14 Songs About Being Cheated On

The moment you find out that your partner has been having an affair, you feel like your life has literally shattered in front of you. All the effort you put in has gone to waste. Time is not guaranteed to heal this wound by it will give you some perspective. Below are some songs about being cheated on:

1. The Veronicas – You Ruin Me

This is an anthem of despair as someone is systematically taken apart by an insidious presence in their life.

 

2. Beyonce – Hold Up

The track was allegedly aimed at her partner Jay Z. She verifies that she loves him physically and emotionally but she wants him to figure out where his loyalties lie. There are cheating hints throughout the song and she is asking him to stop and think about who really has his back.

 

3. Rihanna – Take A Bow

The song is about Rihanna not wanting to rekindle her relationship with an unfaithful ex and she is also tired of hearing his excuses. She wants him to know it’s over for good.

 

4. Eminem – Kim

The song was written back in 1998 when he had broken up with his girlfriend Kim. In the second verse, Em vents about why Kim cheating on him for revenge for something that happened 10 years prior.

 

5. Cardi B – Thru Your Phone

Cardi raps about going through her man’s phone and finding evidence of him cheating on her. The song has themes of infidelity and trust issues. These cropped up in her relationship back in 2017 when Offset was rumored to be cheating on her.

 

6. Taylor Swift – Should Have Said No

The song is about Taylor’s former lover who cheated on her. The boy in question is her high school flame, Sam Armstrong. The message in the song is that Taylor is done with the relationship since her trust has been broken and feels the affair he had isn’t worth breaking the beautiful relationship they had.

 

7. Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River

The track was inspired by Justin’s former relationship with Britney Spears. She had an affair with Wade Robson and he discovered a note in Britney’s room before they were to appear on SNL. He refused to reconcile after that.

 

8. Rihanna – We Ride

The message in the song is about an ex-lover who promised Rihanna a healthy and faithful relationship only to break those promises by cheating.

 

9. Olivia Rodrigo – Traitor

Olivia reflects on what went wrong in a past relationship as she felt betrayed. She felt like her ex moved on really fast making her suspect that he may have been cheating.

 

10. Beyonce & Shakira – Beautiful Liar

The song deals with two women who discover they have been cheated on by the same man and instead of wasting their time on him they agree he is not worth fighting over.

 

11. Sugarland feat Taylor Swift – Babe

Lyrically, we see Taylor Swift looking back on a failed relationship presumably Jake Gyllenhaal. He was unfaithful to her.

 

12. Madison Beer – Reckless

According to Madison, the song is about how easy it is for some people in relationships to hurts others and move on without any guilt.

 

13. Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats

In the track we see Carrie teaching an unfaithful lover a lesson.