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| Writer = {{hlist|Julian Bunetta|[[Jamie Scott]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JamieScottG6/status/388758547863183360|title=Twitter / Jamie ScottG6: So everyone can stop guessing...I co wrote 2,3,4,5,7,11 and 14 That's half i think... This album is gonna be EPIC. #MidnightMemories|last=Scott|first=Jamie|date=12 October 2013|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>|[[John Ryan (musician)|John Ryan]]|[[Louis Tomlinson]]<ref name="Liam and Louis"/>|[[Liam Payne]]<ref name="Liam and Louis">{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/dan-wootton/5267337/one-direction-album-midnight-memories-review.html|title=M1DNIGHT treat world exclusive review of album|last=Wootton|first=Dan|date=17 November 2013|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|publisher=[[News UK]]|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref>}}
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==Background==
==Background==
The song was written by Julian Bunetta, [[Jamie Scott]], John Ryan and band members [[Louis Tomlinson]] and [[Liam Payne]].<ref name="Liam and Louis"/> In an interview with ''[[MTV News]]'', when Bunetta was asked if the song was named after someone called Diana, he replied "Can't tell! It's definitely about somebody, maybe one day somebody will tell. But we can't tell. I think that the lyric probably pertains to what a lot of the fans are going through and feel... People feel like they're alone and that's what their escape is, Twitter and [finding] people that also relate to them, and everyone finding each other from different parts of the world that are going through the same things." He went on to say, "[I think] it was a kind of a pretty accurate depiction of the loneliness someone can feel in such a huge world and someone saying 'Hey, I feel you. I know you're there. I notice you; it's OK. You're not alone'."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718082/one-direction-midnight-memories-inside-recording-sessions.jhtml|title=One Direction's Midnight Memories: Go Inside Their Late-Night Recording Sessions|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=25 November 2013|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref>
"Diana" was leaked onto the internet on 24 September 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/09/24/one-direction-new-song-diana-leaks-online-causes-twitter-frenzy/|title=One Direction new song 'Diana' leaks online, causes Twitter frenzy|website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=24 September 2013|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> before it was officially released as the first promotional single from ''[[Midnight Memories]]'' on 18 November.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/one-direction-diana-single-midnight-memories|title=One Direction's New Song, "Diana," Sounds Like Literally Nothing They've Ever Done Before|magazine=[[Teen Vogue]]|date=19 November 2013|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> The song was written by Julian Bunetta, [[Jamie Scott]], [[John Ryan (musician)|John Ryan]] and band members [[Louis Tomlinson]] and [[Liam Payne]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Midnight Memories|others=One Direction |year=2013|type= CD liner|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]|id=8-88837-74032-6}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[MTV News]]'', when Bunetta was asked if the song was named after someone called Diana, he replied "Can't tell! It's definitely about somebody, maybe one day somebody will tell. But we can't tell. I think that the lyric probably pertains to what a lot of the fans are going through and feel... People feel like they're alone and that's what their escape is, Twitter and [finding] people that also relate to them, and everyone finding each other from different parts of the world that are going through the same things." He went on to say, "[I think] it was a kind of a pretty accurate depiction of the loneliness someone can feel in such a huge world and someone saying 'Hey, I feel you. I know you're there. I notice you; it's OK. You're not alone'."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718082/one-direction-midnight-memories-inside-recording-sessions.jhtml|title=One Direction's Midnight Memories: Go Inside Their Late-Night Recording Sessions|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=25 November 2013|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128094511/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718082/one-direction-midnight-memories-inside-recording-sessions.jhtml|archivedate=28 November 2013|accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref>


Tomlinson told [[Perez Hilton]]'s Danielle Sacco for Perez TV that, "We [were] actually working with a few different names for the chorus, and the top name originally was '[[Joanna]]', which is actually quite close to my mum's name, and it felt a little weird so we changed it to Diana."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://perezhilton.com/2013-11-21-exclusive-one-direction-dishes-secrets-making-of-hit-song-diana|title=EXCLUSIVE! One Direction Dishes Secret Deets On The Making Of Their New Hit Diana!|last=Hilton|first=Perez|date=21 November 2013|publisher=Perez TV|accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref>
Tomlinson told [[Perez Hilton]]'s Danielle Sacco for Perez TV that, "We [were] actually working with a few different names for the chorus, and the top name originally was '[[Joanna]]', which is actually quite close to my mum's name, and it felt a little weird so we changed it to Diana."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://perezhilton.com/2013-11-21-exclusive-one-direction-dishes-secrets-making-of-hit-song-diana|title=EXCLUSIVE! One Direction Dishes Secret Deets On The Making Of Their New Hit Diana!|last=Hilton|first=Perez|date=21 November 2013|publisher=Perez TV|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121213117/http://perezhilton.com/2013-11-21-exclusive-one-direction-dishes-secrets-making-of-hit-song-diana|archivedate=21 November 2013|accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> The track features guitar work from [[Niall Horan]], which takes influences from [[1980s in music|'80s rock]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-billboard-cover-story-one-directions-mapping-out-memories-5800589/|title=The Billboard Cover Story – One Direction's Mapping Out Memories|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|author=Andrew Hampp|date=22 November 2013|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>

==Reception==
"Diana" was met with generally positive responses. Christina Garibaldi of [[MTV]] described the song as an "upbeat track," that "seems like it was taken out of the '80s." She compared the track to "[[Don't Stand So Close to Me]]" by [[the Police]] for its sound and style, as well as "[[The Boys of Summer (song)|The Boys of Summer]]" by [[Don Henley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/fy2oro/one-direction-diana-leak-midnight-memories|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201165933/https://www.mtv.com/news/fy2oro/one-direction-diana-leak-midnight-memories|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2024|title=One Direction's 'Diana': Real Or Not, Fans Left In 'Tsunami' Of Tears|website=[[MTV]]|author=Christina Garibaldi|date=24 September 2013|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> Rebecca Twomey of ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' remarked, "The song has the band's signature romantic style but it showcases their vocal ability too."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a22903/one-direction-diana-song-leaks/|title=One Direction's new track Diana leaks online|author=Rebecca Twomey|magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|date=22 September 2013|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> Chris Payne of [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] stated that the song shifts "from straight-up pop to more of a pop-rock feel." He also added, "Production-wise, its sound is firmly rooted in modern pop, though this is still a song that plenty of parents of One Direction fans should appreciate."<ref name="Song Review"/>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
The day after its release, the song debuted at number two on the [[Irish Singles Chart]], where it was one of three One Direction songs from ''Midnight Memories'' in the top 10, along with the album's title track "[[Midnight Memories (song)|Midnight Memories]]" (number three) and "[[Story of My Life (One Direction song)|Story of My Life]]" (number six). Diana debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 11 on 7 December and dropped off the chart the following week.
The day after its release, "Diana" peaked at number 58 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20131201/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart: 30 November 2013 - 6 December 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> The song also debuted at number two on the [[Irish Singles Chart]], where it was one of three One Direction songs from ''[[Midnight Memories]]'' in the top 10, along with the album's title track "[[Midnight Memories (song)|Midnight Memories]]" (number three) and "[[Story of My Life (One Direction song)|Story of My Life]]" (number six).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=One+Direction|title=Discography: One Direction|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> "Diana" debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 11 on 7 December and dropped off the chart the following week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-12-07/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of 7 December 2013|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on the [[Hitlisten|Denmark Track Top 40]] chart and [[Billboard charts|Greece Digital Songs]] chart.<ref name="Denmark"/><ref name="Greece Digital"/> The track topped the [[iTunes]] charts worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/one-direction-get-hit-with-diana/29767100.html|title=One Direction get hit with Diana|website=[[Irish Independent]]|date=19 November 2013|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 27 June 2024

"Diana"
Promotional single by One Direction
from the album Midnight Memories
Released18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Julian Bunetta
  • John Ryan

"Diana" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their third studio album Midnight Memories (2013). It was released on 18 November 2013, a week prior to the album's release.[3]

The song debuted at number two on the Irish Singles Chart on 19 November 2013, the day after it was released; it was one of three One Direction songs in the top 10 that week, along with the album's title track "Midnight Memories" (number three) and "Story of My Life" (number six). One Direction performed the song on all two of their major concert tours: Where We Are Tour (2014) and On the Road Again Tour (2015).

Background

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"Diana" was leaked onto the internet on 24 September 2013,[4] before it was officially released as the first promotional single from Midnight Memories on 18 November.[5] The song was written by Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott, John Ryan and band members Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne.[6] In an interview with MTV News, when Bunetta was asked if the song was named after someone called Diana, he replied "Can't tell! It's definitely about somebody, maybe one day somebody will tell. But we can't tell. I think that the lyric probably pertains to what a lot of the fans are going through and feel... People feel like they're alone and that's what their escape is, Twitter and [finding] people that also relate to them, and everyone finding each other from different parts of the world that are going through the same things." He went on to say, "[I think] it was a kind of a pretty accurate depiction of the loneliness someone can feel in such a huge world and someone saying 'Hey, I feel you. I know you're there. I notice you; it's OK. You're not alone'."[7]

Tomlinson told Perez Hilton's Danielle Sacco for Perez TV that, "We [were] actually working with a few different names for the chorus, and the top name originally was 'Joanna', which is actually quite close to my mum's name, and it felt a little weird so we changed it to Diana."[8] The track features guitar work from Niall Horan, which takes influences from '80s rock.[9]

Reception

[edit]

"Diana" was met with generally positive responses. Christina Garibaldi of MTV described the song as an "upbeat track," that "seems like it was taken out of the '80s." She compared the track to "Don't Stand So Close to Me" by the Police for its sound and style, as well as "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley.[10] Rebecca Twomey of Cosmopolitan remarked, "The song has the band's signature romantic style but it showcases their vocal ability too."[11] Chris Payne of Billboard stated that the song shifts "from straight-up pop to more of a pop-rock feel." He also added, "Production-wise, its sound is firmly rooted in modern pop, though this is still a song that plenty of parents of One Direction fans should appreciate."[1]

Chart performance

[edit]

The day after its release, "Diana" peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] The song also debuted at number two on the Irish Singles Chart, where it was one of three One Direction songs from Midnight Memories in the top 10, along with the album's title track "Midnight Memories" (number three) and "Story of My Life" (number six).[13] "Diana" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 11 on 7 December and dropped off the chart the following week.[14] The song peaked at number one on the Denmark Track Top 40 chart and Greece Digital Songs chart.[15][16] The track topped the iTunes charts worldwide.[17]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Diana"
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[18] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[21] 7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 23
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 1
France (SNEP)[23] 12
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[16] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 2
Italy (FIMI)[26] 4
Luxembourg Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 3
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[29] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 2
Portugal Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[31] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 55
Switzerland Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[34] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[35] 58
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 11

References

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  1. ^ a b Chris Payne (25 November 2013). "One Direction, 'Midnight Memories': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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