"Diane" is a song by American band

Hüsker Dü Hüsker Dü () was an American punk rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continuous members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. They first gained notability as a hardc ...

that appears on their '' Metal Circus'' EP from 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 Grant Vernon Hart (March 18, 1961 – September 13, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1988, he released his first solo album, ''Intolerance'', before fo ...

, and concerns the murder of West St. Paul waitress Diane Edwards by

Joseph Ture Jr. Joseph Donald Ture Jr. (born February 7, 1951) is an American serial killer who committed at least six murders central Minnesota from 1978 to 1980. He murdered four members of the Huling family in Clearwater during a burglary of their residence ...

in 1980.

Therapy? version

Northern Irish metal band

Therapy? Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band ...

covered the song and released it as a single on November 6, 1995, on

A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and functions as a branch of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Established in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the label initially operated independent ...

. The song is featured on the ''

Infernal Love ''Infernal Love'' is the fifth album by the Northern Ireland rock band Therapy? Their third album on a major label, it was released on 12 June 1995 on A&M Records. The album was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire from January to Ma ...

'' album in a radically different arrangement from the original, featuring only cello and vocals. The single reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single entered the top 10 in several European countries, winning an award for best single from ''

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'' magazine in Belgium. The single was released on CD, CD digipak, CD velvet digipak, red 7-inch vinyl, and cassette.

Track listings

7-inch and CD Tracks three and four were recorded for "Collin's and Maconie's Hit Parade",

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

Radio One. Velvet digipak CD and cassette Tracks two, three, and four were recorded by Chris Leckie in

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

, Switzerland, September 1995. German double CD digipak

Personnel

Therapy? * Andy Cairns – vocals *

Fyfe Ewing Fyfe Alexander Ewing (born 1 November 1970), is best known as the original drummer and founding member of rock band Therapy?. Therapy? In 1989, while playing drums in a punk covers band at a charity gig in Jordanstown, Ewing met Andy Cairns a ...

– backing vocals *

Michael McKeegan Michael McKeegan (born 25 March 1971) is a Northern Irish musician best known as the bassist of rock band Therapy?. Evil Priest In 1988, McKeegan (bass/vocals), along with his two brothers Ciaran (guitar) and Charlie (drums), formed a heavy ...

– backing vocals Additional *

Martin McCarrick Martin McCarrick (born 29 July 1962) is an English cellist, keyboardist, guitarist and composer, best known for being a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees for seven years, from 1987 until 1995. Aside from being a live and recording artist, he ...

– cello, backing vocals * Al Clay – producer (Diane & Misery) *

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner" ...

– photography * Lewis Mulatero – photography * Phil Knott – photography * Jeremy Pearce – design * Simon Carrington – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diane (Husker Du song) 1995 singles Therapy? songs Hüsker Dü songs 1983 songs A&M Records singles Songs written by Grant Hart