"Diane" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

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, and is the lead single from her third album, '' The Otherside''. The song was written with Tyler Johnson and

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, who also produced the track. "Diane" is a

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song that inverts the perspective on

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's country classic " Jolene".

Background and composition

"Diane" is a hard-charging, empowering

track in which Cam sings about an affair to an unsuspecting wife once she realizes the man she was seeing is married. Cam noted to ''

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'' that the song is her "response to Dolly Parton's 'Jolene.' It's the apology so many spouses deserve, but never get. The other woman is coming forward to break the news to the wife about an affair, respecting her enough to have that hard conversation, once she realized he was married. Because everyone should be able to decide their own path in life, based on the truth. Women especially should do this for each other, since our self-worth can still be so wrapped up in our partners. And in true country fashion, I've set the whole raw story to upbeat music, so you can dance while you process it all." In April 2018, "Diane" was added to the BBC Radio 2 A-list.

Live performances

Cam promoted "Diane" with several live performances including on '' Good Morning America'', ''

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'', and as a duet with a contestant on the sixteenth season of ''

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''. On her ''Good Morning America'' appearance, she was surprised with a pre-recorded message from Dolly Parton praising her performance.

Music video

The music video for "Diane," which was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Daniel Carberry, premiered on February 9, 2018. In it, Cam is shown playing the role of 'the other woman' and confronting the wife of the man who she cheated with. Scenes of her performing on stage in a nightclub are interspersed between the storyline.

Charts

References

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