The Clutch was an American collective of
songwriters and
record producers based in
Atlanta, consisted o
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",
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' "
Radar" and
Justin Bieber's "
One Less Lonely Girl
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".
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.
The Clutch @ BMI
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Discography
Singles produced
C Single Release Cancelled
P Promo Only Or Limited Release
BU Reached Only ''Billboard
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s Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart
References
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African-American record producers
Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state)
African-American songwriters
Writers from Atlanta
Record production teams
American songwriting teams