"Anything but Mine" is a song written by Scooter Carusoe and recorded by American
country music artist
Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2005 as the fifth single from Chesney's 2004 album ''
When the Sun Goes Down''. The song reached number one on the U.S. ''
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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 (TN), 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.
Scooter Carusoe, the writer of this song, also co-wrote Chesney's 2008 Number One hit "
Better as a Memory
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" with Lady Goodman.
Music video
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva, and premiered on CMT on November 25, 2004, during CMT's ''Top 20 Countdown''. It was shot in
Malibu, California, and
Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina. Chesney and the band were filmed in Myrtle Beach at
Family Kingdom Amusement Park, in front of a ride called, "The Hurricane," and the
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, 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.
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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.
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2005 singles
2004 songs
Country ballads
2000s ballads
Kenny Chesney songs
Music videos directed by Shaun Silva
Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon
BNA Records singles
Songs written by Scooter Carusoe