"Mine Would Be You" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in July 2013 as the third single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story…. The song was written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Deric Ruttan.

The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the male asks his lover about her thoughts, with the final verse revealing that she is actually departing him. The song is in the key of C major with a vocal range from G3 to E5. The verses are in alternating measures of 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures.

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song five stars out of five, writing that "Shelton’s performance is as easy and satisfying as ‘Honey Bee,’ but during each chorus he opens up full-throttle to send a desperate message to the woman he’s longing for." Chuck Dauphin of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, calling it "the best song on the album."

"Mine Would Be You" debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 13, 2013. It also appeared at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of August 3, 2013. It also debuted at number 100 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of August 17, 2013. For the week of November 4, 2013 it became Shelton's 10th consecutive number one single when it reached No. 1 on the Country Radio chart, tying Brad Paisley for the longest consecutive streak of number one singles. As of January 2014, the single has sold 823,000 copies in the United States.

It also debuted at number 79 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of August 24, 2013.

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