel Lewis |
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The Clutch is an American collective of songwriters 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 Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".
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[edit] History
Based in Atlanta, The Clutch consists of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel L "(E)Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Lynn Hilson. Any combination of two or more of the five writers on a song is considered a track "written by The Clutch" as they rarely work as a complete fivesome. Currently the only released songs written by all members together are Keri Hilson's "Return the Favor", Bayje's "Jealous Of Your Whip", Keke Palmer's "Game Song", Bobby Valentino's "Let's Go" and Jennifer Lopez' "Wrong When You're Gone".
The Clutch promotes new record producers, including: Calvo Da Gr8 ("Like a Boy"), Bigg D ("Wrong When You're Gone"), Hit-Boy ("Forever", "Hey Young Girl"), and former O-Town member Dan Miller. The Clutch has also written songs for some of the most successful producers in R&B including Timbaland, Danja, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bloodshy & Avant and Tricky Stewart.[1][2]
The Clutch co-produced the track "Radar", recorded by pop singer Britney Spears for her 2007 studio album "Blackout". The song also appeared on Spears' 2008 album "Circus" and was released in 2009 as a single. In addition, Teairra Mari's song "Sponsor" penned by Ezekiel Lewis and Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch will be released as a single. Also Justin Bieber's single "One Less Lonely Girl" penned by Ezekiel Lewis and Balewa Muhammad.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles discography
| Year | Song | Artist | Chart position | |||
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| R&B | Hot 100 | Pop 100 | UK | |||
| 2005 | "Take Me as I Am" | Mary J. Blige | 3 | 58 | - | - |
| 2006 | "4 Minutes" | Avant | 9 | 52 | - | - |
| 2007 | "Only One U" | Fantasia | P (36) | P | P | P |
| "Ice Box" | Omarion | 12 | 5 | 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 | "Double Dutch Bus" | Raven-Symoné | 35 | - | - | - |
| "Radar" | Britney Spears | P | P/BU(107) | P (67) | P | |
| "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" | - | - | - | - | ||
C Single Release Cancelled
P Promo Only Or Limited Release
BU Reached Only Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart
[edit] External links
- The Thomas Crown Chronicles - Archive of The Clutch News
- The Clutch @ BMI
- Concrete Loop - Article on The Clutch
- All Hip Hop - Interview with J. Que & Ezekiel Lewis from The Clutch
- Thomas Crown Chronicles - Interview with Candice Nelson from The Clutch
- Monica Mania - Interview with J. Que from The Clutch
- OK! Magazine - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
- DUBCNN - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
- MTV.com - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
- SOHH - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
- Access Atlanta - Jesse McCartney Speaks On The Clutch
- Mix Online - The Clutch referenced
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