Tear-jerking Western breakup songs: recommended classics and popular hits

I’m Not The Only OneSam Smith

Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (Official Music Video)

As the song’s title suggests, it portrays the heartbreak of knowing you’ve been betrayed and aren’t someone’s number one, yet still being unable to walk away.

The music video features Glee’s Dianna Agron playing the woman who cheats and betrays.

I’ll Be Over YouTOTO

TOTO – I’ll be over you　【HQ】

It’s a song about a protagonist heartbroken after a breakup, telling themselves that they will surely overcome it someday.

It was recorded by the studio-musician collective band TOTO on their 1986 album “Fahrenheit,” and was also released as a single.

RedTaylor Swift

Taylor Swift – Red

Taylor Swift often releases breakup songs, and this one turns the emotions of heartbreak and the memories from when they first met into colors.

Because it was such a memorable relationship with intense feelings, she reportedly titled the song “Red.”

LingerThe Cranberries

The Cranberries – Linger (Official Music Video)

This work features the cute vocals of Dolores O’Riordan, the singer who passed away suddenly in January 2018, and a refreshing sound.

The Cranberries are a band from Ireland.

In addition to this song, “Dreams” was also a hit.

The single was released in 1993.

It was written based on Dolores’s sad romantic experiences.

Hard to be honest (Hard to Say I’m Sorry)CHICAGO

Hard to Say I’m Sorry

Early Chicago was a representative brass rock band.

Entering the 1980s, as their musical style changed, they had this massive hit.

It was released in 1982, with Peter Cetera as the lead vocalist.

This ballad, with an AOR-flavored, wistful melody line, topped the U.S.

singles chart for two consecutive weeks.