Could've Been Me
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| Single by Billy Ray Cyrus | ||||
| from the album Some Gave All | ||||
| B-side | "I'm So Miserable" | |||
| Released | July 13, 1992 | |||
| Format | Cassette and CD | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Reed Nielsen Monty Powell |
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| Producer | Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton | |||
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"Could've Been Me" is the title of a song written by Reed Nielsen and Monty Powell, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in July 1992 as the second single from his multi-platinum selling debut album, Some Gave All. The song reached number 2 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was the follow-up to the number 1 song, "Achy Breaky Heart".
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[edit] Content
The song is a moderate up-tempo in which the narrator hears from a friend that his ex-lover had gotten married. He calls and tells her that he finally realized it "could've been [him]" that she married.
[edit] Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "flair of Springsteen-ish style." She states to "look for the multiformat ball to keep on rolling."[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and Kitty Moon, and premiered in mid-1992.
[edit] Chart performance
"Could've Been Me" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 4, 1992.
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 43 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 72 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] | 29 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 24 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 72 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
| Preceded by "I Still Believe in You" by Vince Gill |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 3, 1992 |
Succeeded by "One Time Around" by Michelle Wright |
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard, July 4, 1992
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Billy Ray Cyrus search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ "Billy Ray Cyrus Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Billy Ray Cyrus. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ "Billy Ray Cyrus Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Billy Ray Cyrus. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
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