[2026] Recommended for junior high schoolers! A roundup of tearjerker Western songs
Now that music subscriptions let you access songs from all over the world, many middle school students are probably listening to Western and Japanese music without any boundaries.
In the world of Western music, there are countless masterpieces that stir the deepest emotions in your heart and can even move you to tears.
Breakups, friendship, feelings for family, and that unspoken loneliness—tear-jerking Western songs that stand by these many emotions might become a source of support for your heart.
In this article, we’ll introduce Western tracks—focused on the latest releases—that will resonate with middle school students.
We hope you find a new favorite song!
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Don’t Let Me DownThe Chainsmokers ft. Daya
Speaking of autumn, it’s a comfortable season, so many middle schoolers probably go out with friends.
This is the song I want you to listen to with your friends on those outings.
In the music video, the two members of The Chainsmokers are shown driving.
Remembering SundayAll Time Low ft. Juliet Simms
A collaboration between the American rock band All Time Low and singer-songwriter Juliet Simms.
The song is about breaking up with a girlfriend he was thinking of marrying.
It’s a track included on the 2007 album “So Wrong, It’s Right.”
FictionAvenged Sevenfold
A track by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.
It was written by their drummer, The Rev, three days before his death in December 2009.
It’s the only track of theirs that doesn’t incorporate guitar, and it appears on their 2010 album Nightmare.
GoodbyeAvril Lavigne
A track included on the album Goodbye Lullaby, released in 2011 by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne.
It is a delicate piano ballad inspired by Avril’s divorce from Deryck Whibley, the lead vocalist of Sum 41.
Whiskey LullabyBrad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss
An acoustic ballad that tells the story of a man whose wife is taken by another man while he is away at war.
A collaboration by American country music singers Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, it was released in 2004.