[Relatable] Songs to listen to when you want to feel loved.
When you strongly long to be loved, you find yourself wanting to discover songs that resonate with your heart, don’t you? Our hearts can feel calmer and braver when they’re wrapped in vocals and melody.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that gently accompany that wish to be loved.
Give a listen to these tracks that are bound to resonate with your feelings and your desire to be loved.
We hope to bring you encounters with special songs that light a warm glow in your heart—so take your time and savor them.
- Songs you want to listen to when you’re in the mood for love. Romantic tracks that make you want to fall in love.
- A tear-jerking love song. A love song that stays close to a hurting heart.
- [Empathetic & Tear-Jerking] A love song about an unrequited romance
- [A Song That Makes Love Come True] Carefully selected love songs perfect for those who want to make their unrequited love come true!
- "A Love Song I Can't Tell Anyone" — a love song you can relate to when times are tough
- A song that supports love. A romance song that gives you a gentle push.
- A confession song that gives your feelings a push—love songs for telling someone you like them.
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- Mutual love, unrequited love, familial love... classic songs that sing about affection
- [Confession Songs] Carefully selected songs that give you the courage to express your feelings & popular love songs
- A tear-jerking love song that gently stays by your heart
- A love song for grown-ups. A romantic tune to listen to at night.
- [A Gem of a Love Song] Classic and Popular Tracks to Listen to When You're in Love
[Guaranteed to resonate] Songs to listen to when you want to feel loved. (1–10)
swallowtail butterflyPorunogurafiti
In contrast to the passionate Latin rhythm delivered by Porno Graffitti, what unfolds is a heartbreakingly bittersweet tale of unrequited love.
At first, simply “meeting you was enough,” but somewhere along the way, the wish to be “loved” took hold, and the whole world changed.
Chasing after the other, who flutters like a beautiful butterfly, they seem like a desert oasis—always out of reach.
Knowing they can never have them, the protagonist aches for love as if thirsting for moisture, their anguished cry pressing upon the heart.
Released in June 2001, this million-selling track was also featured in a cosmetics commercial.
When you’re suffering from a love that won’t be returned and can no longer suppress the feeling of “wanting to be loved,” this is a song that stays close to that helpless pain.
your songShimizu Shota
“Because you’re here, I can shine.” It’s a warm ballad that sings gratitude to a beloved person.
The song is by Shota Shimizu, a singer-songwriter from Osaka Prefecture, and is included on his fourth album, “Naturally,” released in March 2012.
The gentle piano melody and soulful vocals convey a straightforward feeling that one’s world begins to shine thanks to someone special.
This track seems to carry a message that being loved can change who you are, nurturing a sense of self-worth.
On nights when you long to be loved, try listening while picturing the face of the person who supports you.
Love me, love me, love meAdo
This is a song by Ado packed to the brim with the aching desire to be loved.
The protagonist’s plea—“I’ll be good, so please don’t abandon me”—pierces the hearts of anyone who longs to be acknowledged.
Ado’s chameleonic vocals brilliantly capture the danger and fragility contained within pure, unadulterated love.
This work is a cover of a song by Vocaloid producer Kikuo, first performed on the December 2023 album “Ado no Utattemita Album,” and later included on the acclaimed “Ado no Best Adobumu.” If your wish to be loved is so strong that it fills you with anxiety, this song will stay close to your heart.
[Guaranteed to resonate] Songs to listen to when you want to feel loved. (11–20)
I want to be loved.Oku Hanako
A song that tenderly embraces the earnest wish to be loved.
Created by singer-songwriter Okuhanako, it appears on the album “vol.best,” released in April 2005 during her indie days.
The piece gives voice, over a quiet piano melody, to a piercing question: can we keep living by clinging to the memories of being loved, even when we feel hollowed out by loneliness? Her voice—praised as one that can move you to tears on sound alone—seems to gently scoop up feelings that words can’t express.
The song distills the power of her music, which speaks straight to the heart—this is the artist who once sold 488 CDs in a single day at a street performance.
On nights when you long to be loved deeply by someone, listening alone in silence may kindle a warm light in your heart.
I long to see you now.NEW!MISIA
A grand ballad that stirs the heart with a bittersweet yet powerful longing to meet a cherished person across time.
Sung by MISIA, renowned for her overwhelming vocal prowess, this piece was written as the theme song for TBS’s Sunday drama “JIN” and released as a single in November 2009.
It was also positioned as the lead single from the album “JUST BALLADE,” and many listeners may remember it alongside the drama’s moving scenes.
The lyrics, capturing the frustration of not being able to meet someone you long for and the overflowing passion within, are perfect for anyone seeking the courage to confess their feelings on Valentine’s Day.
Why not immerse yourself in this soul-stirring voice while making chocolates?
I want to tell you how I feel (my love)aimyon
This song by singer-songwriter Aimyon portrays the frustrating feeling of wanting to be loved by someone but not being able to be honest about it.
The lyrics are told from a male perspective, vividly depicting a man who wants to express his love but can’t bring himself to act, gradually sinking into the couch instead.
If anyone reading this article is feeling anxious because they can’t read the other person’s feelings, I think you’ll relate—those moments are really painful, aren’t they? Released in May 2017 as her second single, the song is also included on the album “Seishun no Excitement” and was used as a theme for a KTS Kagoshima TV program.
It’s a track that stays close to the heart of anyone who longs to be loved but can’t take that first step.
bright redMy Hair is Bad
It’s an impressive rock tune with lyrics that candidly lay bare possessiveness and self-loathing in love.
The band sound shifts from a quiet, narrative tone to an explosive chorus, delivering directly to your ears and heart the feelings of spinning your wheels in the desperate wish to be loved.
The track was included on the single “Hitomebore e.p.,” released in July 2015, and later featured on the major-label album “woman’s.” It can be considered one of the band’s signature songs, having been performed on Music Station in April 2022.
When you’re struggling with the distance between you and someone you like, and feeling down about your own awkwardness, listening to it may powerfully affirm that pain.