10 Songs About Falling In Love Again After Being Hurt
Heartbreak is something that many of us are likely to suffer at some point in our lives. For some, they quickly pick themselves up and jump into the next relationship while for others it may take a while for them to trust someone else with their heart. Below is a list of songs about falling in love once again after being hurt from a previous relationship:
1. Dua Lipa – Love Again
This is the 8th track from the album Future Nostalgia which was released in 2020 and peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dua Lipa uses a sample from the 1997 song Your Woman by the British band White Town.
Dua Lipa got the inspiration for this after leaving a relationship that wasn’t working for her. She wrote the song for herself to give herself a little cuddle and was also hopeful that she would fall in love again in the future.
2. Beyonce – Halo
The vocally demanding song is from the album I Am which was released in 2008. It took home Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
Lyrically, the song is about Beyonce letting her guard down after erecting them after a bad heartbreak. She releases herself from the emotional bondage. Jay Z and Beyonce got married at the time the album was released and despite their rocky relationship
3. Selena Gomez – Back To You
This is an upbeat love ballad where Selena expresses her love for her significant other even though that person may be able to hurt her again. At the time she was dating The Weeknd, Selena was still hanging out with Justin Bieber. She then later broke up with The Weeknd and almost immediately got back together with Bieber.
The song is from the album Rare which was released in 2020.
4. Keyshia Cole – Trust
This is a single from Keyshia Cole’s third studio album A Different Me which was released in 2008. Lyrically, we see her trying to convince a guy she fancies that she loves him and she should trust her that she will be there for him and never hurt him like he had been before. The guy has been through a lot of hurt in his life and this has led him to put his guard up.
5. Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – Off The Table
Off The Table is the fifth track on the Positions album and second collaboration with The Weeknd. It features Ariana questioning whether she’s ready to get into another potential relationship while her partner, The Weeknd, goes ahead to reassure her by stating that he can be patient and is in a better place than he was previously.
The song debuted and peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
6. Bebe Rexha – Meant To Be
The track is the last one on Bebe’s third EP All Your Fault: Pt 2 and the lead single from her debut studio album Expectations. It has been termed as Bebe’s most successful song as a solo artist since the song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the country charts.
In an interview with Elvis Duran revealed that her boyfriend of 18 months broke up with her via text message. She didn’t get a boyfriend since then since she doesn’t like to throw her heart around. The sour experience with the past relationship caused her to be uptight.
7. Demi Lovato – Give Your Heart A Break
Lyrically, Demi is telling her love interest that she has no interest in breaking his heart since he has been through a lot of hurt. She wants his heart to be in a happy relationship with her.
The single is from Demi’s third album Unbroken. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
8. Ella Henderson – Yours
The song was released via Syco Music as Henderson’s third single off her debut studio album, Chapter One. The song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles chart. Lyrically, Henderson is ready to take the love she is being offered and ready to get into a relationship with this guy.
9. Pink – Just Give Me A Reason
The ballad is the third single from Pink’s album, The Truth About Love, released in 2012. It views two different perspectives of a relationship. The first perspective is that she thinks the relationship has started to fall apart hence she starts to lose feelings. The other perspective is that this is just a rough patch in the relationship and they can fall in love again.
They have loved each other for a long time. The scars are written in their hearts because of the trials they have undergone.
10. Leona Lewis – Better In Time
This is a song from Leona’s debut album, Spirit and was her second single to reach the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It tells a story of a girl who can’t forget about her ex but knows she will heal and learn to love again as time goes on.