"I Could Fall in Love" is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena for her fifth studio album, Dreaming of You (1995), released posthumously by EMI Latin on 15 June 1995.

The lyrics explore feelings of heartbreak and despair and express the singer's fear of rejection by a man she finds herself falling in love with.

Critics praised Selena's emotive enunciation and compared it to work by Celine Dion, Brandy Norwood and TLC.

Cover versions include recordings by Adrienne Bailon, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Lisa Leuschner, Solange Knowles, Ali-Ollie Woodson[1] and Papushi.

She recorded it in December 1994 at The Bennett House in Franklin, Tennessee, and Bill Whittington mixed it with assistance from Mike Corbett and Todd Moore.

[26] Many media outlets, including the Milwaukee Journal and Billboard magazine, called them "confessional ballads",[32] with an emotionally vulnerable narrator who wants true love but finds it unattainable.

[27] "I Could Fall in Love" received a generally positive response from music critics, who commented on its similarities to songs recorded by other artists.

Ed Morales of Vibe magazine felt that, because of its syncopated drums, "I Could Fall in Love" had a "Jon Secada-like feel",[37] and it reminded Tarradell of songs recorded by American singer Brandy Norwood and by the trio TLC.

[40] John Lannert, also from Billboard, conceived "I Could Fall in Love" as a "sensuous narrative" recording[41] and a "seductive romantic confessional".

[32] A San Jose Mercury News reporter wrote that "I Could Fall in Love" and "Dreaming of You" helped Selena to become "the new Gloria Estefan".

[45] Enrique Fernandez of the Sun Sentinel described "I Could Fall in Love" as "beautiful",[46] while an editor from The Sacramento Bee called the song a "Latin-influenced R&B lite".

[23] Because of its "overly simplistic and repetitive lyrics", Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News assessed "I Could Fall in Love" as the "weakest track" of Dreaming of You.

[47] Elizabeth Rodriguez Kessler and Anne Perrin wrote in their 2007 book Chican@s in the Conversations that "I Could Fall in Love" was a "clean pop offering".

[53] Marco Torres of OC Weekly, called the song "so sweet, so loving, so absolutely, amazingly, and astonishingly adorable!"

[54] Brian Galindo of BuzzFeed believed the "melancholy ballad is another great example of Selena's ability bring an emotional vulnerability to her songs."

[55] Latina magazine placed "I Could Fall in Love" at number three on their "Remembering Selena: Her Top Ten Songs" list.

[36] Davitt Sigerson, the president and CEO of EMI records, feared that "I Could Fall in Love" might sell more copies than the album itself, so he did not issue the single as a commercial release.

[62] Selena thus became the first artist to place both a Spanish- and an English-language song in the top ten of the Hot Latin Tracks chart.

[90] A San Antonio disc jockey told The Victoria Advocate about the overwhelming response received from the English-speaking audience, who were constantly calling her radio station asking for "I Could Fall in Love".

Puerto Rican-American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez lip-synced the track for her portrayal of the title role in the 1997 biographical film Selena,[97] which was praised by critics.

Reviewing the film's opening, a Wichita Eagle writer described the song as "hauntingly lovely" and said that it expressed the feelings of Selena's fans.

[103] The Korean singer Im Tae Kyung performed a slower pop ballad version that incorporates a guitar as its musical foundation.

[107] For the album Familia RMM Recordando a Selena, recorded by various artists in 1996, Los Jovenes Del Barrio performed a cover of the song.

[108] Season 10 American Idol contestant Karen Rodriguez performed "I Could Fall in Love" during the "top 13" episode, receiving unfavorable reviews from critics who considered the song too powerful for her.

[113] Solange Knowles included the song in the set list for her 2013 world tour, which has received praise from music critics.

[117] Writing in the San Francisco Weekly, Erin Browner considered Knowles' cover the "highlight of the night" when she performed it at the start of her US tour.

Browner commented that the "combination of sexy Solange and Selena's epic love song was almost too much for the audience to handle" and that "people immediately whipped out their phones to record (yep, it's already on YouTube) and/or just plain cried the lyrics along with her".

[118] On 29 March 2015, Filipino singers Angeline Quinto, Yeng Constantino, and Juris Fernandez performed "I Could Fall in Love" for the variety show ASAP.

[119] American singer Adrienne Bailon performed "I Could Fall in Love" after a six-year departure from the music business, during 31 March 2015 episode of The Real; a talk show she co-hosted from 2013 to 2022.