Could You Be Loved

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"Could You Be Loved"
Single by Bob Marley and the Wailers
from the album Uprising
B-side "One Drop"
Released 1980
Genre
Length 3:56
Label Island
Writer(s) Bob Marley
Producer(s)
Uprising track listing
"Pimper's Paradise"
(7)		 "Could You Be Loved"
(8)		 "Forever Loving Jah"
(9)

"Could You Be Loved" is a song by reggae group Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released in 1980 on their last album Uprising and is included on Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits album Legend. It was written in 1979 on an airplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar.

In the middle of the song, background singers quote a verse from Bob Marley's first single "Judge Not": "The road of life is rocky; And you may stumble too. So while you point a finger, someone else is judging you".

Instruments used on the original record of this song are guitars, bass, drums, acoustic piano, the Hohner clavinet and an organ, as well as the Brazilian cuíca.

Appearances in other media

Marley's song was played right after the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones used this song for his walkout music at UFC 152.

The song has been played in various movies including:

The song appears in the 2013 video game Just Dance 2014.

Ska punk band Sublime mentioned "Could You Be Loved" in their song "Don't Push" (from their 1992 album 40oz. to Freedom), saying "If I was Bob Marley I said could you be loved."

Track listings

7" Single

  1. Could You Be Loved – 3:35
  2. One Drop – 3:50

7" Single

  1. Could You Be Loved – 3:35
  2. No Woman, No Cry (Live '75) – 3:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Joe Cocker version

"Could You Be Loved"
Single by Joe Cocker
from the album Across from Midnight
Released 1997
Format CD
Length 4:35
Label CMC International
Writer(s) Bob Marley
Producer(s)
Joe Cocker singles chronology
"Into the Mystic"
(1996)		 "Could You Be Loved"
(1997)		 "N'oubliez jamais"
(1997)

British singer Joe Cocker covered "Could You Be Loved" on his 1997 album Across from Midnight.

Track listings

CD-Singles

  1. Could You Be Loved (Single Version) – 4:35
  2. Could You Be Loved (Radio Edit) – 4:18
  3. The Way Her Love Is – 2:44

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[24] 39
Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 77
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 88
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 86

Other cover versions

Notable live covers

References

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  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1984-12-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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  25. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Joe Cocker – Could You Be Loved". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Could You Be Loved" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Could You Be Loved". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-08-31" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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