Could've Been Me

For the song by The Struts, see Could Have Been Me.

"Could've Been Me" is 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 it also reached number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was the follow-up to the number 1 song, "Achy Breaky Heart".

"Could've Been Me"
Single by Billy Ray Cyrus
from the album Some Gave All
B-side	"I'm So Miserable"
Released	July 22, 1992
Length	3:44
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Reed Nielsen, Monty Powell
Producer(s)	Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton
Billy Ray Cyrus singles chronology
"Achy Breaky Heart" (1992) "Could've Been Me" (1992) "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" (1992)

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 produced by Kitty Moon, and premiered in mid-1992.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 40 Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 72 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 67 Germany (GfK)[7] 59 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 29 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 7 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 24 US Billboard Hot 100[13] 72 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 45 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[16] 24 US Country Songs (Billboard)[17] 30