When you want to be alone: recommended masterpieces and popular songs for times you crave solitude
These days, thanks to social media and the like, we’re connected with all kinds of people all the time.
While that’s convenient, it can also feel exhausting, right?
Maybe some of you are finding yourselves wanting to be alone more often.
At times like that, try listening to music and spending some time by yourself.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of songs that are perfect for when you want to be alone.
They’re all tracks that can help you reflect on your inner self, so be sure to check them out.
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When you want to be alone. Recommended masterpieces and popular songs for when you want to feel lonely (61–70)
flowerKōda Kumi
It was released in 2005 as Kumi Koda’s 17th single.
It was used as the image song for Yoshi’s novel “Koi Bana,” drawing attention as the industry’s first image song for a novel.
It reached No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and is a song I’d like people who have become timid about love to listen to.
The Beginningayaka
It’s a song included on Ayaka’s third original album, “The beginning,” released in 2012.
The lyrics express the importance of living together and the feelings she had for her partner, capturing the emotions Ayaka carried during her two-year hiatus.
It’s a perfect song for anyone wanting to make a fresh start in their own way.
AGAINDREAMS COME TRUE
It’s Dreams Come True’s 52nd single, released in 2014.
It was selected as the 6th theme song for NTV’s “NEWS ZERO.” The song is said to have been created with figure skater Mao Asada in mind, and it’s a track that lifts your spirits and helps you stay positive when you’re struggling.
DEAR…againHirose Kōmi
Released in 1996 as Kahimi Hirose’s eighth single, this song was used in an “Alpen” commercial.
It’s a Christmas song filled with the heartache of a long-distance relationship and a woman’s wish to be together at Christmas.
It’s a song I want women in long-distance relationships to listen to.
Dear…Nishino Kana
It was released in 2009 as Kana Nishino’s eighth single.
The song was used as the official campaign song for NTT Docomo’s “Ganbare Jukensei ’09-’10,” and it reached No.
7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to alone at night, thinking of someone important while you’re spending time apart.
FlowerNaka Kousuke
It was released in 2007 as Ataru Nakamura’s third single.
The song was newly written by the duo Naotaro Moriyama and Omodachi Taito, and was used in a commercial for Satsuma Shuzo’s sweet potato shochu “Satsuma Shiranami.” Like flowers, each person has their own individuality, and this is a song that resonates in the heart when you listen to it in times of struggle.
Trumpet of the Night SkyNini Rosso
In the silence of the night sky, a trumpet plays a graceful tone that resonates deep in the heart.
This work by Nini Rosso, one of Italy’s foremost trumpeters, is a masterpiece inspired by the military lights-out bugle call, imbued with a prayer for peace.
Released in 1964, it topped the charts in several European countries, including Italy, Germany, and Austria, and sold over five million copies by 1967.
In 1972, Rosso also appeared at the 23rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, accompanying Frank Nagai, among other performances, making the piece beloved in Japan as well.
Whether you wish to spend a peaceful moment or calm your mind to focus, its resonant, lyrical melody will be there by your side.