Cheating songs in Western music. The world’s forbidden love and infidelity songs.

She Cheated AgainDax

Dax – “She Cheated Again” (Official Music Video)

This work lays bare the despair of being betrayed by a lover and the heart’s cry that rises from it.

Dax, a Canadian artist with the unconventional background of transitioning from basketball player to rapper, channels that journey here.

The track portrays with painful realism the soul’s trajectory: discovering a partner’s infidelity, mentally falling apart, and pleading for salvation from God.

Released in November 2018, the song tackles a heavy theme—so much so that Dax himself has spoken about how difficult it was to make.

If you’ve ever carried wounds you couldn’t share with anyone or suffered in a forbidden relationship, you’ll likely find yourself resonating with its anguished outcry.

She Doesn’t Have To KnowJohn Legend

She Don’t Have to Know

This is a story of forbidden love sung by John Legend, who has achieved the rare EGOT.

The song portrays the feelings of a man who is consumed by a relationship with another woman—one his partner must never find out about.

Telling himself “She don’t need to know,” he wavers between guilt and illicit pleasure, revealing the fragility of his heart.

His sweet, beautiful piano and vocals only seem to heighten the anguish, making it all the more painful to hear.

This ballad is a track from his debut album, Get Lifted, released in December 2004.

On nights when you’re tormented by a love you know is forbidden but can’t stop, you may find yourself wanting to listen to it alone, in silence.

Your Cheatin’ HeartHank Williams

Hank Williams – Your Cheatin` Heart w added bass track, fantastic sound!

A 1953 song by country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams.

It’s said to be one of the origins of all cheating songs.

Despite its simple, upbeat honky-tonk melody, the lyrics convey a chain of sorrow and heavy emotions.

4:44Jay Z

JAŸ-Z – 4:44

The title track of an album released in 2017 by American rapper Jay-Z.

It sings about his love for his wife, Beyoncé, and an apology for his past issues with women.

It samples Hannah Williams and The Affirmations’ 2016 track “Late Nights & Heartbreak.”

O.P.P.Naughty By Nature

Naughty by Nature – O.P.P. (Official Music Video)

A 1991 track by the American rap group Naughty By Nature.

It samples the Jackson 5’s “ABC.” “O.P.P.” stands for “Other People’s Pussy,” and thanks to the success of this party tune, it became a popular slang term in the U.S.

during the 1990s.