Could've Been Me

"Could've Been Me" is a song written by Reed Nielsen and Monty Powell, and performed 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, behind "Love's Got a Hold on You" by Alan Jackson and it also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was the follow-up to the number 1 song, "Achy Breaky Heart".

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.

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]

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and Kitty Moon, and premiered in mid-1992, that song would be used on a 1992 Austin City Limits Season 17 episode Albert Collins followed by Danny Gatton when the song was played during the closing credits instead of the theme song London Homesick Blues.

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
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	43
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	72
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	29
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[6]	24
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	72
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[8]	45
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[10]	24
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	30

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

References

↑ Billboard, July 4, 1992
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1950." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 3, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1890." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 31, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Billy Ray Cyrus search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ "Archive Chart: 19921010" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Billy Ray Cyrus. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs 1961-2006. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-169-1.
↑ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Ray Cyrus. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Billy Ray Cyrus singles
Some Gave All	"Achy Breaky Heart" "Could've Been Me" "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" "She's Not Cryin' Anymore"
It Won't Be the Last	"In the Heart of a Woman" "Somebody New"" "Words by Heart" "Talk Some"
Storm in the Heartland	"Storm in the Heartland" "Deja Blue" "One Last Thrill"
Trail of Tears	"Trail of Tears" "Three Little Words"
The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus	"It's All the Same to Me"
Shot Full of Love	"Under the Hood" "Time for Letting Go" "Busy Man" "Give My Heart to You"
Southern Rain	"You Won't Be Lonely Now" "We the People" "Burn Down the Trailer Park" "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" "Southern Rain"
Time Flies	"Bread Alone" "What Else Is There" "Back to Memphis"
The Other Side	"Always Sixteen" "Face of God" "The Other Side"
Wanna Be Your Joe	"Wanna Be Your Joe" "I Want My Mullet Back"
Home at Last	"Ready, Set, Don't Go"
Back to Tennessee	"Somebody Said a Prayer" "Back to Tennessee" "A Good Day"
I'm American	"Runway Lights" "Nineteen"
Change My Mind	"Change My Mind" "Hillbilly Heart (Keeping It Country)"
Thin Line	"Hey Elvis" (with Bryan Adams and Glenn Hughes) "Thin Line" (with Shelby Lynne)
Guest singles	"Romeo" (with Dolly Parton, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea, Pam Tillis, and Tanya Tucker) "When I Leave This House" (with Adam Gregory)
Other songs	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" "Real Gone" "Butterfly Fly Away" (with Miley Cyrus)
Related articles	Discography

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