Diane (Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack song)

"Diane" (also known as "Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile)") is a song by Ernö Rapée and Lew Pollack,[1] and was originally written as a theme song for the 1927 silent movie 7th Heaven. Its musical composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.[2] The song title is sometimes mistakenly referred to as "My Diane" or confused with the Beach Boys song "My Diane", which is a different song.

"Diane"
Song
Released1927 (1927)
Composer(s)Ernö Rapée
Lyricist(s)Lew Pollack

Hit versions
  • In 1928, the Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a major hit with the song and other successful versions that year were by Nathan Glantz and by Franklyn Baur.[3]
  • The song was a popular single by Irish band The Bachelors, which was released on January 25, 1964 on the Decca label (Decca F11799) and produced by Shel Talmy.[4] It reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart, number two in Ireland and number three in Australia. The Bachelors were the first act from the Republic of Ireland to have a number-one single in the UK charts. In the US, "Diane" was the Bachelors most successful single, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.[5]

References
  1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 76. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. Public Domain Day 2023
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 491. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. "Bachelors". Bachelors. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 40.
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