Unrequited love breakup songs from Western music. World-famous classics and popular hits.

Leave Your LoverSam Smith

Sam Smith – Leave Your Lover (Official Video)

When it comes to songs about heartbreaking unrequited love, this is the one! The person I like already has a girlfriend, but I want them to break up and come to me.

It’s a sad yet beautiful song that captures those overflowing feelings that probably won’t come true, and it’s one you’ll want to listen to over and over again.

P.S. I Hope You’re Happy ft. blink-182The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers – P.S. I Hope You’re Happy (Lyric Video) ft. blink-182

This is a song by The Chainsmokers, a New York–based DJ and singer-songwriter duo.

It’s an unrequited love song about a man who regrets breaking up with his ex and still loves her.

The mix of cheering on his ex, who has found a new love, and the lingering feelings he can’t let go of is heartbreaking, isn’t it? Perhaps it makes you feel that the next love will surely be a good one.

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366 daysHY

HY – 366 Days (Official Music Video)

This song puts the feeling of being unable to forget a past lover into ultra-straightforward lyrics.

It was the theme song for the 2007 drama Akai Ito, so many of you might already know it.

After a broken heartCHIHIRO

CHIHIRO – After a Broken Heart (Official MV)

Keeping the title as is, this is CHIHIRO’s “Shitsuren no Ato,” packed full of all the familiar feelings and experiences that come with heartbreak.

If you listen to it right after a breakup, you’ll probably find so many relatable moments that it’ll feel like a storm of empathy.

And once you listen, you might just get caught in the tear-jerking trap…

Cry your heart out with this song, let yourself sink into the sadness, and hopefully move on to the next step.

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When She Was MineLawson

Lawson – When She Was Mine

A song by the British rock band Lawson.

As the title “When She Was Mine” suggests, it portrays the anguish of being unable to forget an ex-lover.

With its fast-paced melody and dynamic sound, it’s a track you can sing without getting too sentimental.

Story Of My LifeOne Direction

One Direction – Story of My Life

An emotional breakup song by the hugely popular boy group One Direction.

The song portrays the confusion of realizing that the life he had imagined with his girlfriend is gone, yet its refreshing melody conveys a sense of optimism, making it feel like a page from their youth that’s quintessentially them.

ImagineJohn Lennon

IMAGINE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) HD

Some women in their thirties may feel that they want to look beyond their own heartbreak to something bigger and get through this period.

If that’s how you feel, try immersing yourself in the world of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which can guide you toward an ideal world.