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1992 single by Billy Ray Cyrus
"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 ".
Critical reception [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and produced by Kitty Moon, and premiered in mid-1992.
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Billboard , July 4, 1992
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me" . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 42. October 17, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved January 16, 2021 .
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Could've Been Me" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1992 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus – Could've Been Me" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs 1961-2006 . Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7 .
^ "Billy Ray Cyrus Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "The RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 16, 2021 .
^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013 .
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