Jane said she initially did not want to release the EP, however was convinced otherwise by record executive L.A. Reid.[1] On March 28, 2019, Jane released the cover art for Dinah Jane 1 via social media, writing alongside it "4/19", referring to the date of the extended play's release.[2] In the week prior to the EP's release, Jane began teasing the songs via social media by releasing snippets of audio for fans to listen to.[3] Jane released audio versions of each track to YouTube, each of which doubled as lyric videos.[4][5][6] A music video for lead single "Heard It All Before" was also released.[7]
Critical reception
Nylon named it one of the best musical releases of the week, remarking that Jane has "finally found her sound".[8]Billboard called the songs "wildly catchy" and "old-school R&B with 2019 club-ready treatment".[9] Mike Neid of Idolator called the EP a "fitting introduction to the pop star's inner thoughts".[10]
