"It Could Happen to You" is a popular standard written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen. The song was written in 1944 and was introduced in the Paramount musical comedy film, And the Angels Sing.

A recording by Jo Stafford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 158. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 21, 1944 at #10, its only week on the chart.

The Four Freshmen also released a version.

The Dexter Gordon composition, "Fried Bananas," is based on the changes of "It Could Happen to You."

Other notable recordings

* June Christy - Something Cool (1954)
* Four Freshmen - Voices in Love (1958)
* Susannah McCorkle - Hearts and Minds (2000)
* Dinah Washington - What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! (2000 reissue)
* Barry Manilow - The Greatest Love Songs of All Time (2010)
* Larry Coryell - Cedars of Avalon (2002)
* Diana Krall - From this Moment On (2006)

In popular culture

* The recording by Dinah Washington featured in the film "The Hurricane" (1999).
* The Jo Stafford recording features in a 2006 episode of "Cold Case" entitled "The Hen House".
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