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The Clutch was an American collective of songwriters and record producers based in Atlanta, composed of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Hilson. They were on the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", and Justin Bieber's "One Less Lonely Girl".

The Clutch
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenresR&B, hip hop
Years active2004–2010
Past members

A 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 wrote songs themselves, but also did so in tandem with fellow commercially successful producers—including Calvo Da Gr8, Bigg D, Hit-Boy, Timbaland, Danja, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bloodshy & Avant and Tricky Stewart—to create several other hit songs.[1][2]

In June 2023, Clutch member Ezekiel Lewis was named President of Epic Records.[3] Prior, 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

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Singles produced

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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"
2009 "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

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  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.