I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) - wikipedia I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) `` I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) '' Single by Jake Owen from the EP Jake Owen Released March 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 12 ) Format Digital download Length 3 : 08 Label Big Loud Songwriter ( s ) Tommy Cecil David Ray Jody Stevens Craig Wiseman John Mellencamp Producer ( s ) Joey Moi Jake Owen singles chronology `` Good Company '' ( 2017 ) `` I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) '' ( 2017 ) `` I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) '' is a song written by David Ray, Tommy Cecil, Jody Stevens, Craig Wiseman, and John Mellencamp and recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen. This was Owen 's first single release for Big Loud Records. Content 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 as `` Owen 's updated version highlights the original 's impact on present - day America, while a regular Joe reminisces about falling in love to the tune years before. '' Owen said that he asked Mellencamp personally for permission to incorporate portions of `` Jack & Diane '' into the song, and recorded it after receiving Mellencamp 's permission. Owen said that he wanted to record it because of the feelings of nostalgia that the lyrics evoked in him. The song is Owen 's first release on Big Loud Records, following a decade on RCA Records Nashville. Charts Chart ( 2018 ) Peak position Canada Country ( Billboard ) 32 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 11 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 17 References Jump up ^ Parton, Chris. `` Hear Jake Owen Update John Mellencamp in ' I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) ' ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Whitaker, Sterling. `` Jake Owen Got John Mellencamp 's Blessing for ' I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) ' ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Stefano, Angela. `` Hear Jake Owen 's Brand - New Single, ' I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) ' ''. The Boot. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Chris Lane Chart History ( Canada Country ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Jake Owen Chart History ( Bubbling Under Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jake Owen Chart History ( Country Airplay ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jake Owen Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2018. Jake Owen Studio albums Startin ' with Me ( 2006 ) Easy Does It ( 2009 ) Barefoot Blue Jean Night ( 2011 ) Days of Gold ( 2013 ) American Love ( 2016 ) Singles `` Yee Haw '' `` Startin ' with Me '' `` Something About a Woman '' `` Do n't Think I Ca n't Love You '' `` Eight Second Ride '' `` Tell Me '' `` Barefoot Blue Jean Night '' `` Alone with You '' `` The One That Got Away '' `` Anywhere with You '' `` Days of Gold '' `` Beachin ' '' `` What We Ai n't Got '' `` Real Life '' `` American Country Love Song '' `` If He Ai n't Gonna Love You '' `` Good Company '' `` I Was Jack ( You Were Diane ) '' Other songs `` Back '' `` Life in a Northern Town '' Tours Days of Gold Tour Related topics Discography `` One Little Kiss '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Was_Jack_(You_Were_Diane)&oldid=843032317 '' Categories : 2018 singles 2018 songs Jake Owen songs Songs written by Craig Wiseman Songs written by John Mellencamp Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Big Loud Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadacountry Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardbubbling100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 May 2018, at 11 : 50. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote i was jack you were diane
Answer: David Ray