A rainy heartbreak song. A collection of bittersweet love songs set against the backdrop of rain.

When you hear the phrase “breakup song,” what kind of track comes to mind?

For example, there are plenty of songs set in specific scenes—like the room where two people spent time together or the park where they often took walks.

When these songs overlap with your own experiences, your sense of empathy suddenly deepens, and you find yourself wanting to listen to them over and over.

Among the scenes often depicted in breakup songs, isn’t rain one of the classics?

Rain is frequently used in imagery to express negative emotions, and it suits that gloomy feeling after a breakup very well.

In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of songs themed around rain and heartbreak.

See if you can find one that resonates with you.