Jake Owen Releases New Single, Announces Tour
Jake Owen is back!
Jake has just released a new single, “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).” Yes, that Jack and Diane. The song features melodies from John Mellencamp’s hit, “Jack & Diane.” Mellencamp even received a writer’s credit for the track!
An article quotes Jake as saying,
“I never release a song without the intention of stepping up to the plate and knocking it out of the park. When I first heard ‘I Was Jack (You Were Diane),’ I thought, ‘How can I do this and re-create what is already a classic song?’ But the more I listened to it, the more I saw my own life growing up. The original ‘Jack & Diane’ was about ‘two American kids growing up in the heartland’ and that image is exactly what so many country songs are based on. Plus, the most important thing to me and my team is that we sent the song to Mellencamp and he digs the track. Getting his stamp of approval sealed the deal for me that this song should be our debut single.”
The singer also recently announced a new tour with Chris Janson and Jordan Davis. The Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour kicks off tomorrow.
The tour, unfortunately, doesn’t stop in Boston, but if you’re up for a quick trip they are coming to PA!
Here are the full dates:
- 5/18 Chattanooga, TN AT&T Field
- 5/19 Augusta, GA SRP Park
- 6/2 Erie, PA UPMC Park
- 6/3 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap – Filene Center^
- 6/15 Jackson, TN Ballpark at Jackson
- 6/16 Little Rock, AR Dickey-Stephens Park
- 6/30 Bowling Green, KY Bowling Green Park
- 7/6 Naperville, IL Ribfest^
- 7/7 South Bend, IN Four Winds Field*
- 8/4 Washington, MO Washington Town & Country Fair
- 8/9 Ft. Wayne, IN Parkview Field
- 8/18 Berea, OH WGAR Country Jam*^
- 8/24 Glen Allen, VA Innsbrook After Hours
- 8/25 Kannapolis, NC Intimidators Stadium
- 8/30 Birmingham, AL Regions Field
- 8/31 Montgomery, AL Riverwalk Stadium
- 9/7 Champaign, IL State Farm Center*~
- 9/14 Sacramento, CA Raley Field*
- 9/15 Fresno, CA Chukchansi Park*
- 9/21 Colorado Springs, CO Security Service Field
- 9/22 Ogden, UT Lindquist Field
