Uplifting Western songs that encourage you after a breakup. Popular anthems and recommended classics.
From among the world’s most iconic heartbreak anthems, our studio staff introduces their recommended classics and fan favorites.
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Western pop songs that cheer you up after a heartbreak. Popular anthems and recommended classics (71–80)
Don’t Look Back in AngerOasis
It’s a classic that everyone knows.
There are many ways to interpret it, but you can also see it as a heartbreak song.
Rock ’n’ rollers should listen to this track, spit out “What’s done is done,” and make a fresh start.
OrangeSMAP
This song has become a standard for choir performances.
The final word in the lyrics, “arigatou” (thank you), was originally “sayonara” (goodbye).
There’s a story that, at the suggestion of the SMAP members, it was changed to “arigatou” to end on a brighter, more positive note.
together; along with; bothWANIMA
It’s a song with a bright tone, and KENTA’s powerful vocals are truly encouraging.
WANIMA’s lyrics are moving, as if they stay close to you in tough times.
I feel it’s a track that instills an optimistic and daring spirit—the sense that if you follow where your heart leads, things will turn out well.
tear(s)Ketsumeishi
When you’re sad, cry your heart out, cry until your tears run dry, and become stronger for every tear you shed—so that in the end, you can smile.
That’s the kind of song this is.
Ketsumeishi’s gentle vocals are wonderful, and because it’s a song that lets you cry as much as you need, I think it also gives you the strength to face forward.
The meaning of goodbyeNogizaka 46
The chorus lyrics pierce straight into the heart just as they are.
This song was created in response to the graduation of early member Nanami Hashimoto.
It teaches us that every encounter and every parting has true meaning, and it gives us the courage and hope to move forward.
Why did I end up falling in love with you?Tōhōshinki
They’ve resumed activities as a duo now, but when this song was released, they were active as a five-member group.
The harmony woven by those five members is a must-hear.
As the title “Why Did I Fall in Love with You?” suggests, it’s told from a male perspective, portraying a man who continues to think about a single woman.
Love DrizzleShonan no Kaze
This is a song about parting with someone I loved very deeply.
Just listening to it is painful because it’s such a pure love song, but in the end it’s a song that faces heartbreak.
It’s the kind of song you’ll want to listen to after a breakup, when you’re able to think about both the other person’s happiness and your own.