Jack & Diane 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 one of the Songs of the Century. The single spent four weeks at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1982, and is Mellencamp's most successful hit single. According to Mellencamp, "Jack & Diane" was based on the 1962 Tennessee Williams film "Sweet Bird of Youth". He said of recording the song: "'Jack & Diane'
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"