Could've Been (Tiffany song)

"Could've Been"
"Could've Been"
Single by Tiffany
from the album Tiffany
B-side	"The Heart of Love"
Released	November 20, 1987
Genre	Pop
Length	3:32 (album/single version); 5:56 (extended version);
Label	MCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Lois Blaisch
Producer(s)	George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
Music video
	"Tiffany – Could've Been" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Number One	^[3]

"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.

Chart performance

After debuting at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1987,^[4] "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."^[3]

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

7-inch single and cassette single

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Australian Music Report)^[5]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[8]	1
Denmark (Hitlisten)^[9]	4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	12
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	5
Panama (UPI)^[16]	3
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[17]	12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[19]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[20]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[21]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	38
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[23]	4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[24]	28
UK Singles (OCC)^[25]	56
US Billboard Hot 100^[26]	8
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[27]	34

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[28]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Lois Blaisch finally released her own version in 1997 when she included it on her album Through Thick and Thin.
Country singer Carrie Underwood covered the song on American Idol.
The song was recorded by a Filipina artist named Sarah Geronimo.^[29]
Tiffany herself re-recorded the song for the 2007 compilation I Think We're Alone Now: 80's Hits and More, backed only by a piano and keyboards.

In popular culture

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

References

^ "Now, her second single: "Could've Been"" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 20, 1987. p. 26.
^ Breihan, Tom (April 14, 2021). "The Number Ones: Tiffany's "Could've Been". Stereogum. Retrieved November 10, 2023. 'Could've Been' isn't an especially great pop song, either...
^ ^a ^b Aizlewood, John (March 12, 1988). "Singles". Number One. p. 44. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^ "The Hot 100 The week of November 28, 1987". Billboard. November 28, 1987. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 310. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
^ "Tiffany – Could've Been" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0932." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8772." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ Danish Charts Archive. May 1988.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 15. April 9, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Could've Been". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
^ "Tiffany – Could've Been" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ "Tiffany – Could've Been". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). March 25, 1988. p. 11. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ "Tiffany – Could've Been". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Tiffany Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Tiffany Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "1988 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "End of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. March 4, 1989. p. 12.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Tiffany – Could've Been". Music Canada.
^ "Sarah Geronimo releases 14-track album Music and Me". Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[1] "Now, her second single: "Could've Been"" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 20, 1987. p. 26.

[Breihan_2021-2] Breihan, Tom (April 14, 2021). "The Number Ones: Tiffany's "Could've Been". Stereogum. Retrieved November 10, 2023. 'Could've Been' isn't an especially great pop song, either...

[numberonemagazine-3] Aizlewood, John (March 12, 1988). "Singles". Number One. p. 44. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

[4] "The Hot 100 The week of November 28, 1987". Billboard. November 28, 1987. Retrieved November 16, 2018.

[5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 310. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.

[sc_Flanders_Tiffany-6] "Tiffany – Could've Been" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-7] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0932." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-8] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8772." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[9] Danish Charts Archive. May 1988.

[10] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 15. April 9, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[11] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[sc_Ireland2_-12] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Could've Been". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[sc_Dutch40_-13] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 9, 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_Tiffany-14] "Tiffany – Could've Been" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[sc_New_Zealand_Tiffany-15] "Tiffany – Could've Been". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[16] "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). March 25, 1988. p. 11. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

[17] "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[sc_Sweden_Tiffany-18] "Tiffany – Could've Been". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[sc_UK_Tiffany-19] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Tiffany-20] "Tiffany Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Tiffany-21] "Tiffany Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[22] "1988 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[23] "Top 100 Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

[24] "End of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[25] "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. March 4, 1989. p. 12.

[26] "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[27] "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[CanadaTiffanyCould've_BeensingleCertRef-28] "Canadian single certifications – Tiffany – Could've Been". Music Canada.

[29] "Sarah Geronimo releases 14-track album Music and Me". Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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Could've Been (Tiffany song)

Chart performance

Critical reception

Music video

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Cover versions

In popular culture

See also

References

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