We Could Be Together
{{For|the 2017 box set by Gibson|We Could Be Together (album)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = We Could Be Together
| cover = Wecouldbetogetherdebbie.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Debbie Gibson
| album = Electric Youth
| B-side = No More Rhyme (Acoustic Version)
| released = {{Start date|1989|08|07}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=34|date=August 5, 1989|issn=0265-1548}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Bubblegum pop
| length = 4:28
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Deborah Gibson
| producer = {{hlist|Deborah Gibson|Fred Zarr}}
| prev_title = No More Rhyme
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Without You
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{External music video|1= {{YouTube|iMWNw5bkOag|We Could Be Together}}|header=}}
}}
"We Could Be Together" is the ninth single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the fourth from the 1989 album Electric Youth. Produced by Gibson and Fred Zarr, the single was edited from its original recording. This song featured the talents of Matt Finders. The single performed better overseas than at home, peaking at No. 22 in the United Kingdom but stalling at No. 57 in Australia and No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
Critical reception
Bryan Buss from AllMusic wrote, ""We Could Be Together", in which she basically tells her friends and family to go fly a kite, is practically anthemic in its joy at taking a risk on love: "I'll take this chance/I'll make this choice/I'll give up my security/for just the possibility/that we could be together/for a while." It's teen pop at its best: it makes you feel young, it makes you want to sing, it makes you want to fall in love."{{cite web|first= Bryan |last= Buss |title= Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth |publisher= AllMusic |date= |accessdate= November 10, 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/electric-youth-mw0000653044}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = 7" vinyl single/cassette single
| total_length =
| all_writing = Deborah Gibson
| title1 = We Could Be Together
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = No More Rhyme
| note2 = Acoustic Version
| length2 = 4:13
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 3" CD single (Germany)
| total_length =
| title1 = We Could Be Together
| note1 = House Mix
| length1 = 7:25
| title2 = We Could Be Together
| note2 = House of Trix
| length2 = 5:59
| title3 = We Could Be Together
| note3 = Radio Mix
| length3 = 4:32
}}
Chart history
= Weekly charts =
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|master=134011|name=We Could Be Together|type=single}}
{{Debbie Gibson}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Fred Zarr
Category:Songs written by Debbie Gibson
Category:Atlantic Records singles
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