Be Mine! (Robyn song)

"Be Mine!" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, written and composed by herself and producer Klas Åhlund for her self-titled fourth studio album (2005). It was released as the album's lead single in Scandinavia in 2005 and released as the fourth single from the album across most European territories in 2008.

"Be Mine!"
2005 single cover
Single by Robyn
from the album Robyn
B-side	"Eclipse" "Jack U Off"
Released	1 April 2005 (2005-04-01) (Scandinavia) 14 January 2008 (2008-01-14) (other countries)
Recorded	2004
Studio	Cosmos, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:26
Label	Konichiwa Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s)	Robyn Klas Åhlund
Producer(s)	Klas Åhlund
Robyn singles chronology
"Don't Stop the Music" (2003) "Be Mine!" (00000002) "Who's That Girl" (2005)
Alternative cover
UK CD single cover
Music video
"Be Mine!" on YouTube

The track reached number three on the Swedish Singles Chart, and scored some success in the rest of Scandinavia, peaking within the top twenty in Finland, Norway and the United Kingdom. Released to great critical success, the song was ranked number twenty-one on Pitchfork Media's list of Top 50 Singles of 2005^[1] and number fourth on a same-titled list by Stylus Magazine.^[2] Remixes of "Be Mine!" were produced by Dusty Kid, Jori Hulkkonen, Meat Boys, Ocelot, Redroche and Roger Sanchez,^[3] with a studio live version being featured on Robyn's The Rakamonie EP. The song is performed with piano accompaniment in live acoustic versions by Robyn.

The song's chorus was sampled for Rye Rye's 2011 song "Never Will Be Mine", which also features Robyn.

Music videos

Two music videos were produced for the song. The original video of "Be Mine!", directed by Brad Kluck and released in 2005, shows several Robyns (one bald, one a green-haired stripper, one with a bowl-cut and another dishevelled-looking one with white hair) featured in different scenes. Most of the different Robyns self-evaluate their appearance in some way, by looking into mirrors.

A second music video, directed by Max Vitali, was filmed for the 2007 release. It switches between shots of Robyn in a white room and Robyn going to a bar with a friend at night. Fitting with the song's lyrics, Robyn sees her object of infatuation at the bar, who she envisions to be holding her (however, is kissing his girlfriend). The new video for "Be Mine!" was first released on 27 November 2007 and is shown exclusively at Robyn's official website.

Track listings

Swedish CD single^[4] (KOR001; Released 1 April 2005 (2005-04-01))

1. "Be Mine!" – 3:26
2. "Be Mine!" (at Högalid Studio) – 4:10
3. "Jack U Off" – 2:14

UK CD single and iTunes EP^[5] (1759899; Released 14 January 2008 (2008-01-14) [physical] / 11 January 2008 (2008-01-11) [digital])

1. "Be Mine!" – 3:26
2. "Be Mine!" (Ballad Version) – 4:10
3. "Eclipse" – 3:30
4. "Be Mine!" (Roger Sanchez Remix) – 7:59

UK iTunes single^[6] (Released 4 January 2008 (2008-01-04))

1. "Be Mine!" (Soul Seekerz Club Mix) – 7:38
2. "Be Mine!" (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) – 3:18

UK iTunes remix EP^[7] (Released 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14))

1. "Be Mine!" (Roger Sanchez Mix) – 8:00
2. "Be Mine!" (Redroche Vocal Mix) – 6:59
3. "Be Mine!" (Ocelot Mthrfckrs Remix) – 6:20
4. "Be Mine!" (Wasted Youth Mix) – 4:31
5. "Be Mine!" (Dusty Kid In the Tunnels Mix) – 7:19
6. "Be Mine!" (Meat Boys Remix) – 4:59
7. "Be Mine!" (Jori Hulkkonen Vocal) – 9:03

GSA enhanced maxi-single^[8] (0191336MIN; Released 29 August 2008 (2008-08-29))

1. "Be Mine!" (Original) – 3:26
2. "Be Mine!" (Plastik Funk Remix) – 6:21
3. "Be Mine!" (Wasted Youth Mix) – 4:34
4. "Be Mine!" (Jori Hulkkonen Vocal Mix) – 9:06
5. "Be Mine!" (Ballad Version) – 4:10
6. "Be Mine!" (Video)

Mark E Remix single^[9]

1. "Be Mine!" (Mark E Remix) - 6:00

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the Robyn liner notes.^[10]

• Robyn – lead vocals
• Mattias Helldén – cello
• Joakim Milder, Klas Åhlund – string arrangements
• Michael Ilbert – mixing
• Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11] 11 Norway (VG-lista)^[12] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13] 3 Chart (2008) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[14] 54 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[15] 23 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[16] 36 Germany (Official German Charts)^[17] 59 Ireland (IRMA)^[18] 35 Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[19] 93 Scotland (OCC)^[20] 22 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21] 65 UK Singles (OCC)^[22] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[23] 35 Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (OCC)^[24] 109

References

1. . Pitchfork Media. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
2. . Stylus Magazine. 5 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
3. "'Be Mine'... the next single!". robyn.com. from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
4. Be Mine (Swedish CD single cover). Robyn. Konichiwa Records. 2005. KOR001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. "Be Mine! – EP by Robyn". UK iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
6. "Be Mine! – Single by Robyn". UK iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7. . UK iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
8. Be Mine (GSA enhanced maxi-single liner notes). Robyn. Ministry of Sound, Konichiwa Records. 2008. 0191336MIN.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. "Be Mine (Mark E Remix)". Amazon Music. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
10. Robyn (Swedish CD album liner notes). Robyn. Konichiwa Records. 2005. KOR002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
11. "Robyn: Be Mine" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
12. "Robyn – Be Mine!". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
13. "Robyn – Be Mine!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
14. "Robyn – Be Mine!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
15. "Robyn – Be Mine!" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
16. "Robyn Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
17. "Robyn – Be Mine!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
18. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Robyn". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
19. (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
21. "Robyn – Be Mine!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
23. "Årslista Singlar, 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
24. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

External links

• Robyn.com — official site