"The Clincher" is the second single from Chevelle's third album ''

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''. The song is about

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, as confirmed by Sam Loeffler. Despite this, many people still mistakenly infer that the song is the band's take on ''

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'', due to lyrics like "helped to nail down" which refers to

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. The song appears on the soundtrack to the video games ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Critical reception

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'' ranked it the sixth greatest Chevelle song.

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * Chevelle - Artist Chart History 2004 songs 2005 singles Chevelle (band) songs Songs written by Pete Loeffler Epic Records singles Songs written by Sam Loeffler Song recordings produced by Michael Baskette {{2000s-rock-song-stub