Oh Diane

"Oh Diane" is a song by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. It was written by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut, for the 1982 album Mirage, the fourth album by the band with Lindsey Buckingham as producer.

"Oh Diane"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Mirage
B-side"Only Over You", "The Chain" [12"] (UK) / "That's Alright" (USA)
Released12 December 1982 (UK) / February 1983 (USA)
Recorded1981-1982
GenrePop
Length2:33
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Producer(s)Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut, and Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac UK singles chronology
"Gypsy"
(1982)		 "Oh Diane"
(1982)		 "Can't Go Back"
(1983)
Fleetwood Mac US singles chronology
"Love in Store"
(1982)		 "Oh Diane"
(1982)		 "Big Love"
(1987)

Background

Despite the previous two singles from the album ("Hold Me" and "Gypsy") being unsuccessful, the song became a surprise big hit for the band in the United Kingdom when released there in December 1982. It charted at #69 on 18 December 1982 and took 10 weeks to gradually climb the chart, peaking at #9 in February 1983, helping to push its parent album Mirage into the UK Albums Chart Top 10.[1][2]

The sleeve for "Oh Diane" saw the band return to using the penguin trademark in a nod to the band's earlier years; their 1973 album was called Penguin.[3] "Oh Diane" was released in Britain on 7" and 12" and also as a 7" picture disc of the penguin design.

In the USA, another track from Mirage, "Love in Store", was released as the third single instead and was a moderate success. "Oh Diane" was therefore the fourth single issued in the US; it was released in February 1983, but it failed to chart. However, it did become a minor hit on the American Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #35. Despite being a Top 10 hit in the UK, "Oh Diane" does not appear on the 2002 UK version of the album The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (or the 2009 re-issue), although it was included on 2018's 50 Years – Don't Stop.[4]

Personnel

Chart positions
Chart (1982) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[5] 46
Irish Singles Chart[6] 8
UK Singles Chart[7] 9
US Adult Contemporary[8] 35

References
  1. "Fleetwood Mac - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. Strong, Martin C. (2001). The Great Rock Discography. UK: Canongate. p. 378. ISBN 1841950173.
  3. "Happy 45th: Fleetwood Mac, PENGUIN". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. Cashmere, Paul (2018-09-29). "Fleetwood Mac To Release Career Spanning Collection '50 Years – Don't Stop'". Noise11.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  5. GfK Dutch Charts (November 9, 2009). "dutchcharts.nl - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac in Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl.
  6. The Irish Charts (November 9, 2009). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know : Search by Artist (Fleetwood Mac)". Irish Charts / IRMA - Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  7. "Fleetwood Mac: Artist Discography". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  8. "Fleetwood Mac Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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