Jack & Diane as a love interest. The Jake Owen song "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" heavily samples the original song and references the original in its lyrics. The All American Rejects would use a drum/choir vocal section similar to the one towards the end of this song towards the end of their 2009 hit Gives You Hell Jack & Diane "Jack & Diane" is a 1982 hit rock song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, then performing as "John Cougar." It appears on Mellencamp's album "American Fool". It was chosen by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as
Diane (1927 song) Diane' or confused with The Beach Boys song "My Diane", which is a different song. Diane (1927 song) "Diane" - also known as "Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile)"- is a song by Ernö Rapée and Lew Pollack, originally written as a theme song for the 1927 silent movie "Seventh Heaven". In 1928, The Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a hit with the song. The song appears (without lyrics) on the 1961 Miles Davis Quintet album "Steamin'", originally recorded in 1956. Instrumental version was recorded on March 22, 1962, for the LP "There Is Nothing Like a Dame"