High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Hanging by a Moment" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was the first single released from their debut studio album, No Name Face (2000). The track was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade, who said that he wrote the song in about five minutes without thinking about what would happen to it. It was produced by American record producer Ron Aniello and was mixed by Brendan O`Brien. Musically, "Hanging by a Moment" is a pop-rock song that contains adult alternative. The song was first released in the United States on April 24, 2001 by DreamWorks Records.