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"Mine" is a song written and recorded by American country pop artist Taylor Swift. It is the lead single and opening track from her third studio album, Speak Now, and her eleventh single release. The song was released on August 4, 2010, two weeks ahead of the planned August 16 release, due to its online leak. It has sold over 1,109,000. copies. The track has also been added to Radio 1's A-Playlist in the United Kingdom.[1]

Background[]

"Mine" is the first single from Swift's third album, Speak Now, which was released on October 25, 2010, through Big Machine Records. She wrote the song herself and co-produced it with Nathan Chapman, the producer of her first two studio albums. Unlike with her past two albums, Swift wrote all of its material by herself.[2]

In a live chat through Ustream.tv on July 20, 2010, Swift said: "It's a song that is about ... [Swift's] tendency to run from love." She added that every relationship she has been in "has ended in goodbye, has ended in breakups," and that "Mine" is "sort of about finding the exception to that."[2]

On August 4, 2010, the song leaked online, forcing it to be shipped to country radio prematurely, ahead of the intended August 16 release date.[3][4] It is her eleventh official release to country radio, following five singles each from her debut and sophomore studio albums.

In Nashville, Tennessee, on May 5, 2023, Swift announced that her third re-recorded album would be Speak Now (Taylor's Version), along with a release date of July 7. On June 24, Swift uploaded a snippet of "Mine (Taylor's Version)".

Meaning[]

ā€œ Lately, I've had this bad habit of running away from love. Kind of getting to the place where it's about to commit and then you just, like, run in the opposite direction. "Mine" is about the idea that I could find someone who would be the exception to that, someone who would be so sturdy and so much of a sure thing that I wouldn't run from it. Sometimes, I look back on a lot of examples that I've seen of love, long term and a lot of times it doesn't work out. There are goodbyes and people get really hurt, so I tend to be a little 'run-away-ish.' But I'm never past hoping that at some point that could change.

This song is the first single because it has thisā€¦there was this moment between Nathan and I, my producer, when I brought this song in and when we made this demo in one day in his basement and we just kinda looked at each other and we were like, "This is it. This is the one. All of the times that I've had "The Moment" with songs of "This is the one," it's been a good call, so I'm hoping for the best on this one. Wish me luck.

ā€

Music video[]

Mine Swift

Swift as the Bride in the music video

The music video was shot in Maine, specifically Kennebunkport[2][5] as well as on Ram Island, Cape Elizabeth, and features Swift getting married to a groom played by British actor Toby Hemingway.[6] The director, Roman White, posted a blog on August 15, 2010, stating that the video was completed and that it was "insanely great." He went on to say that "you never really know what a piece is going to look like in the end, but when we were shooting this video everything was just perfect and you just had a feeling that it was all going to fall in to place perfectly . . . as it did."[7]

The video premiered August 27, 2010, on CMT as part of a live half-hour special event that discussed the making of the video.[8]

On August 20, a 30 second sneak peek of the video was released prior to the premiere on August 27 on CMT.[9]

Photographs of many of the scenes, including the wedding scene, were leaked on the internet prior to the video's release.

The video shows Swift being deeply troubled by her parents' relationships. She meets a guy and falls in love with him, and the viewers follow the couple through a wild relationship. The video ends with them eventually marrying and having children.[10]

Swift chose her longtime friend and look-alike Jaclyn Jarrett (the daughter of professional wrestler Jeff Jarrett) to play the younger version of herself in the video.[11] Jaclyn's sisters Joslyn and Jeryn as well as Kyra Angle (daughter of professional wrestler Kurt Angle) also appear.

On October 8, 2021, the music video for "Mine" was deleted and later re-uploaded alongside "The Best Day". While no reason was given from Swift or her team, fans speculated that the re-uploaded videos could be upscaled versions that were meant to keep all the data from the original videos. This has not yet been confirmed. Later in the month, the original video for "Mine" had returned.

Hidden message[]

Hidden message: Toby.

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Verse 1]
You were in college, working part time, waitin' tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I say, "Can you believe it?"
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I could see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now

[Chorus]
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

[Verse 2]
Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
And there's a drawer of my things at your place
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes

[Pre-Chorus 2]
But we got bills to pay
We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about

[Chorus]
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Bridge]
And I remember that fight, 2:30 am
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
Braced myself for the goodbye
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said, "I'll never leave you alone"

[Chorus]
You said, "I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
She is the best thing that's ever been mine"

[Post-Chorus]
Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back
(Hold on) You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter (Make it last)
(Hold on) You are the best thing that's ever been mine (Hold on)

[Outro]
Yes, yes, do you believe it? (Hold on)
Yes, yes, we're gonna make it now (Hold on)
Yes, yes, I can see it
I can see it now

Lyric video[]

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Critical reception[]

The song has been reviewed positively by music critics. KILT-FM describes "Mine" as "an uptempo song thatā€™s unmistakably Taylor," comparing its theme to "Love Story" but saying that however it had "a much more realistic look" than the latter. The review also said the song showed "growth" and "maturity," and has a "big chorus."[12] Giving it three-and-a-half stars out of five, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock thought that the song was similar in sound to her previous works, but added that it fit well into "her own musical niche."[13] Blake Boldt of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-down, saying that it seemed more mature than her previous work and calling it a "mishmash of ideas bolted together by a terrific power-pop chorus that will stick in your brain," but adding that the line "You made a rebel of a careless manā€™s careful daughter" did not have a "payoff."[14]

Chart performance[]

After the first two days of radio airplay, "Mine" climbed to the twenty-sixth position on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and the forty-fourth position on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. Sales of approximately 350,000 were predicted, through digital downloads, for the first week, with a possible debut in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100, on August 12, 2010.[15] Mine debuted at #3 on the Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart due to 297,000 digital downloads, after four days of sales. The song also debuted at #53 on Radio Songs due to 23.9 million listeners, about 60% of them were via country radio.[16] "Mine" debuted at #26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week dated August 21, 2010. In November, it peaked at #2, having been bloked from #1 by Easton Corbin's "Roll With It." [17] "Mine" holds the position of fourth-highest debut sales for a digital song in 2010, and eighth overall.[18] On its second week downloads decreased 41% (176,000), but airplay increased 55% (37 million listeners).[19] On its third week it fell out of the Top Ten to #14 due to only having sold 89,000 copies though airplay was still quickly rising. On its fourth week sales increased by 11% (97,000) and aiplay increased by 20% and came back to the Top Ten at number 9. On iTunes, "Mine" was #1 in the category of country.

In Canada, "Mine" debuted at number three on the Canadian Download Chart and number seven on the Canadian Hot 100 with 15,000 digital downloads sold in the week of August 2.[20][21] On 9 August, "Mine" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number thirty. It also debuted at #25 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs chart for the week of August 27, 2010. It also debuted at #30 on the UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) chart for the week of November 8, 2010.

"Mine" became Swift's fourth single to miss the top spot, and eventually peaked inside the top two. The others were "Teardrops on My Guitar" which peaked at #2 and "Picture to Burn" which peaked at number three, just recently "White Horse" also at #2.

Awards and nominations[]

ā€œMineā€ has received four awards from twelve nominations.

Year Organization Award Result
2011 American Nickelodeon Kidsā€™ Choice Awards Favorite Song Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Top Country Song Nominated
BMI Country Awards Publisher of the Year Won
Award-Winning Songs Won
CMT Music Awards Video of the Year Won
Female Video of the Year Nominated
Best Web Video of the Year Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Female video Nominated
Best Pop Video Nominated
Much Music Video Awards Most Watched Video of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Love Song Nominated
2012 BMI Pop Awards Award Winning Songs Won

Live performances[]

The song was first performed live on June 11, 2010, in an intimate performance that aired on September 1, 2010, as part of the CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock television special. It was also performed in Kennebunkport, ME after the CMT video premiere on August 27, 2010.[3] On October 5, 2010, she sang the song on the Italian X Factor.[22] On October 27, 2010, Swift sang the song at the Scholastic Corporation headquarters for its 90th anniversary live event.[23] Swift also sang "Mine" on the show Dancing With the Stars. "Mine" was performed by Swift as a surprise song on the Eras Tour in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 7, 2023. It was performed as a surprise song a second time on March 2, 2024, in Singapore, mashed-up with "Starlight".

Track listing[]

Digital download[24]
  1. "Mine" ā€“ 3:50
Nokia OVI Music Download[25]
  1. "Mine (Pop Mix/Version)" ā€“ 3:49

UK CD Single[26]

  1. "Mine" (International Version) - 3:51
  2. "Mine" (Main Version) - 3:51

Charts, certifications and succession[]

Chart positions[]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[27] 9
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 48
Brazil
51
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[29] 7
European Hot 100[30] 70
Germany (Media Control AG)[31] 57
Hungary (RĆ”diĆ³s Top 40)[32] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[33] 38
Italy (FIMI)[34] 34
New Zealand (RIANZ)[35] 16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 48
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[37] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 3
US Country Songs (Billboard)[39] 2
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[40] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[41] 3
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[42] 7

Certifications[]

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia Gold[43]

Release history[]

Country Date Type
United States August 4, 2010[3] Airplay, digital download
Australia August 6, 2010 Digital download
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Italy
New Zealand
Spain
Sweden
Greece August 7, 2010
Switzerland
Asian Territories (OVI Store) August 18, 2010[44]
Brazil August 26, 2010
United Kingdom October 18, 2010[45] Digital download, CD single

Cover versions[]

The song "Mine" was featured on an episode of Glee sung by Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez) and was also covered by Maroon 5.

Taylor's Version lyric video[]

Taylor_Swift_-_Mine_(Taylor's_Version)_(Lyric_Video)

Taylor Swift - Mine (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video)

References[]

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Speak Now
"Mine" ā€¢ "Sparks Fly" ā€¢ "Back to December" ā€¢ "Speak Now" ā€¢ "Dear John" ā€¢ "Mean" ā€¢ "The Story of Us" ā€¢ "Never Grow Up" ā€¢ "Enchanted" ā€¢ "Better Than Revenge" ā€¢ "Innocent" ā€¢ "Haunted" ā€¢ "Last Kiss" ā€¢ "Long Live"
Deluxe Edition
"Ours" ā€¢ "If This Was a Movie" ā€¢ "Superman" ā€¢ "Back to December" (acoustic) ā€¢ "Haunted" (acoustic) ā€¢ "Mine" (Pop Mix)
Taylor's Version
"Electric Touch" (feat. Fall Out Boy) ā€¢ "When Emma Falls In Love" ā€¢ "I Can See You" ā€¢ "Castles Crumbling" (feat. Hayley Williams) ā€¢ "Foolish One" ā€¢ "Timeless"
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