Cleva

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"Cleva"
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album Mama's Gun
Released	April 17, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Neo soul jazz
Length	3:55
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Erykah Badu James Poyser James Yancey
Producer(s)	Erykah Badu J Dilla James Poyser
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Didn't Cha Know?" (2001) "Cleva" (2001) "Sweet Baby" (2001)

"Cleva" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her second studio album Mama's Gun (2000). It was written and produced by Badu, J Dilla, and James Poyser, a member of the Soulquarians and Badu's own production team Frequency. The song features Roy Ayers on vibraphone. It was released as the third and final single from Mama's Gun on April 17, 2001, by Motown Records.

Due to its limited, airplay-only release, "Cleva" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 77 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.