Could've Been (Tiffany song)

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"Could've Been"
Tiffany-Couldve-Been-18785.jpg
Single by Tiffany
from the album Tiffany
B-side "The Heart of Love"
ReleasedNovember 1987
Genre Pop [1]
Length
  • 3:32 (album/single version)
  • 5:56 (extended version)
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s) Lois Blaisch
Producer(s) George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
"I Think We're Alone Now"
(1987)
"Could've Been"
(1987)
"I Saw Him Standing There"
(1988)
Music video
"Tiffany – Could've Been" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]

"Could've Been" is a song by American teen-pop singer Tiffany, released as the third single from her debut album, Tiffany (1987). Commercially, the song proved to be a successful follow-up to her debut single "I Think We're Alone Now", peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100, the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart, and the Irish Singles Chart in early 1988. It also reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number five in New Zealand.

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Chart performance

After debuting at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1987, [3] "Could've Been" quickly rose up the chart and spent two weeks at number one in February, becoming Tiffany's second consecutive number-one hit following "I Think We're Alone Now". The song was also a number-one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, as well as in Ireland and Canada. The song reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and also charted well in Belgium, the Netherlands, and South Africa.

Critical reception

John Aizlewood from Number One declared the song as "mighty", noting how "she croons and how she moves the emotions like a large cheque." [2]

Music video

For the music video, music video stations played a live version of "Could've Been" where fans sang along to Tiffany's performance.

Track listing

  1. Could've Been – 4:00
  2. The Heart of Love – 3:57

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [27] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

The song was heard in the television series Growing Pains , on the episode "Nasty Habits".

See also

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