"Diamonds On the Inside" is a song by American artist

Ben Harper Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...

. It was released in April 2003 as the second single from his album, '' Diamonds On the Inside''.

Track list

# "Diamonds On the Inside" (Radio Edit) - 3:45 # "Diamonds On the Inside" (LP Version) - 4:27

Charts

Pop culture references

The verse "A candle throws its light into the darkness In a nasty world so shines a good deed" demonstrates the importance of

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

in Harper's references; it comes from the famous play ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'': "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world."

References

2003 singles Ben Harper songs 2003 songs Virgin Records singles Songs written by Ben Harper {{2000s-rock-song-stub