Diane (Hüsker Dü song)

"Diane" is a song by American band Hüsker Dü that appears on their Metal Circus EP in 1983, but appeared in their live set as early as 1981, as evidenced by its inclusion in a recording from August that year which appears on the compilation Savage Young Dü. The song was written by drummer Grant Hart, and concerns the murder of West St. Paul waitress Diane Edwards by Joseph Ture Jr. in 1980.^[2]

"Diane"
Song by Hüsker Dü
from the album Metal Circus
Released	October 1983
Recorded	December 1982–January 1983
Studio	Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Punk rock[1]
Length	4:42
Label	SST
Songwriter(s)	Grant Hart
Producer(s)	Hüsker Dü Spot

Therapy? version

"Diane"
Single by Therapy?
from the album Infernal Love
Released	November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)
Genre	Symphonic rock post-punk[3]
Length	4:04
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Grant Hart
Producer(s)	Al Clay
Therapy? singles chronology
"Loose" (1995) "Diane" (1995) "Church of Noise" (1998)

Northern Irish metal band Therapy? covered the song and released it as a single on November 6, 1995, on A&M Records.^[4] The song is featured on the Infernal Love album in a radically different arrangement from the original, featuring only cello and vocals.^[5] The single reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart.^[6][7] The single entered the top 10 in several European countries, winning an award for best single from Humo Magazine in Belgium.^[8] The single was released on CD, CD digipak, CD velvet digipak, red 7-inch vinyl, and cassette.

Track listings

7-inch and CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Diane"	4:04
2.	"Misery" (acoustic version)	3:08
3.	"Die Laughing" (acoustic version)	3:02
4.	"Screamager" (acoustic version)	2:51

Tracks three and four were recorded for "Collin's and Maconie's Hit Parade", BBC Radio One.

Velvet digipak CD and cassette

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Diane"	4:04
2.	"Jude the Obscene" (acoustic version)	3:27
3.	"Loose" (acoustic version)	3:09
4.	"30 Seconds" (acoustic version)	2:42

Tracks two, three, and four were recorded by Chris Leckie in Zürich, Switzerland, September 1995.

German double CD digipak

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Diane"	4:04
2.	"Misery" (acoustic version)	3:08
3.	"Die Laughing" (acoustic version)	3:02
4.	"Screamager" (acoustic version)	2:51

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jude the Obscene" (acoustic version)	3:27
2.	"Loose" (acoustic version)	3:09
3.	"30 Seconds" (acoustic version)	2:42

Personnel

Therapy?

• Andy Cairns – vocals
• Fyfe Ewing – backing vocals
• Michael McKeegan – backing vocals

Additional

• Martin McCarrick – cello, backing vocals
• Al Clay – producer (Diane & Misery)
• Anton Corbijn – photography
• Lewis Mulatero – photography
• Phil Knott – photography
• Jeremy Pearce – design
• Simon Carrington – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1996) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 27 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 52 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 14 France (SNEP)[13] 30 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 10 Scotland (OCC)[16] 26 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 26 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 61 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 78

References

1. Edwards, Briony (September 14, 2017). "The 10 best Hüsker Dü songs written by Grant Hart". LouderSound. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
2. Headley, Janice (October 17, 2019). "13 Songs for Halloween: "Diane" by Hüsker Dü". KEXP-FM. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
3. Wilson, Wade (May 24, 2014). "Therapy? - Infernal Love". Punk News. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
4. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 4, 1995. p. 43.
5. Kellman, Andy. "Infernal Love - Therapy?". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Diane". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
8. "Therapy? Biography 1995". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009.
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10. "Therapy? – Diane" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
11. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 9. March 2, 1996. p. 16.
12. "Therapy?: Diane" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
13. "Therapy? – Diane" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
15. "Therapy? – Diane" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
16. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
17. "Therapy? – Diane". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
18. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
19. "Jaaroverzichten 1996" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
20. "Årslista Singlar, 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 26, 2023.