Tear-jerking Western breakup songs: recommended classics and popular hits
For some reason, when we’re heartbroken, we feel like listening to Western music, don’t we?
A lot of the lyrics are quite serious or even ruthless, but the melodies are always moving.
It’s okay even if you don’t understand the lyrics.
When you’re nursing a broken heart, try listening to this list.
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Tearjerker Western breakup songs: recommended classics and popular tracks (31–40)
So YesterdayHilary Duff
Hilary Duff, from Houston, USA, became famous for her role in Lizzie McGuire on the Disney Channel.
The song, included on her second album Metamorphosis, carries a message about a breakup with a lover that feels like it passed as if it were just yesterday.
Amnesia5 Seconds of Summer
A pop-rock band from Australia.
They’ve also opened for One Direction.
Amnesia means memory loss.
It’s a breakup song about wishing you could lose your memories of a former lover and forget all the foolish things along with them.
Someone Like YouAdele
Adele is a 29-year-old from the UK, and she’s so talented that she won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards.
In this song, it seems to convey a message that she has overcome a breakup with her ex, found someone new, and hopes that her ex will be made to feel special.
HelloAdele
It’s a song released in 2015 by the British singer Adele.
It debuted at number one on the U.S.
Billboard chart and became a worldwide hit.
A woman makes one last phone call to her former lover, and the delicate shifts in her emotions are vividly portrayed.
I’m SorryAli Gatie
This is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Ali Gatie that gently embraces the hearts of those who can’t get over a broken heart.
Woven with a sweet, heartrending voice, the lyrics portray a man who regrets his past mistakes yet longs for another chance.
The shift in the arrangement—from guitar-led beginnings to the gradual addition of drums—is also striking.
Released in January 2024, this track is filled with Ali’s charm.
It might be the perfect song for anyone who’s ever felt tempted to call an ex late at night just to hear their voice.