"Could've Been" is the third single released from Tiffany

Tiffany (album)

-B-sides:*"No Rules" *"The Heart Of Love" *"Mr. Mambo" *"Gotta Be Love" *"Out Of My Heart"...

, the debut album of American

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 teen-pop singer Tiffany

Tiffany (singer)

Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...

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Song information

The song was discovered by Music Industry Insiders Don McGovern and Brad Schmidt when they stumbled into a Hungry Tiger Restaurant in Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks, California

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, California

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 and heard a local performer, Lois Blaisch singing the song. Then McGovern and Schmidt brought the song to Record Producer George Tobin and encouraged Tobin to record the song... The song is a slow ballad about the love that "could've been so beautiful, could've been so right." Both Tiffany's label, MCA Records

MCA Records

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, and her manager, George Tobin

George Tobin

George Tobin is a record producer who has produced albums for a long list of musical artists including Robert John, Smokey Robinson, Kim Carnes, Kicking Harold, and PC Quest. He is best known, however, for discovering, managing, and producing the teenage singer Tiffany and showcasing her in malls...

, felt concern that she was not old or mature enough to handle a song with such emotional depth. In the end, Tiffany

Tiffany (singer)

Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...

 convinced them that she could, and the song was recorded and put on her debut album, becoming its third single.

The B-side to the single of "Could've Been" was the track "The Heart of Love."

For the music video

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

The song has Mandy Moore's version for the film, "A Walk to Remember" it is also featured in the movie's soundtrack.

The song has been revived by a Filipina artist named Sarah Geronimo

Sarah Gerónimo

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Track listings and formats

7" Single and Cassette Single

1. Could've Been — 4:00
2. The Heart Of Love — 3:57

Chart performance

"Could've Been" shot up the charts right away and in the U.S. became Tiffany

Tiffany (singer)

Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...

's second consecutive number-one hit following "I Think We're Alone Now". The song was also a number-one hit on the adult contemporary

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

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 chart as well as many other countries all over the world.

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	12
Canadian Singles chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	7
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1