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Could you be loved van de Jamaicaanse reggaegroep Bob Marley & The Wailers werd uitgebracht in 1980 op het album Uprising en is ook opgenomen in het verzamelalbum Legend uit 1984. In juni 1980 werd het nummer op single uitgebracht en in juli dat jaar volgden Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland. Het nummer is geschreven door de Jamaicaans reggae-artiest Bob Marley in een vliegtuig in 1979 terwijl The Wailers experimenteerden op de gitaar.

In het midden van het nummer citeren de achtergrondzangers een couplet van Marleys eerste 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."

"Could You Be Loved" is a 1980 song by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released as the first single from their twelfth and last album, Uprising (1980), and is also included on their greatest-hits album Legend (1984). It was written in 1979 on an aeroplane 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 your fingers, 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. "Could You be Loved" was very successful on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top 10 in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Sweden and West Germany.