Diane (Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack song)

1927 song

"Diane"

Sheet music, 1927

Song
Released| 1927 (1927)
Composer(s)| Ernö Rapée
Lyricist(s)| Lew Pollack

"Diane" (also known as "Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile)") is a song by Ernö Rapée and Lew Pollack,[1] and was originally written as a theme song for the 1927 silent movie 7th Heaven. Its musical composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.[2] The song title is sometimes mistakenly referred to as "My Diane" or confused with the Beach Boys song "My Diane", which is a different song.

## Hit versions

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* In 1928, the Nat Shilkret Orchestra had a major hit with the song and other successful versions that year were by Nathan Glantz and by Franklyn Baur.[3]
* The song was a popular single by Irish band The Bachelors, which was released on January 3, 1964 on the Decca label (Decca F11799) and produced by Michael Barclay. It reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart, number two in Ireland and number three in Australia.[citation needed] The Bachelors were the first act from the Republic of Ireland to have a number-one single in the UK charts. In the US, "Diane" was the Bachelors most successful single, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.

### The Bachelors chart performance

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Chart (1964)  | Peak
position

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Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 1
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles[6] | 3
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 10

## References

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1. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 76\. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
2. ^ Public Domain Day 2023
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 491. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Diane". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 26.
7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 40.

## External links

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* October 7, 1927 waltz version, sung by the Troubadours

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* "(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time"
* "Charmaine"
* "Far Away Places"
* "Diane"
* "I Believe"
* "Ramona"
* "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World"
* "No Arms Can Ever Hold You"
* "In the Chapel in the Moonlight"
* "Hello, Dolly!"
* "The Sound of Silence"
* "The Unicorn"
* "I'll Walk with God"
* "Turn Around, Look at Me"
* "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)"
* "With These Hands"

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