<Tr> <Td> "Good Company" (2017) </Td> <Td> "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" (2018) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> 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 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 . </P> <P> The song is Owen's first release on Big Loud Records, following a decade on RCA Records Nashville . </P>

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