Unrequited love breakup songs from Western music. World-famous classics and popular hits.

U Make Me WannaBlue

Blue – U Make Me Wanna

This is a ballad sung gently in BLUE’s beautiful voice, capturing the frustrating feeling of anxiety when you’re in unrequited love and can’t tell how the other person feels.

With pure, simple lines like “What do you think of me?” and “I can’t just be friends anymore,” it’s something anyone, regardless of gender, can relate to when they’re crushing on someone.

And once you relate to it, it might even help you calm down, thinking, “Everyone feels this way.”

I Want You to Want MeCheap Trick

Cheap Trick – I Want You to Want Me (from Budokan!)

It’s a bit old, but it’s a classic song for American graduation proms.

With an up-tempo country-rock feel, it’s a track that anyone nursing a crush can relate to, expressing the desire to “want me” in a very straightforward way.

Listening to it makes you realize how refreshing it would be to convey your feelings as directly as the lyrics do, and somehow it leaves you feeling invigorated.

Want U BackCher Lloyd

Cher Lloyd – Want U Back (US Version)

This is the one song I absolutely want girls with unrequited love for their ex to listen to.

“I still want you to come back,” “I get jealous of other girls”—those honest, pure feelings are so relatable.

The colorful music video is also really fun to watch.

Without YouDavid Guetta

David Guetta – Without You ft. Usher (Official Video)

As the title “Without You” suggests, a male vocalist sings with aching emotion.

It’s a song about a love that leaves him feeling so powerless he believes he can’t do anything without you.

Despite the theme, the tune is pop, making it a track you can listen to without it feeling overly sad.

Wait For YouElliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin – Wait For You

This is one of Elliott’s signature songs, a big hit in Japan as well.

It’s a track about a mature, unrequited love—still loving her and thinking about her even after the breakup.

The lyric “I’m waiting for you” and his beautiful, tear-inducing vocals make you want to listen again and again.

SatisfiedJewel

Jewel – Satisfied

It’s a very gentle song that says it’s enough if you face your feelings honestly and tell the other person how you feel without regrets, whether your love works out or not.

Listening to it before a confession will give you courage, and if you listen to it alone after confessing and getting your heart broken, I think it will be very healing.

I Hate Myself For Loving YouJoan Jett & The Blackhearts

Joan Jett – I Hate Myself For Loving You [ Original HQ ]

Even if you don’t usually listen to rock, you can relate to this hard rock track that straightforwardly sings about a cute maiden’s heart—“Why did I end up falling for someone like you?” Joan Jett’s powerful vocals radiate girl power, and because it’s rock, it fires you up to face unrequited love head-on.