"Be Mine!" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn

Robyn

Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...

, written and composed by herself and producer Klas Åhlund

Klas Åhlund

Klas Frans Åhlund is a Swedish songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. He is the founding member of the Swedish rock band Teddybears...

 for her self-titled fourth studio album

Robyn (album)

Robyn is the fourth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn. It was released by Konichiwa Records on 27 April 2005 in Sweden. The album represented a change in Robyn's musical style, and featured pop and electronic dance music; inspirations were electronic duo The Knife and rock band...

 (2005). It was released as the album's lead single

Lead single

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 in Scandinavia in 2005, and released as the fourth single from the album across most European territories in 2008.

The track reached number three on the Swedish Singles Chart

Sverigetopplistan

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, 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

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's list of Top 50 Singles of 2005 and number fourth on a same-titled list by Stylus Magazine

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. Remixes of "Be Mine!" were produced by Dusty Kid, Jori Hulkkonen

Jori Hulkkonen

Jori Hulkkonen, born 28 September 1973, is a Finnish DJ and a producer of house music, originally from Kemi, Finland. Hulkkonen started his career in the early 1990s when he worked with Jukka Hautamäki, Tuomas Salmela and Ari Ruokamo for their own label Lumi Records...

, Meat Boys, Ocelot, Redroche and Roger Sanchez

Roger Sanchez

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, with a studio live version being featured on Robyn's The Rakamonie EP

The Rakamonie EP

The Rakamonie EP is an EP by Swedish pop singer Robyn. It was released by Konichiwa Records on November 26, 2006 in Europe prior to the United Kingdom release of her fourth album Robyn . It was released in the United States on January 29, 2008 with a slightly altered tracklist, which includes an...

. The song is performed with piano accompaniment in live acoustic versions by Robyn.

The song's chorus features in the song "Never Will Be Mine

Never Will Be Mine

"Never Will Be Mine" is a song by rapper Rye Rye featuring Swedish singer Robyn. Released in 2011 the song serves as the second single from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang!. The song samples the chorus of Robyn's previous hit single Be Mine!. Its release on N.E.E.T. Recordings and Interscope Records...

" by Rye Rye

Rye Rye

Rye Rye is the stage name of Ryeisha Berrain, an American rapper and dancer from Baltimore, Maryland, United States signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings. She is currently finishing work on her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!, slated to be released some time in 2012.-Early career:Rye Rye began performing at...

 and Robyn released in 2011.

Music videos

Two music video

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s were produced for the song. The original video of "Be Mine!", directed by Brad Kluck and released in 2005, shows several Robyns (one bald

Baldness

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, one a green-haired stripper, one with a bowl-cut and another disheveled-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 new 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 songs lyrics, Robyn sees her object of infatuation at the bar, who she envisions to be holding her (however, is in fact 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
(KOR001; Released )

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
(1759899; Released [physical] / [digital])

1. "Be Mine!" – 3:26
2. "Be Mine!" (Ballad Version) – 4:10
3. "Eclipse" – 3:30
4. "Be Mine!" (Roger Sanchez
   Roger Sanchez
   Roger Sanchez, also known as Roger S. and The S Man, is a Grammy award-winning American House music DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts...
   
    Remix) – 7:59

UK iTunes single
(Released )

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

UK iTunes remix EP
(Released )

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
   Jori Hulkkonen
   Jori Hulkkonen, born 28 September 1973, is a Finnish DJ and a producer of house music, originally from Kemi, Finland. Hulkkonen started his career in the early 1990s when he worked with Jukka Hautamäki, Tuomas Salmela and Ari Ruokamo for their own label Lumi Records...
   
    Vocal) – 9:03

European CD maxi single
(0191336MIN; Released )

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)

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Be Mine!":

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

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Finnish Singles Chart	11
Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	13
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	3
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	54
Belgian Tip Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	23
European Hot 100 Singles	36
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	59
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	35
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	65
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	109