# J. Que > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/J._Que > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/J._Que.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Que > Source revision: 1356774764 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American record producer and songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | caption = | name = J.Que | birth_name = Patrick Smith | alias = | birth_place = | birth_date = | death_date = | origin = | genre = [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B), [gospel](/source/Gospel_music), [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music), [soul](/source/Soul_music) | occupation = Producer, songwriter | years_active = | label = | website = }} '''Patrick Smith''', known professionally as '''J.Que''', is an American record producer and songwriter. He has contributed to songs from [Usher](/source/Usher_(singer)), [Britney Spears](/source/Britney_Spears), [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez), [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9), [Fantasia Barrino](/source/Fantasia_Barrino), [Ciara](/source/Ciara), [Avant](/source/Avant_(singer)), [Chris Brown](/source/Chris_Brown), [Ariana Grande](/source/Ariana_Grande), [The Gospellers](/source/The_Gospellers), [Omarion](/source/Omarion), and [P1Harmony](/source/P1Harmony). Born in North Carolina he was raised in [Anniston, Alabama](/source/Anniston%2C_Alabama). Smith has a son (Channing) and a daughter (Riley) with his wife Vivian.[http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thewriters/j_que.asp Windswept – The Writers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116040225/http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thewriters/j_que.asp |date=November 16, 2006 }} ==Songs produced, written, or vocal-arranged== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Song title ! Artist ! Album |- | rowspan="2"| 2000 | "[永遠(とわ)に](/source/%3Aja%3A%E6%B0%B8%E9%81%A0%E3%81%AB_(%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2))" |rowspan="6"| [The Gospellers](/source/Gospellers) |rowspan="2"| ''[Soul Serenade](/source/%3Aja%3ASoul_Serenade)'' |- |"夢の外" |- |2001 |"[約束の季節](/source/%3Aja%3A%E7%B4%84%E6%9D%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%A3%E7%AF%80)" |rowspan="4"|''[FRENZY](/source/%3Aja%3AFRENZY_(%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0))'' |- | rowspan="4"| 2002 | "[誓い](/source/%3Aja%3A%E8%AA%93%E3%81%84_(%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2))" |- | "Body Calling" |- | "DAWN〜夜明け〜" |- | "Hush Lil' Lady" | Lil' Corey featuring [Lil' Romeo](/source/Lil'_Romeo) | ''I'm Just Corey'' |- |rowspan="1"| 2003 | "[That Girl](/source/That_Girl_(Marques_Houston_song))" |rowspan="1"| [Marques Houston](/source/Marques_Houston) |rowspan="1"| ''[MH](/source/MH_(album))'' |- |rowspan="3"| 2004 | "[Yeah!](/source/Yeah!_(Usher_song))" |rowspan="2"| [Usher](/source/Usher_(singer)) |rowspan="2"| ''[Confessions](/source/Confessions_(Usher_album))'' |- | "Throwback" |- | "[Truth Is](/source/Truth_Is_(Fantasia_Barrino_song))" | [Fantasia](/source/Fantasia_Barrino) | ''[Free Yourself](/source/Free_Yourself_(Fantasia_song))'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | "Sposed to Be" | [Toni Braxton](/source/Toni_Braxton) | ''[Libra](/source/Libra_(Toni_Braxton_album))'' |- | "[Free Style](/source/%3Aja%3AFree_Style)" | [Daichi Miura](/source/Daichi_Miura) | ''[D-ROCK with U](/source/%3Aja%3AD-ROCK_with_U)'' |- |rowspan="3"| 2006 | "[4 Minutes](/source/4_Minutes_(Avant_song))" | [Avant](/source/Avant_(singer)) | ''[Director](/source/Director_(Avant_album))'' |- | "[Like a Boy](/source/Like_a_Boy)" | [Ciara](/source/Ciara) | ''[Ciara: The Evolution](/source/Ciara%3A_The_Evolution)'' |- | "[Ice Box](/source/Ice_Box_(song))" | [Omarion](/source/Omarion) | ''[21](/source/21_(Omarion_album))'' |- |rowspan="9"| 2007 | "[Promise Ring](/source/Promise_Ring_(song))" |rowspan="2"| [Tiffany Evans](/source/Tiffany_Evans) |rowspan="2"| ''[Tiffany Evans](/source/Tiffany_Evans_(album))'' |- | "Girl Gone Wild" |- | "Hate2LoveU" | [Amerie](/source/Amerie) | ''[Because I Love It](/source/Because_I_Love_It)'' |- | "Forever" |rowspan="3"| [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez) |rowspan="3"| ''[Brave](/source/Brave_(Jennifer_Lopez_album))'' |- | "Wrong When You're Gone" |- | "Brave" |- | "[Radar](/source/Radar_(song))" |rowspan="2"| [Britney Spears](/source/Britney_Spears) |rowspan="2"| ''[Blackout](/source/Blackout_(Britney_Spears_album))'' |- | "Freakshow" |- | "No Definition" |rowspan="1"| [Mario](/source/Mario_(American_singer)) |rowspan="1"| ''[Go](/source/Go_(Mario_album))'' |- |rowspan="1"| 2009 | "[Long Gone](/source/Long_Gone_(Chris_Cornell_song))" |rowspan="1"| [Chris Cornell](/source/Chris_Cornell) |rowspan="1"| ''[Scream](/source/Scream_(Chris_Cornell_album))'' |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 | "[Best Thing I Never Had](/source/Best_Thing_I_Never_Had)" |rowspan="2"| [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9) |rowspan="2"| ''[4](/source/4_(Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles_album))'' |- | "Dreaming" (Japan only) |- |rowspan="1"| 2013 | "[Baby I](/source/Baby_I)" |rowspan="1"| [Ariana Grande](/source/Ariana_Grande) |rowspan="1"| ''[Yours Truly](/source/Yours_Truly_(Ariana_Grande_album))'' |- |rowspan="1"| 2016 | "Testify" |rowspan="1"| [Nick Jonas](/source/Nick_Jonas) |rowspan="1"| ''[Last Year Was Complicated](/source/Last_Year_Was_Complicated)'' |- |rowspan="1"| 2017 | "Limitless" |rowspan="1"| [NCT 127](/source/NCT_(band)) |rowspan="1"| ''[Limitless](/source/Limitless_(NCT_127_EP))'' |- | rowspan="7" | 2018 | "[ヒカリ](/source/%3Aja%3A_%E3%83%92%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA_(%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2))" |rowspan="6"| The Gospellers |rowspan="6"|''[What The World Needs Now](/source/%3Aja%3A_What_The_World_Needs_Now)'' |- |"[In This Room](/source/%3Aja%3A_In_This_Room)" |- |"Right by you" |- |"Goodbye" |- |"for U" |- |"DON'T LEAVE ME NOW" |- |"Cherry Bomb" (English Version) |NCT 127 |''[Cherry Bomb (EP)](/source/Cherry_Bomb_(EP))'' |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | "Make Up" | [SixTONES](/source/SixTONES) | ''[マスカラ](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9_(SixTONES%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2))'' |- | "War With Heaven" | [keshi](/source/Keshi_(singer)) | ''[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album](/source/Shang-Chi_and_the_Legend_of_the_Ten_Rings_(soundtrack))'' |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | "Die For You" | [Joji](/source/Joji_(musician)) | ''[Smithereens](/source/Smithereens_(album)) '' |- |"Back Down" |[P1Harmony](/source/P1Harmony) |''Harmony: Set In'' |- | rowspan="4" |2024 |"Domino" |[SF9](/source/SF9) |[''Sequence''](/source/Sequence_(EP)) |- |"Killin' It" (때깔) |P1Harmony |[Killin' It](/source/Killin'_It) |- |"Broken Heart" |[Ampers&One](/source/Ampers%26One) |''[One Hearted](/source/One_Hearted)'' |- |"He + She = We" |Ampers&One |''[One Question](/source/One_Question)'' |- | rowspan="2" |2026 |"G.O.A.T" | rowspan="2" |[Taeyang](/source/Taeyang) | rowspan="2" |[Quintessence](/source/Quintessence_(Taeyang_album)) |- |"4U" |} ==Awards== Smith has had 3 Grammy Nominations, 4 BET Award Noms, & 6 BMI Award ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061116040225/http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thewriters/j_que.asp Info Site] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:J. Que}} Category:African-American songwriters Category:Living people Category:Musicians from North Carolina Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Anniston, Alabama Category:21st-century African-American people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [J. Que](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Que) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Que?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.