"Be Anything (but Be Mine)" is a popular song composed by Irving Gordon and was published in 1952. The song marked the debut release of Peggy Lee on Decca Records being recorded April 3, 1952 and issued as Decca (catalog number) #8142: however the most successful version of the song was that by Eddy Howard was released as Mercury #5815) which reached #13 in the spring of 1952 besting the #21 chart peak of Lee's version, and also the #26 and #30 peaks of rival versions by Champ Butler (Columbia 39690) and Helen O'Connell (Capitol 2011) (#30).