[Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] A curated selection of popular tracks to listen to when possessiveness feels overwhelming!
When you fall for someone, don’t you get curious about the people of the opposite sex around him or her, and feel jealous if the vibe seems even a little too good?
You worry, “What if they end up liking someone other than me someday?” right?
You might also feel jealous of new friends your beloved friend has made, or of someone who seems close to your ideal type.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that explore various themes of jealousy and possessiveness.
Listening to tracks you can relate to can help you view yourself objectively, and it might even give you the courage to boldly confirm what’s been bothering you!
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[Song of Jealousy and Possessiveness] A curated selection of popular tracks to listen to when you're struggling with possessiveness! (51–60)
Christmas songback number
Since its release in 2015, back number’s winter-tinged masterpiece “Christmas Song” has continued to capture the hearts of many.
With a bittersweet yet warm melody and lyrics that color the season, it seems to speak for the tender, aching feelings of lovers.
In particular, for those harboring faint hopes and anxieties in love, it’s a song that will stay close to your heart.
Whether you’re spending a precious Christmas time with someone special or passing a solitary night nursing your feelings, why not give this song a listen? Paired with its emotive piano lines, it’s sure to resonate deep within your heart.
DarlingKeina Suda
This is a song by Keina Suda that delicately portrays unwavering love for a partner and the heartrending pain of that love not being returned.
The lyrics convey deep affection for the other person while also expressing the anguish of being unable to truly connect.
Released in January 2023, it also drew attention for its music video created by illustrator Avogado6.
The innovative visuals, blending animation and live-action, further deepen the song’s worldview.
It’s a recommended track for those troubled by romance or struggling with emotional distance from someone.
You’ll surely find yourself relating to the lyrics that stay close to your heart.
Jealousy in the BagHanako Oku
KASUMISOU is the 10th album by Hanako Oku, released in March 2019.
The album’s lead track is Kaban no Naka no Yakimochi.
This song expresses lingering feelings—an inability to forget someone you’ve already broken up with.
Rather than burning with jealousy, it conveys the bittersweet sadness of a painful love and the charm of a gentle, cute jealousy—making it a heartbreak song.
You’re like a human.Tatsuya Kitani
At first glance, a title like “You’re Just Like a Human” might make you wonder, “What’s that supposed to mean?” The song is performed by singer-songwriter Tatsuya Kitani.
In the lyrics, the protagonist can no longer feel any warm, human kindness from their partner and is ultimately used for convenience and cast aside.
They mock the partner as a “beast wearing the shape of a human.” No matter how sincerely the protagonist tries to love them, the love is never returned, and the lyrics convey that anguish with painful clarity.
[Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] Carefully Selected Popular Tracks to Hear When Possessiveness Hurts! (61–70)
possessive lovebedhead
This is a love song from a woman’s perspective by Neguse, a rock band formed in 2020.
The female protagonist in the lyrics is in love with a man who’s into music.
However, to him, she isn’t his number one—she’s just someone convenient.
Even knowing that, she can’t help but want to make him “hers alone,” and the lyrics candidly depict how her heart aches as she struggles between reality and her ideals.
It’s a painful, heartrending track that many in similar situations will likely relate to.
SWEET JEALOUSYKaito Tsuji (Tetsuya Kakihara), Toru Kanzaki (Takuya Eguchi)
This song is a character song from the popular mobile app game Tokimeki Restaurant.
While many character songs and CDs have been released, this track, SWEET JEALOUSY, is included on the 2016 collaboration single 2×3! ~DUET CROSS THREE!~.
It’s a number that depicts the inner battle between two people who have fallen for the same woman, and its cool lyrics make you think, “As expected of a character song!”
The Right to JealousyNogizaka46
“The Right to Be Jealous” is a song about thinking of someone you like who isn’t nearby and letting your imagination run wild—“Who are they with?” “Where are they and what are they doing?”—and feeling jealous of someone who isn’t you at the end of that imagining.
If you’ve ever been in love, you’ve surely been down this road at least once.
Even though you know in your head that you have no right to be possessive since you haven’t even confessed, when it comes to the person you like, it isn’t that simple.
That restless, irresistible curiosity is what we call a crush; if you could neatly separate your feelings, it wouldn’t be love! The ache turns into anger, and you find yourself on the verge of confronting them with, “Who were you with?”