Hidden gems of breakup songs in Western music. Recommended popular tracks.
This is a playlist of Western breakup songs that will stay by your side when you’re heartbroken or have chosen a painful goodbye.
Even if you usually prefer Japanese music, when it’s too hard to even listen to breakup stories unfolding in the lyrics, it might be good to try listening to Western music.
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Hidden gems of Western breakup songs: Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Heartbreak AnniversaryGiveon
An R&B song that quietly laments lost love.
This ballad, themed around the pain of heartbreak and its anniversary, resonates with Giveon’s deep baritone voice.
Lyrics depicting deflating balloons and objects left behind by an ex as memories vividly express the ache of a broken heart.
Released in March 2020, the track garnered major attention as Giveon’s debut single.
It was nominated for a Grammy and lit up charts around the world.
Embracing those who know the pain of heartbreak, it has become a beloved song that many listeners deeply relate to.
ColorsHalsey
A sad yet affectionate electropop track.
It was released in 2016 by American singer-songwriter Halsey.
The music video, filmed in a Gothic-style house in Los Angeles, was directed by Tim Mattia, who has also worked on projects for acts like The Pretty Reckless.
Happiest YearJaymes Young
A song by singer-songwriter Jaymes Young that portrays the end of a heartbreaking love.
The complex emotions of gratitude and regret toward a lost lover resonate alongside his gentle vocals.
The words “thank you for the happiest year of my life” carry a wistful sense of time gone by.
Released in January 2019, the track struck a chord with many and became a hot topic on social media.
It’s a song that supports those who, while bearing the pain of a breakup, wish to have the strength to be grateful for the experience.
Recommended for anyone who has gone through a painful farewell or wants to look back on memories with someone dear.
Forever Don’t LastJazmine Sullivan
A sorrowful, tear-filled ballad released in 2014 by American artist Jazmine Sullivan.
It reached No.
17 on the U.S.
charts and was sampled in Jacquees’s 2015 track “Forever (Quemix).”
Piece Of MindKehlani
A track included on the debut album SweetSexySavage, released in 2017 by American singer-songwriter Kehlani.
The album draws inspiration from TLC’s CrazySexyCool as well as from artists such as Natasha Bedingfield, Colbie Caillat, and Gwen Stefani.