The Clincher

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox song | name = The Clincher | cover = chevelle_the_clincher.png | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]] | album = [[This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)]] | released = {{start date|2005|1|25}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [[Alternative metal]] * [[nu metal]] | length = 3:43 | label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] | writer = * [[Pete Loeffler]] * Sam Loeffler * Joe Loeffler | producer = * [[Michael Baskette]] * Chevelle | prev_title = [[Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)]] | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = [[Panic Prone]] | next_year = 2005 }}

"'''The Clincher'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], released as the second single from the band's third album ''[[This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)]]''. The song is about [[claustrophobia]], as confirmed by Sam Loeffler. Despite this, many people still mistakenly infer that the song is the band's take on ''[[The Passion of Christ]]'', due to lyrics like "helped to nail down" which refers to [[Resurrection of Jesus|the crucifixion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496430/20050201/chevelle.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129172101/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496430/20050201/chevelle.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Chevelle Get Poles Shoved Through Their Chests For 'Clincher'|author=James Montgomery|date=February 1, 2005|website=MTV|quote=It's about claustrophobia. It's cool to get a song out on the radio that everyone can listen to but it's about such a dark subject.}}</ref>

==Music video== The music video, directed by Nathan Cox, features the band Chevelle performing in the woods while a boy collects bugs. One of the bugs he collects turns out to be a beautiful angel (played by [[Nicole Lenz|Nicole Marie Lenz]]) who endures great suffering when she is framed and mounted on the wall. At the end of the video, the boy recognizes her pain and ultimately frees her.

==Critical reception== ''[[Loudwire]]'' ranked it the sixth greatest Chevelle song.<ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|url=https://loudwire.com/best-chevelle-songs/|title=10 Best Chevelle songs|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Weekly chart performance for "The Clincher" ! scope="col"| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|8|song=The Cllncher|artist=Chevelle|access-date=April 23, 2020|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|8|song=The Cllncher|artist=Chevelle|access-date=April 23, 2020|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|3|song=The Clincher|artist=Chevelle|access-date=April 23, 2020|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for "The Clincher" ! scope="col"|Chart (2005) ! scope="col"|Position |- ! scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Radio-Monitor/2005/Billboard-Radio-Monitor-2005-12-16.pdf|title=Most-Played Modern Rock Songs of 2005|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=13|issue=50|page=52|date=December 16, 2005|access-date=March 30, 2026}}</ref> | 26 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "The Clincher"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Chevelle |title=The Clincher|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|date=January 15, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{YouTube|OP3Yhs8q7oM|Video}} * [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chevelle|chart=all}} Chevelle - Artist Chart History]

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