The Clutch

The Clutch
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	R&B, hip-hop, rap
Years active	2004–2010
Associated acts	Keri Hilson, Danja, Timbaland, T.I., Menudo, Bill Jabr, Infinity/Full Scale, Brian Kidd, Hit-Boy, Cristal Q., Bayje, The Goods, Teyana Taylor, Chris Cornell
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, 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.^[1][2]

Discography

Singles produced

Year	Song	Artist	Chart position
			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	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	"Double Dutch Bus"	Raven-Symoné	35	—	—	—
	"Radar"	Britney Spears	^P	88	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"		—	—	—	—
2010	"One Less Lonely Girl"	Justin Bieber	—	16	21	10

^C Single Release Cancelled

^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