

Many critics opined that the lines were sung about the singer's real-life husband Jay-Z and their daughter Blue Ivy. She also confesses about going through rough times with a husband after the birth of their daughter, asking the question: "Are we gonna even make it?" in the lines. Lyrically, Beyoncé reveals her everyday doubts regarding marriage and motherhood, present in the lines, "I'm not feeling like myself since the baby, are we even going to make it? If we are, we're taking this a little too far". "Mine" is a futuristic R&B song with a relaxed, jazzy flow, "combining African beats with muted modern hip-hop".

"Mine" was recorded in two studios: Jungle City Studios and Oven Studios, both in New York City. The song was finally mixed and mastered by Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Tom Coyne and Aya Merrill. Ramon Rivas engineered the song, and Beyoncé's vocals were recorded by Noah "40" Shebib, while Key Wane provided intro keys and intro programming. Brown also handled additional drum programming and Beyoncé served as the song's vocal producer. "Mine" was written by Beyoncé, Noah Shebib, Aubrey Graham, Jordan Ullman, Sidney Brown and Dwane Weir while the production was helmed by Noah "40" Shebib, Majid Jordan, Brown and Beyoncé.

During an interview with Vibe, he talked about his collaboration with Beyoncé on "Mine", stating, "I had fun with it. In September 2013, Drake revealed that he was working with Beyoncé on her new project. Problems playing this file? See media help.
