Song · Chevelle
“The Clincher” by Chevelle
From the album This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004)
“The Clincher” by Chevelle appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2004 on the album This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In). Its best result is #15 on the CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #63 alternative song of 2005.
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Chevelle followed "Vitamin R" with "The Clincher", the second single from their third album, This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), which came out on Epic in 2004 with Michael Baskette producing. Pete Loeffler wrote the lyrics and shares the writing credit with Sam and Joe Loeffler. Plenty of listeners heard its alternative metal grind as a Passion of Christ song, since one line nods to the crucifixion, but Sam Loeffler set the record straight: it's about claustrophobia.
Nathan Cox's video sets the band playing out among the trees, cut against a boy hunting insects; one of his catches is really an angel (Nicole Marie Lenz), and she suffers once he frames her and pins her up on the wall, until he finally sees her pain and lets her go. Loudwire later ranked it sixth among Chevelle's best songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 162 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
| 2005 | 44 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 15 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 | 98 |
| 2005 | 43 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 | 99 |
| 2005 | 32 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 83 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2005 | 24 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005 | 50 |
| 2005 | 26 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 24 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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