Watching You (Loose Ends song)

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"Watching You"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album The Real Chuckeeboo [1]
B-side "Watching You (Dub)"
Released1988 (Europe)
1988 (United States)
Recorded1988
Genre R&B, New jack swing
Length4:33
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Carl McIntosh
Jane Eugene
Steve Nichol
Producer(s) Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Mr Bachelor"
(1988)
"Watching You"
(1988)
"Life"
(1989)

"Watching You" is the second single release from the 1988 album The Real Chuckeeboo by British group Loose Ends. It was written as most of their songs were by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol; it was co-produced by Loose Ends and longtime collaborator Nick Martinelli. The song reached number #2 on the Billboard R&B Chart; noted among Loose Ends fans as one of their finest efforts it was also one of their biggest hits.

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Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [2] 83
US Billboard Hot Black Singles [3] 2

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  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 359.