Loose Ends: "Hangin' On A String" 🎵🎶🔊🎧 July 13, 1985 - "Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)" by Loose Ends hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 1 week, also peaking at #43 on the Hot 100 on August 24, 1985. Written by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol, it is the first US chart topper for the London based R&B trio. The band record the track in the US at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. The single is produced by American R&B producer and remixer Nick Martinelli who had