"As Long as You're Mine" is a song from the second act of the musical Wicked (2003), written by Stephen Schwartz. It is a duet performed by Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Fiyero, who is in love with her. The song was first performed by Idina Menzel and Norbert Leo Butz, who played the roles of Elphaba and Fiyero, respectively, in the original Broadway cast.
Context
The song occurs in the second act of the musical. During the duet, Elphaba and Fiyero are fleeing from the Wizard's forces and share their new feelings for each other. At the end of the song, Elphaba admits she feels "Wicked" for the first time. This phrase uses her nickname and the British slang word "wicked," which refers to Fiyero's past romantic relationship with Elphaba's friend, Glinda. It also shows Elphaba's first experience with romantic emotions, different from the feelings she described in "I'm Not That Girl." Before their relationship can continue, Elphaba senses her sister, Nessarose, the Wicked Witch of the East, is in danger and rushes to help her.
Composition
The basic melody was first created by Stephen Schwartz in the early 1970s. He included it in the musical Wicked as the opening song and as the foundation for the only love duet in the show. For this reason, he wanted the music to feel sensual and passionate, but also strong and "dark." The song starts with the first notes of "No One Mourns the Wicked," but it is played on the piano and electric bass with a faster rhythm. The same chord pattern from this song is used as the basis for a romantic duet.
Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey version
English actress Cynthia Erivo and English actor Jonathan Bailey performed the song "As Long as You're Mine" as Elphaba and Fiyero in Wicked: For Good (2025), the second movie in Universal Pictures' two-movie version of Wicked. The film was released on November 21, 2025. Their performance of the song was included in the soundtrack album Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack (2025), released by Republic Records and Verve Records on the same day.
Other versions
Eden Espinosa recorded a version of the song with David Burnham for Burnham's album with the same name as the artist in 2007.
Lee Mead performed a version of the song with Daniel Boys, another performer from the "Any Dream Will Do" musical, at Boys' performance event in August 2014. Mead also recorded a version with Rachel Tucker for his 10th anniversary album in February 2014.
Willemijn Verkaik and Kevin Tarte recorded a version of the song for Tarte's 2014 album called "Reflection." For the musical's 15th anniversary special on NBC called "A Very Wicked Halloween," Ledisi and Adam Lambert performed the song.
At Playbill's Pride in Times Square event in June 2024, recent Broadway performers Talia Suskauer and Lissa deGuzman, who both played Elphaba, sang the song together.
During Ben Platt's residency at the Palace Theatre on Broadway, he performed the song with Shoshana Bean, a former Broadway Elphaba, as a guest performer.
A barbershop quartet called Quorum performed a version of the song at the 2019 International Quartet Convention.
Critical reaction
Entertainment Weekly's Maureen Lee Lenker considers the song a favorite among fans. Stan Friedman of NewYorkTheatreGuide.com said the song has parts that are similar to Pippin. Richard Zoglin from Time believed that the songs are hard to remember.