"Could've Been Me" is a song written by Reed Nielsen and

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, and performed by American

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artist

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. It was released in July 1992 as the second single from his multi-platinum selling debut album, ''

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''. 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, "

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Critical reception

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'' 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."''

'', July 4, 1992

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and produced by Kitty Moon, and premiered in mid-1992.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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