Loose Ends

Loose Ends

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Formed in London in 1980, the British R&B and funk band Loose Ends has been scoring hits all decade long. The trio of Carl McIntosh (vocals, guitar), Jane Eugene (vocals) and Steve Nichol (keyboards) signed to Virgin Records and recorded three singles before enjoying success with the album A Little Spice (1984), featuring three chart-topping tracks including "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" (#13 UK, #1 US R&B). The trajectory is maintained in singles sales with "Magic Touch" (no. 16), taken from the album So Where Are You? (1985) or "Slow Down" (no. 27 UK and no. 1 US R&B) and three other songs from Zagora (1986). In 1988, The Real Chuckeeboo came to the fore with "Watching You" (#1 R&B in the U.S.) and its successor, Look How Long (1990), shone the trio's last light with "Don't Be a Fool" (#13 and #10 respectively in the same charts). The band had already split up when DJ Frankie Knuckles remixed "Hangin' on a String" in 1992. McIntosh revived the Loose Ends name in 1998 for a collaboration with Pete Rock, and again in 2021 with the single "Gonna Make You Mine (Forever More)".

Top tracks

06
Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
03:35
Writer: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol / Composers: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
09
You Can't Stop The Rain
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
04:29
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
03
Slow Down
Loose Ends
Zagora
05:03
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
01
Hangin’ On A String (Re-recorded / Remastered)
Loose Ends
Hangin' On A String (Re-recorded / Remastered)
05:53
01
Stay A Little While, Child
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Zagora
05:07
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
08
The Sweetest Pain
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
05:57
Composers: Cynthia Biggs - Dexter Wansel
07
Love Controversy, Pt. 1
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Look How Long
03:29
Composers: Trevor Jacobs - Carl MacIntosh - Sunay Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
04
Ooh You Make Me Feel
Loose Ends
Zagora
03:46
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
04
So Where Are You
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
04:39
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
08
I Can't Wait
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Zagora
04:56
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Sam Bergliter - Carol Thompson
03
Don't Be A Fool
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The Best Of Loose Ends
04:20
Writer: Carl MacIntosh - Phillip Linton - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Suni Suleyman / Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Phillip Linton - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Suni Suleyman
05
Golden Years
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
03:41
Writer: David Bowie / Composers: David Bowie
05
What Goes Around
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:02
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
14
Watching You
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
04:38
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
02
A New Horizon
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
05:04
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
03
If My Lovin' Makes You Hot
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
05:06
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
08
A Little Spice
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
05:08
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
09
Nights Of Pleasure
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Zagora
04:01
Composers: Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Nicholas Martinelli
07
Give It All You Got
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
03:55
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
01
Magic Touch
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
04:35
Writer: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene / Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
03
Time Is Ticking
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Look How Long
04:46
Composers: Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas - Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs
11
Stay A Little While, Child (Dub Mix)
Loose Ends
Zagora
07:47
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
07
Choose Me (Rescue Me)
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
03:35
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
05
Emergency (Dial 999)
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
06:43
Writer: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol / Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol
12
Love's Got Me
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
03:35
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
02
(There's No) Gratitude
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:21
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
16
Slow Down (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]
Loose Ends
Old Skool R&B Classic Anthems - The Greatest All Time Rnb Hits Ever
05:20
Composers: CARL MC INTOSH - Jane Eugene - Steve Orlando Nichol
06
Music Takes Me Higher
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:56
Composers: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
02
Don't You Ever (Try To Change Me)
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:28
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
04
So Much In Love
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:31
Composers: McIntosh - Foster - Eugene - Nicholl
02
Feel So Right Now
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
05:24
Composers: Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh
09
Hold Tight
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:23
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas - Trevor Jacobs
06
Gonna Make You Mine
Loose Ends
Zagora
04:31
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
15
Cheap Talk
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The Best Of Loose Ends
04:01
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Sam Bergliter - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Suni Suleyman
10
I Don't Need To Love
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Look How Long
04:04
Composers: Trevor Jacobs - Carl MacIntosh - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
07
Hungry
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:57
Composers: Jane Eugene - Leon Ware - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
12
Johnny Broadhead (Part 2)
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
06:30
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
05
Just A Minute
Loose Ends
Zagora
03:33
Composers: Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh
09
Remote Control
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:15
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
01
Tell Me What You Want
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:47
Composers: Ray Shell - Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
02
Hangin’ On A String (Instrumental)
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Hangin' On A String (Re-recorded / Remastered)
05:53
03
The Real Chuckeeboo: Tomorrow / Mr Bachelor / You've Just Got To Have It All
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
11:00
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
10
Silent Talking
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So Where Are You
05:03
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Ron Jennings
06
Easier Said Than Done
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:40
Composers: Leon Ware - Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
12
Rainbow / Take The ''A'' Train
Loose Ends
Zagora
06:44
Composers: Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Billy Strayhorn
04
Life
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:08
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
07
Who Are You?
Loose Ends
Zagora
04:00
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol
02
Be Thankful (Mama's Song)
Loose Ends
Zagora
05:18
Composers: Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
09
Mr. Bachelor
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The Best Of Loose Ends
04:16
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
10
Let's Get Back To Love
Loose Ends
Zagora
07:49
Composers: Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol - Carl McIntosh
11
Symptoms Of Love
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Look How Long
01:23
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
08
Try My Love
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:04
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
11
Too Much
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:05
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
03
Let's Rock
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:57
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
01
Gonna Make You Mine
Loose Ends
Gonna Make You Mine / Forever More (Reprise)
02:46
Composers: Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
08
Is It Ever Too Late?
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:54
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Steven Dante - Jane Eugene - Sam Bergliter
10
Until A Tear Becomes A Rose
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
06:54
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
01
Look How Long
Loose Ends
Look How Long
03:44
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Linda Carriere
03
Hangin on a String (Re-Recorded - Slowed + Reverb)
Loose Ends
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
07:50
Composers: McIntosh - SENDALL-PETERS - Nichol
01
Red Queen
Loose Ends
Red Queen
02:54
Writer: Harrison Burrows / Composers: Caleb Johnson - Harrison Burrows - Shane Holeston - Michael King - Yaroslav Timachev

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  • Discography
Albums
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
â„— 2018 CHM Supersound
23-03-2018
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
01
Moraitai Lareva
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
04:03
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
02
Seven Miles
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
03:04
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
03
Lus Solowara
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
05:02
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
04
Gut Taims
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
04:36
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
05
Papare Ve
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
06:10
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
06
Koma Mamua
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
03:19
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
07
Isou Posa
Loose Ends
Moraitai Lareva Vol.1
04:02
Writer: Loose Ends / Composers: Loose Ends
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Loose Ends
2006 Loose Ends
06-12-2005
Loose Ends
01
Fishin' Song
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
03:27
Composers: Bobby Dewitt
02
Meant To Be
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
04:06
Composers: Bobby DeWitt/ Gerald Chism
03
How Can You Say
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
03:51
Composers: Gerald Chism
04
Lure Huntin'
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
03:30
Composers: Bobby Dewitt
05
On My Knees
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
04:06
Composers: Bobby Dewitt
06
Headed For Glory
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
03:21
Composers: Bobby Dewitt
07
Lead Me Home
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
03:49
Composers: Bobby DeWitt/ Gerald Chism
The Best Of Loose Ends
This Compilation â„— 2003 EMI Records Ltd
01-01-2003
The Best Of Loose Ends
01
Hangin' On A String
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
05:51
Writer: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol / Composers: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
02
Magic Touch
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
04:27
Writer: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene / Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
03
Don't Be A Fool
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
04:20
Writer: Carl MacIntosh - Phillip Linton - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Suni Suleyman / Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Phillip Linton - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Suni Suleyman
04
Slow Down
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
05:03
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
05
Emergency (Dial 999)
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
06:43
Writer: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol / Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol
06
Tell Me What You Want
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
03:35
Composers: Ray Shell - Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
07
Choose Me (Rescue Me)
Loose Ends
The Best Of Loose Ends
03:35
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
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Look How Long
â„— 1990 Virgin Records Limited
01-01-1990
Look How Long
01
Look How Long
Loose Ends
Look How Long
03:44
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Linda Carriere
02
Don't You Ever (Try To Change Me)
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:28
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
03
Time Is Ticking
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:46
Composers: Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas - Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs
04
Love's Got Me
Loose Ends
Look How Long
03:35
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Trevor Jacobs - Suni Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
05
Don't Be A Fool
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:20
Composers: Trevor Jacobs - Phillip Linton - Kenny Nicholas - Carl MacIntosh - Suni Suleyman
06
Cheap Talk
Loose Ends
Look How Long
04:01
Composers: Sam Bergliter - Trevor Jacobs - Kenny Nicholas - Carl MacIntosh - Suni Suleyman
07
Love Controversy, Pt. 1
Loose Ends
Look How Long
03:29
Composers: Trevor Jacobs - Carl MacIntosh - Sunay Suleyman - Kenny Nicholas
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The Real Chuckeeboo
â„— 1988 Virgin Records Limited
01-01-1988
The Real Chuckeeboo
01
Watching You
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:38
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
02
(There's No) Gratitude
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:21
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
03
The Real Chuckeeboo: Tomorrow / Mr Bachelor / You've Just Got To Have It All
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
11:00
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
04
Life
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:08
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
05
What Goes Around
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:02
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
06
Easier Said Than Done
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
05:40
Composers: Leon Ware - Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
07
Hungry
Loose Ends
The Real Chuckeeboo
04:57
Composers: Jane Eugene - Leon Ware - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
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Zagora
â„— 1986 Virgin Records Limited
01-01-1986
Zagora
01
Stay A Little While, Child
Loose Ends
Zagora
05:07
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
02
Be Thankful (Mama's Song)
Loose Ends
Zagora
05:18
Composers: Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
03
Slow Down
Loose Ends
Zagora
05:03
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
04
Ooh You Make Me Feel
Loose Ends
Zagora
03:46
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
05
Just A Minute
Loose Ends
Zagora
03:33
Composers: Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh
06
Gonna Make You Mine
Loose Ends
Zagora
04:31
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
07
Who Are You?
Loose Ends
Zagora
04:00
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol
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So Where Are You
â„— 1985 Virgin Records Limited
01-01-1985
So Where Are You
01
Magic Touch
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
04:35
Writer: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene / Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
02
A New Horizon
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
05:04
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
03
If My Lovin' Makes You Hot
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
05:06
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
04
So Where Are You
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
04:39
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
05
Golden Years
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
03:41
Writer: David Bowie / Composers: David Bowie
06
Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
03:35
Writer: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol / Composers: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
07
Give It All You Got
Loose Ends
So Where Are You
03:55
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
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A Little Spice
â„— 1984 Virgin Records Limited
01-01-1984
A Little Spice
01
Tell Me What You Want
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:47
Composers: Ray Shell - Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
02
Feel So Right Now
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
05:24
Composers: Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh
03
Let's Rock
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:57
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol
04
So Much In Love
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:31
Composers: McIntosh - Foster - Eugene - Nicholl
05
Dial 999
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:52
Composers: Jane Eugene - Carl McIntosh - Steve Nichol
06
Music Takes Me Higher
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:56
Composers: Carl McIntosh - Jane Eugene - Steve Nichol
07
Choose Me
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
04:34
Composers: Carl MacIntosh - Steve Nichol - Jane Eugene
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EPs
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
(P) 2023 Goldenlane Records
14-04-2023
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
01
Hangin' on a String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Loose Ends
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
04:42
Composers: McIntosh - SENDALL-PETERS - Nichol
02
Hangin' on a String (Re-Recorded)
Loose Ends
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
05:53
Composers: McIntosh - SENDALL-PETERS - Nichol
03
Hangin on a String (Re-Recorded - Slowed + Reverb)
Loose Ends
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
07:50
Composers: McIntosh - SENDALL-PETERS - Nichol
04
Hangin' On A String (Instrumental - Re-Recorded)
Loose Ends
Hangin' On A String (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
05:53
Composers: McIntosh - SENDALL-PETERS - Nichol
Playground
2015 Loose Ends
10-04-2015
Playground
01
50 Something
Loose Ends
Playground
02:50
02
Rush
Loose Ends
Playground
04:53
03
Mirror
Loose Ends
Playground
02:42
04
Fight Or Flight
Loose Ends
Playground
03:20
Greatest Hits
09-08-2011
Greatest Hits
01
Slow Down (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]
Loose Ends
Greatest Hits
05:20
02
Hangin’ On A String (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]
Loose Ends
Greatest Hits
05:53
03
Slow Down (Instrumental Version) (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]
Loose Ends
Greatest Hits
05:20
04
Hangin’ On A String (Instrumental) (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]
Loose Ends
Greatest Hits
05:53
Singles
Mutual Kombat (feat. Remmy of 2Face)
â„— 2025 Loose Ends
14-11-2025
Mutual Kombat (feat. Remmy of 2Face)
01
Mutual Kombat (feat. Remmy of 2Face)
Loose Ends
Mutual Kombat (feat. Remmy of 2Face)
03:54
Writer: Harrison Burrows - Caleb R Johnson - Yaroslav Timachev - Shane Holeston - Michael King / Composers: Harrison Burrows - Caleb R Johnson - Yaroslav Timachev - Shane Holeston - Michael King
Red Queen
â„— 2025 Loose Ends
02-09-2025
Red Queen
01
Red Queen
Loose Ends
Red Queen
02:54
Writer: Harrison Burrows / Composers: Caleb Johnson - Harrison Burrows - Shane Holeston - Michael King - Yaroslav Timachev
LET ME GO
â„— 2025 RATED-99
17-07-2025
LET ME GO
01
LET ME GO
Kidd Royale
LET ME GO
02:44
Composers: Asdin Zahri - RAJA IMAN
Remote Control
â„— 2024 Mario Sanchez
06-09-2024
Remote Control
01
Remote Control
Loose Ends
Remote Control
04:51
Composers: Mario Sánchez