RAG MusicHeartbreak Songs
A wonderful heartbreak song

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.

This is a carefully curated playlist to gently soothe the pain of a broken heart.

Western pop songs that cheer you up after a heartbreak. Popular anthems and recommended classics (71–80)

SolaninASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

This is the song that became the main theme of the film, and I think people who went through a breakup after a long relationship can relate to it.

The lyrics mirror the film’s story, and although it’s sad, it’s also uplifting.

In the movie, Aoi Miyazaki’s rendition of “Solanin” is also poignant and wonderful.

Don’t Look Back in AngerOasis

Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger (Official Video)
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

Lefty Hand Cream - Full Cover of SMAP 'Orange'
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

WANIMA – Together (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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.