Could You Be Loved

"Could You Be Loved"
Single by Bob Marley & the Wailers
from the album Uprising
B-side	One Drop
Released	June 13, 1980
Genre	Reggae Rock n' roll New Wave
Length	3:35
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Bob Marley
Producer	Bob Marley & The Wailers, Chris Blackwell
Uprising track listing "Pimper's Paradise" (7) "Could You Be Loved" (8) "Forever Loving Jah" (9)

"Could You Be Loved" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. It was released in 1980 on their last album Uprising and is included on Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits album Legend. It was written in 1979 on an airplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar.

In the middle of the song, background singers quote a verse from Bob Marley's first single Judge Not: "The road of life is rocky; And you may stumble too. So while you point a finger, someone else is judging you"

In the song are used guitars,bass,drums,piano and brazilian Cuíca.

Appearances in other media

Marley's song was played right after the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.

The song has been played in various movies including:

• the 2002 surfing film Blue Crush starring Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez
• the 2004 romantic comedy 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore
• the 2006 European film Catch a Fire, named after the 1973 album of the same name
• the 2008 film Fool's Gold starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson
• the 2010 documentary film Fire in Babylon about the record-breaking West Indies cricket team of the 1970's and 1980's.

Track listings

7" Single

1. Could You Be Loved - 3:35
2. One Drop - 3:50

7" Single

1. Could You Be Loved - 3:35
2. No Woman, No Cry (Live '75) - 3:57

Charts

Chart (1980/1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	56
UK Singles Chart	5
German Singles Chart	13
Swiss Singles Chart	2
Dutch Top 40	4
French Singles Chart	46
Swedish Singles Chart	11
Norwegian Singles Chart	10
New Zealand Singles Chart	2

Joe Cocker version

"Could You Be Loved"
Single by Joe Cocker
from the album Across from Midnight
Released	June 27, 1997
Format	CD
Recorded	1996
Genre	Rock
Length	4:35
Label	CMC International
Writer(s)	Bob Marley
Producer	Chris Lord-Alge, Roger Davies, Jeffery CJ Vanston
Joe Cocker singles chronology
"Into the Mystic" (1996) "Could You Be Loved" (1997) "N'Oubliez Jamais" (1997)

British singer Joe Cocker covered Could You Be Loved on his 1997 album Across from Midnight. Unlike the Original the cover is very Rock-heavy.

Track listings

CD-Singles

1. Could You Be Loved (Single Version) 4:35
2. Could You Be Loved (Radio Edit) 4:18
3. The Way Her Love Is 2:44

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	96
German Singles Chart	77
Austrian Singles Chart	39
Swiss Singles Chart	46
Dutch Top 40	88

Other cover versions

• Ska punk band Sublime mentioned "Could You Beloved" in their song "Don't Push" (from their 1992 album 40oz. to Freedom), saying "If I was Bob Marley I said could you be loved."
• British pop duo Shakespears Sister recorded a cover of the song, which was included on the cassette and LP versions of their 1989 album Sacred Heart.
• Bob Marley's sons Damian and Stephen Marley covered the song and renamed it "And Be Loved" for the soundtrack to the 2002 surfing film Blue Crush.
• American rock band Toto covered the song on their 2002 Through the Looking Glass album
• Lauryn Hill covered the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2011 as a tribute to Marley on the anniversary of his death.