<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Good Company" (2017) </Td> <Td> "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" (2017) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Good Company" (2017) </Td> <Td> "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" (2017) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </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 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 . </P>

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