From Dua Lipa's hit 'New Rules' to Bon Jovi's classic You Gave Love a Bad Name', here is the list of best breakup anthems that may help mend your broken hearts.
- Nov 24, 2018
AceShowbiz - Ariana Grande's latest single "Thank U, Next" takes internet by storm for so many reasons. The fact that the song offers a different view in tackling breakup is one, but it's also the fact that the "No Tears Left to Cry" singer manages to pay tribute to her ex-boyfriends, including late rapper Mac Miller, is what people find the new song interesting.
Instead of crying over the ex-boyfriends and asking them to come back, "Thank U, Next" sees Ariana thanking her ex-boyfriends for all the precious moments they shared when they were together.
"One taught me love/ One taught me patience/ And one taught me pain," Ariana sings in the song. This particular part especially gets massive attention from fans as it generates memes all over internet.
But when it comes to breaking up, people will find themselves in such complicated feelings. One may be feeling used, one may be begging their lovers to come back and give their failed romance a try, and one may be feeling like this would be the best for them to end things and get going. Some others, meanwhile, have to force themselves to get their mind together and move on because their exes aren't worth it.
This time, we have the list of breakup anthems that may represent your complicated feelings after the breakup. From Dua Lipa's hit "New Rules", which features some girls trying to stop each other to get back together to ex-lovers who have broken their hearts, to Bon Jovi's classic "You Gave Love a Bad Name", here is the list of best breakup anthems that may help mend your broken hearts.
1. 'New Rules' - Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa skyrockets to stardom after many people find her single "New Rules" extremely relatable, especially for those who are internally struggling to restrain themselves from getting back to toxic relationship.
"One: Don't pick up the phone/ You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone," Dua sings one of her after-breakup rules. "Two: Don't let him in/ You'll have to kick him out again/ Three: Don't be his friend/ You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning/ And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him."
2. 'Someone Like You' - Adele
Adele, meanwhile, is still struggling to find someone like his ex. Sometimes, we tend to beat ourselves up for not giving the best for our lovers that eventually lead to the separationa "I heard, that your dreams came true/ I guess she gave you things I didn't give to you," this part may hit you the best.
However, the British songstress remains positive as she belts out, "Never mind I'll find someone like you/ I wish nothing but the best for you too." The love still lingers though, as she sings, "Don't forget me I beg, 'I'll remember' you said."
3. 'Torn' - Natalie Imbruglia
When it comes to breakup songs, it's impossible to leave Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn". The 1997 hit that earned Natalie a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance sees her singing about how she feels that her lover is different now and that he has torn his heart.
"Well you couldn't be that man I adored/ You don't seem to know, don't seem to care," she serenades. "What your heart is for/ No, I don't know him anymore."
4. 'Stitches' - Shawn Mendes
Canadian singer Shawn Mendes's "Stitches" is the third single off his 2015 debut album "Handwritten". Debuting on Billboard at No. 36 on the Mainstream Top 40 before eventually reaching number one, the track was named the 14th best song of the year by The New York Times' Jon Caramanica.
"You watch me bleed until I can't breathe/ I'm shaking falling onto my knees," Shawn sings his heart away, comparing his emotional hurt to physical one. "And now that I'm without your kisses/ I'll be needing stitches." After listening to this song, maybe you'll have the courage to find someone new who will stitch your broken heart.
5. 'Un-Break My Heart' - Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart" is definitely one of the best breakup athems. The song, which stayed a total of eleven weeks in Billboard Hot 100 back in 1996, is about wishing to turn back in time before her man breaks her heart.
"Un-break my heart/ Say you'll love me again," Toni desperately begs her ex-lover. "Undo this hurt you caused/ When you walked out the door/ And walked out of my life."
6. 'Irreplaceable' - Beyonce
One of the most popular songs by Beyonce Knowles, "Irreplaceable" sees that we don't have to be the hurt ones in breakup. Sang by then 25-year-old Beyonce, the R&B song, which came off her second studio album "B'Day" (2006), ruled the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks.
"You must not know 'bout me/ You must not know 'bout me/ I can have another you by tomorrow/ So don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable," Beyonce serenades to empower herself and other girls going through similar ordeal.
7. 'You Give Love a Bad Name' - Bon Jovi
Breakups don't always have to end up with tears. You can sing your broken heart away to legendary rock band Bon Jovi's breakup song "You Give Love a Bad Name". About a woman who has jilted her lover, the 1986 hit reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, marking the band's first number one hit.
"Shot through the heart and you're to blame/ You give love a bad name/ I play my part and you play your game," the lyrics read. Love is one of the best things in the world, but because of the hurt, "You give love a bad name."
8. 'Happier' - Ed Sheeran
When you feel like your ex looks happier than when she/he was with you, you can always listen to Ed Sheeran's "Happier". The 2017 song sees the British singer singing about his ex who looks like she's doing just fine as she has found a new love after their breakup. Relatable?
The pity party starts when Ed sings, "Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you/ But ain't nobody love you like I do." He continues, "Promise that I will not take it personal, baby/ If you're moving on with someone new."
9. 'Call Out My Name' - The Weeknd
You may sometimes feel like you have been used even after you already give it all for your lovers. When the aforementioned description fits your feelings, "Call Out My Name" by The Weeknd may be the song of your life.
Trying hard to look fine, the Canadian singer sings, "I said I didn't feel nothing baby, but I lied/ I almost cut a piece of myself for your life/ Guess I was just another pit stop/ 'Til you made up your mind/ You just wasted my time."
10. 'Nothing Compares 2 U' - Sinnead O'Connor
Irish recording artist Sinnead O'Connor keeps counting the days after her lover left her in "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was performed by Prince. Her version was loved by many, quickly becoming a worldwide hit in 1990.
"It's been so lonely without you here/ Like a bird without a song," read the lyrics, perfectly depicting the feelings of those who find it hard to forget their exes even after getting their hearts broken into pieces. "Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling/ Tell me baby where did I go wrong."
