Strictly a One-Eyed Jack is the twenty-fourth studio album by John Mellencamp, set for release on January 21, 2022, via Republic Records. The album marks Mellencamp’s first original music in four years since the release of April 2017’s Sad Clowns & Hillbillies. The album’s tracklist was first revealed on December 10, 2021.
“Wasted Days," featuring Bruce Springsteen was released as a promotional single from the album on September 29, 2021 with “Chasing Rainbows” released as the lead single on December 10, 2021.