I Was Jack (You Were Diane) I Was Jack (You Were Diane) "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" is a song by American country music singer Jake Owen. It was written by David Ray, Tommy Cecil, Jody Stevens, Craig Wiseman, and John Mellencamp, with production handled by Joey Moi. It is Owen's first single released by Big Loud Records. The song is a tribute to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane", and credits Mellencamp as a co-writer for incorporating that song's guitar riff. "Rolling Stone" writer Chris Parton described the song: "Owen's updated version highlights the original's impact on present-day America, while a regular Joe
Jack & Diane a story about Jack Lang and Diane Davidson. Two American kids from very diverse backgrounds." The 2003 romantic comedy "Something's Gotta Give" billed its stars as simply "Jack & Diane" (i.e., Nicholson and Keaton), although the song itself was not used in the film. Jack and Diane are the two Great Khans responsible for the Red Rocks Drug Lab in "". All illegal "chems" in the game are said to originate with these two characters, either directly or indirectly, as Khans are the primary drug runners. Kenny Chesney's song "I Go Back" mentions Jack and Diane in its opening line.