"Anything but Mine" is the title of a single by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney

Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...

. It was released in early 2005 as the fifth single from his 2004 album When the Sun Goes Down. It reached number-one on the U.S. country chart in April 2005.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the narrator recalls a teen-aged encounter with a female, during a late summer vacation in a beach town. In the chorus, he explains that although he has to leave the next day to his home in Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...

, he still tells her "I don't see how you could ever be anything but mine". The radio edit features an abridged intro and outro, while the album version features a false ending, followed by another repetition of the chorus run through a vocal filter.

"Anything but Mine" was written by Scooter Carusoe, who also co-wrote Chesney's 2008 Number One hit "Better as a Memory

Better as a Memory

"Better as a Memory" is a single by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It is the fourth and final single released from his 2007 CD Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. Produced by Buddy Cannon, the tune was voted one of NSAI’s “Ten Songs I Wish I’d Written” in November 2008...

" with Lady Goodman.

Music video

The video, directed by Shaun Silva, was shot in Malibu, California and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. Chesney and the band were filmed in Myrtle Beach at Family Kingdom Amusement Park

Family Kingdom Amusement Park

Family Kingdom is an amusement park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It is owned by Sea Mist OceanFront resort.-Rides:Family Kingdom has more than 30 rides...

, in front of a ride called, "The Hurricane," and the Myrtle Beach Pavilion

Myrtle Beach Pavilion

The Myrtle Beach Pavilion was an amusement park located on the corner of 9th Avenue and Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Considered by many as the "heart" of Myrtle Beach, the Pavilion sat one block away from the beach itself in a pedestrian-populated area, surrounded by similar...

, The scenes featuring surfer Amy Cobb as "Mary" were shot on the California coast & also in Myrtle Beach. Sonny Miller, who also shot the film "Blue Crush," was employed for the underwater and surfing scenes in California.

Chart performance

"Anything but Mine" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 1, 2005.

Chart (2005)	Peak position