2025: Heartbreak songs in Western music — tearjerkers to listen to when love ends

FireworkKaty Perry

Katy Perry – Firework (Official Music Video)

Let’s launch those bad memories like fireworks, blow them up, and forget them.

The guy or girl who dumped you isn’t anything special.

Switch gears quickly and get back to enjoying life! The chorus is absolutely the best part of the song!

F**kin’ PerfectP!nk

P!nk – F**kin’ Perfect (Official Video – Explicit)

This is a song I want you to listen to when you’ve hit rock bottom in life.

When I listen to it, I feel power welling up from deep within my body.

The chorus truly fills me with a sense of courage and hope.

When you feel like you can’t go on, it will save you.

Heartbroken (feat. Jessie Murph & Polo G)Diplo

Diplo, Jessie Murph, Polo G – Heartbroken (Official Video)

This track features music producer Diplo handling the sound, singer Jessie Murph on vocals, and Polo G on the rap.

As the title suggests, it centers on heartbreak, but rather than dwelling in sorrow, it focuses on the question of how to move forward.

Overall, it has a relaxed vibe, making it perfect for times when you want to calm your mind.

the way things gobeabadoobee

beabadoobee – the way things go

Have you ever found it hard to completely let go after a breakup? This is a song released by the British singer-songwriter beabadoobee.

It gently sings of the regret and sadness of a woman who keeps thinking about her ex even after the relationship ends.

If you’ve had a similar experience, you’ll likely relate, and its message will be comforting.

I hope you give it a listen while enjoying her soaring, high-register vocals.

It’s Too LateCarole King

Carole King – It’s Too Late (Official Audio)

A track from the classic album Tapestry that gently embraces the pain of heartbreak.

The melody stands out for expressing a theme that tends to feel heavy with an exquisite sense of balance.

The bittersweet piano lines and warm vocals feel as if they slowly warm you from the inside.

The lyrics, which calmly accept a breakup, evoke deep empathy unique to those who have experienced heartache.

Released in 1971, this work topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks.

The quiet yet powerful guitar solo will give you a push when you’re ready to take a new step forward.

When your heart feels unsettled, give it a listen.

A Night To RememberCyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper – A Night To Remember

This is a song that struck me as having a very mature way of thinking.

The lyrics convey the struggles of a grown woman who still likes him but neither says it nor tries to appeal to him, choosing instead to worry and think it through on her own.

I think it’s a song I’d want adult women to listen to.

Never give upGeorge Benson

Never Give up on a Good Thing

To you who got rejected, I want to say this: isn’t it a bit too early to give up? This song will give you the courage to try again.

Ride the upbeat rhythm, make another move, and settle it once and for all.

So for now, give this a listen.