Cheated-On Songs | Infidelity Anthems to Help You Overcome a Sad Love
In this article, we’ve gathered songs you’ll want to listen to when you’ve been cheated on.
You thought things were going well, but before you knew it, that person was with someone else… Precisely because you loved them and trusted them completely, the betrayal is truly painful and heartbreaking.
Here, we introduce songs we recommend for you: tracks that sing from the perspective of the one who was cheated on, songs that stay close to you when you’re hurting, and songs that unleash the undeniable anger born from betrayal.
If you’re suffering alone with no one to talk to, please give these a listen.
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Cheated-On Songs | Infidelity tracks for you who want to overcome a sad love (21–30)
not enoughwacci
This is a heartbreak song overflowing with poignancy, capturing the emotional turmoil of trying to sever lingering feelings for an ex.
Featured on wacci’s 2019 album Empathy, the track stands out for its lyrics written from a woman’s perspective.
Though she still has feelings, the protagonist’s struggle to choose a clean break in order to move forward is deeply affecting.
Positioned as a side story to “Betsu no Hito no Kanojo ni Natta yo,” a one-take recording was also released in 2020.
It’s a must-listen for anyone who’s gone from mutual love to one-sided, or who wants to move on but can’t quite bring themselves to do it.
Fickle HeartNakamura Yurika
Yurika Nakamura is an actress from Kanagawa Prefecture.
Her single “Fickle Heart” is a heartrending love song that captures the feelings of a woman who’s been cheated on.
The song resonates because it expresses emotions only a woman could portray when betrayed by a man.
In particular, the lyric “I ended up having done to me what I wished my beloved would do” hits hard and can bring you to tears.
Her style—singing in a whispery, gentle voice with a throaty, murmuring delivery—further heightens the sadness of the song and draws you in!
A Story of Two PeopleYU-KI
This is a warm medium-tempo ballad depicting the daily life of a cohabiting couple from a male perspective.
It delicately portrays the shadow of infidelity creeping into their intimate relationship and the painful emotions of trying to mend it.
Released as a single by YUKI in September 2010, it was later included on the 2011 album “megaphonic.” It reached No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and ranked No.
234 on the year-end chart.
It’s a perfect song for those who want to empathize with a man struggling in his life with a loved one—still precious to him—even as he watches their relationship fall apart.
I mi fu, darling.takayan
When you discover your partner is cheating, the anger and loneliness explode all at once, don’t they? Takayan’s “Imifu Darling” is a song that seems to put those feelings of anger straight into the lyrics.
There are times when you can’t help wanting to control your partner, right? In those moments, give this song a listen and see if it resonates with you.
LiarOku Hanako
When someone suddenly finds someone else they like, it’s only natural to feel bewildered and unable to hide it.
Hanako Oku’s “Usotsuki” has lyrics that are expressed very clearly, and there are surely many parts you’ll be able to relate to.
It’s a song that stays close to those feelings of not wanting half-hearted kindness.
What is emotion?This is LAST
This is LAST is a three-piece rock band.
Their song “#What Is Affection” is a bittersweet infidelity track that was also featured as an insert song on ABEMA’s original dating show “The Bachelor and the Little Wolf Won’t Fool Me.” What makes this song compelling is that it doesn’t depict cheating scenes directly; instead, it weaves together a woman’s lines and a man’s lines, crossing to suggest a single story and indirectly portraying a past mistake through the lyrics.
Because the imagery invites interpretation, the song can feel different depending on what you imagine—making it easy to project onto your own situation.
I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren
Ren is a singer-songwriter who gained attention after his singing-with-acoustic-guitar videos on TikTok.
Known for delivering songs that resonate with young people, he released “I Can’t Bring Myself to Hate You” in 2021.
The song expresses the restless feelings of discovering that the person you love has someone else.
Even knowing they will drift apart, the lyrics portray a yearning that still reaches out for the other person—something many listeners may relate to.
Set to a beautiful yet fragile, piano-centered band arrangement, Ren’s vocals convey the heartrending emotions of someone who has been cheated on.
