Funny breakup playlist names

So youre going through a breakup. The bad news: its never easy. The good news: youre not alone with your aching heart. If the music we listen to is any indication, then breaking up, feeling down about it and hopefully finding the courage to move on are some of the most common shared human experiences. As centuries of forlorn singletons have learned and generations of songwriters have mastered, one of the best cures for heartbreak is the balm of music that speaks to our souls or maybe helps us rationalize away the tears.

Heartache is what motivates many artists to write songs in the first place, explains Spotifys trends expert Shanon Cook to TIME; there are over half a million breakup-themed playlists on the platform alone. Some people might not want or know how to articulate how theyre feeling during a rough time, Cook adds. Maybe its nice to let Sam Smith or Kelly Clarkson express it for you.

While some classics remain timeless in their appeal songs like Beyoncés Irreplaceable, Adeles Someone Like You and Kelly Clarksons Since U Been Gone remain the top three most popular additions to breakup-themed playlists on Spotify, for instance 2018 and recent years have their own new music to throw into the heartbreak-and-recovery mix. Theres The Weeknds appropriately dejected songs from his new EP My Dear Melancholy, for instance, and some powerful tunes from the past year by pop queens St. Vincent, Lorde, Kesha and P!nk, to name just a few.

As Cook notes, you can pretty much slot breakup songs into two categories: raw, tender tracks that tap into the fragility of the human heart [think: Adele], or dismissive, I-dont-care-Im-so-over-you type of songs [heres where Clarkson would come in]. Interestingly, a great many of the popular songs in break-up-themed playlists are pop songs and the artists, for the most part, are big celebrities, Cook continues, suggesting that we often turn to familiar, beloved artists when were going through a rough time.

Below, TIME has pulled together a list of some of the most popular breakup songs on those Spotify playlists, as well as some under-the-radar favorites that might just come in handy when dealing with a broken heart. Heres to moving on eventually.

Call Out My Name, The Weeknd

When The Weeknd dropped an EP My Dear Melancholy in March 2018, he had not one but two breakups to pour out into his dark, moody R&B. On Call Out My Name, his raw heartbreak comes through loud and clear. I almost cut a piece of myself for your life / Guess I was just another pit stop. At least we can commiserate with The Weeknd, whos going through it right alongside the rest of us.

Chelsea Hotel #2, Leonard Cohen

Some heartbreak is predicated on just a few powerful moments. You got away, didnt you babe? Cohen recalls in this simple, poetic ode to a love affair gone awry. I never once heard you say, I need you.' Time marches on, the moment passes, and were left with Cohens evocative memories.

Stay, Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko

As it turns out, Rihanna can turn on the tears just as well as she can pump up the party. Stay, her 2012 collaboration with singer-songwriter Mikky Ekko, is an aching, searching ballad that lets her lead in an expressive push and pull duet. The reason I hold on / cause I need this hole gone
/ Funny youre the broken one / but Im the only one who needed saving, they join together to sing an apt description of how we can get it twisted.

Heartbeats, José González

Sweet and dreamy, Gonzálezs Heartbeats sounds like what a warm bath feels like at the end of a long, hard day. Let his subtle guitar and rolling voice take you away.

Love Yourself, Justin Bieber

It was a song that ruled airwaves and, in its simplicity of construction and catchiness of refrain, remains timeless. When youre ready to move on, Love Yourself should be on repeat. Because as Bieber tells us, And now I know, Im better sleeping on my own.

Aint No Sunshine, Bill Withers

This Bill Withers classic tells it like it is, in signature blues style with its haunting instrumentation. Only darkness when shes gone, he croons. And this house just aint a home any time she goes away.

Skinny Love, Bon Iver

For a little bit of folk salvation, turn to Bon Iver, whose evocative strums and lilting voice speak straight to the soul. I tell my love to wreck it all
/ Cut out all the ropes and let me fall, he mourns. And now all your love is wasted / And then who the hell was I? Sometimes we cant be the people we want to be in love; sometimes they cant be the people we want them to be, either.

Dont Think Twice Its Alright, Bob Dylan

A little harmonica, a little Dylan poetry, and youre well on your way to recovery. Some things just arent meant to be. It aint not use in turning on your light, babe / Im on the dark side of the road, he shrugs. Go ahead, shrug it off with him.

Someone Like You, Adele

Sit down. Grab the Kleenex. Cue up Someone Like You. This is the ritual of heartbreak. Adeles range evokes every shade of pain, regret and nostalgia. For me, it isnt over, she admits. And yet: Never mind, Ill find someone like you, she fights on.

Stitches, Shawn Mendes

When youre still in the thick of it, turn to young crooner Mendes, who sings like he means it. Just like a moth drawn to a flame, you lured me in, I couldnt sense the pain, he sighs. Yet stitches suggests that things are soon to be on the mend.

Back to Black, Amy Winehouse

The jazzy swing of Back to Black belies the darkness of Winehouses challenging mixed emotions. We only said goodbye with words / I died a hundred times, she croons. Some failures hurt every time.

Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye

Given a little time and introspection, perhaps the relationship wasnt so perfect after all. Thats what Gotye and Kimbra are here to tell us on the insidious and light 2011 breakout hit Somebody That I Used to Know. Told myself that you were right for me / But felt so lonely in your company / But that was love and its an ache I still remember, Gotye sings: even the frustrations come with their lingering appeal, despite it all.

Let Her Go, Passenger

Passenger has a sweet, light touch on Let Her Go that will be soothing to anyone mourning a relationships end. Cause you only need the light when its burning low / Only miss the sun when it starts to snow / Only know you love her when you let her go, he sings. Yes: we always want what we cant have. That bittersweet truth is something we just have to sit with.

Stay With Me, Sam Smith

After a breakup, it might not be a bad idea to just play both of Sam Smiths albums on back-to-back repeat for a few days if your heart can handle it. Thats what the British crooner is best at: tapping into that emotional ache and wringing every bit of beautiful sound out of it. When youre still in the thick of the regret stage, turn to Stay With Me to say in song everything you want to say out loud. The melody is so pretty that humming along might help you feel just a little better.

Irreplaceable, Beyoncé

To the left, to the left / everything you own in a box to the left. In this 2006 classic and breakup mainstay, Beyoncé wrote the playbook on kicking someone out and when the Queen speaks, its worth listening. The gentle R&B ballad is a reminder to value yourself first; let the partners make their own mistakes.

I Fall Apart, Post Malone

Post Malones big hit may be titled rockstar, but it turns out that the bulk of his work is actually not about living the good life. Instead, the Texan singer-songwriter has a knack for setting his heartbreak and emotional vulnerability to music. Exhibit A: I Fall Apart, a warbling, raw slow-jam that falls somewhere between ballad and R&B: Try to brush it off but it keep on goin / All these scars cant help from showing, he sings, a reminder that self-medication is not always an answer.

New York, St. Vincent

Indie darling St. Vincent knows how to hit the emotional pain points on New York, her balladic ode to a relationship long gone, and the city thats changed around her. New York isnt New York without you love, she admits. I have lost a hero / I have lost a friend / But for you, darling Id do it all again. For anyone whos stayed in place while others have moved on, the soaring, simple tune should hit home.

Happier, Ed Sheeran

Turn to Ed Sheeran for that moment when you know your lover has moved on. And its a good thing. And yet. Aint nobody hurt you like I hurt you / but aint nobody need you like I do, he reflects on this down-tempo ballad. Its a moment of resigning yourself to fate, but also accepting that feelings remain.

Fix You, Coldplay

Chris Martin kicks things off with a gut punch: When you try your best, but you dont succeed / When you get what you want, but not what you need / When you feel so tired but you cant sleep / Stuck in reverse When you love someone but it goes to waste / Could it be worse? Not by much, no. Thankfully we have the soothing chords of Coldplay to wash over us.

Retrograde, James Blake

James Blakes haunting hum of a voice on Retrograde and the staticky buzz of the production in the background feels like a hymn. Is it a love song or a song of yearning? Maybe a bit of both, but dark enough to match a heartbreak mood anyway. Were alone now, he intones. Ignore everybody else, were alone now.

What About Us, P!nk

P!nk has always made big, stadium-ready anthems. What About Us is that, but for the outcasts and the lovelorn, a purely beautiful melody amped up by her powerful voice and insistent questions. What about us? What about the plans that ended in disaster? she wonders. What about love? What about trust? What about us? She may not have the answers, but her music is a good place to start.

Praying, Kesha

Few songs of 2017 pack as much emotional wallop as Keshas powerful comeback ballad. You brought the flames and you put me through hell, I had to learn how to fight for myself, she admits. But ultimately its a song of redemption and healing with a whistle note good enough to break glass.

Dreaming with a Broken Heart, John Mayer

Mayers sweet piano ballad is a masterful ode to the broken-hearted. Is she standing in my room? No shes not, cause shes gone, gone, gone, gone, he sighs. At least his warm, soothing voice is right there with you.

Fireworks, First Aid Kit

Why do I do this to myself? croon the Swedish folk-singing sisters of First Aid Kit. Every time, I know the way it ends. Their song is a lullaby and a balm: we may not learn from our mistakes, but at least were not alone in making them.

Act III: The Reason, Dennis Lloyd

Dont blame yourself for what went wrong. In fact, suggests Israeli singer-songwriter Dennis Lloyd, feel free to put it all on the other person. Act III: The Reason has an unbeatable, just-dark-enough electro-pop beat and a refrain that bears repeating once youve washed your hands of someone whos done you wrong: Im not the reason that you walk away / baby Im not / Im not the reason / take all your bags and get the hell away / baby Im not the reason.

Green Light, Lorde

Lorde balances anger and confidence in equal measure on Green Light, an exuberant dance anthem that comes out of a dark place. Shes mad, but shes over it, just waiting for her spirit to catch up with her mind. Did it frighten you / How we kissed when we danced on the light up floor? she taunts her ex. Lesson learned: if you cant keep up with Lorde, dont even try to date her.

Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson

Clarksons classic pop-rock breakup jam is the ultimate Im-over-it-now singalong song. If you havent rocked out to the chorus at full volume at least once in your life, well, youve probably never had your heart broken and made it to the other side.

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift

Swift knows a thing or two about moving on. In this 2012 Red album classic, she channels her relatable experiences into the talk-singing that made it a hit. Shout it from the mountaintops along with her: You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me, but we / are never ever ever getting back together.

Hit Em Up Style [Oops!], Blu Cantrell

R&B singer Blu Cantrell takes no prisoners on her memorable 2009 jam Hit Em Up Style. Its as good of an after-breakup playbook as any if your situation suggests its time to get even, instead of getting sad [or mad]. There goes the love we had, but you cheated on me, and thats for that now, she chants. For all the lies you told, this is what youre owed. Payback hurts.

New Rules, Dua Lipa

One, dont pick up the phone / hes only calling cause hes drunk and alone. On her breakout hit, Dua Lipa laid down the law about how to get over someone who is lingering in your life even though you know its high time they hit the road. Listen, memorize and apply to your own life as needed.

Survivor, Destinys Child

Its time to pick your head up. From the opening strains of Survivor, Destinys Child proves that they have made the enduring after-breakup-anthem that the world needs. Take it away, Beyoncé: Now that youre out of my life, Im so much better / You thought that Id be weak without you, but Im stronger / You thought that Id be broke without you, but Im richer / You thought that Id be sad without you, I laugh harder. And repeat.

Dancing On My Own, Robyn

Somebody said you got a new friend. Does she love you better than I can? iconic Swedish pop singer Robyn wants to know. But follow Robyns advice: dance all night. Dance on your own. Who needs anyone else, anyway? Love hurts, but dancing heals.

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