16 Songs About Letting Go Of Someone You Love
Letting go of someone who meant so much to you and with whom you share so many great memories may be one of the hardest things. However, when a relationship goes sour there is no choice but just to move. Here is a list of song talking about letting of someone you love:
1. Demi Lovato – Stone Cold
This is a tender ballad about wishing an ex the best in another relationship. The term “Stone Cold” is a metaphor for her numb emotions. She still feels bitter from the heartbreak and also feels cold towards her ex since he is now with another woman. She has tried her best to be happy for him but she still hurts from how she treated him. Demi performed this song for the first time at the Highline Ballroom in New York in 2015.
The song is part of the album Confident which was released in 2015.
2. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
The song was originally written by Dolly Parton and Whitney recorded it for her 1992 film The Bodyguard. It ended up topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks. It ended up becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Lyrically, Whitney sings about walking away from a relationship because she feels she will be in his way if she stays. However, she maintains that she will always love him and will cherish all the memories they created together.
3. Selena Gomez – The Heart Wants What It Wants
I think the biggest problem I had this year, even with [Justin], is identity… I was trying to figure out what I’m doing. It was the first time I was constantly being kicked down. I made some decisions that weren’t great. So did he. We went through that to only make us better.
4. James Blunt – Goodbye My Lover
James recorded this song while in Carrie Fisher’s bathroom since he had no money to get a decent studio. It is part of the album Back to Bedlam which was the highest-selling album of 2005 and by 2009 it was certified 10x Platinum.
Lyrically, it tells the tale of losing a lover. He starts by trying to find out why she doesn’t want him anymore then proceeds to talk about the various things they shared together throughout their lifetime. He wants her not to forget him as she moves on with her life.
5. Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
The song narrates wanting to move on from a failed relationship but Alicia is struggling to overcome constant thoughts of her lover. She admits she is experiencing challenges with her day-to-day life since her ex is still very fresh in her mind. Even though she is looking for a way to cope without him, she will still cherish the memories they created together.
The track is part of Alicia’s fourth studio album The Element Of Freedom.
6. Jordin Sparks – Tattoo
Jordin Sparks says this song is about somebody who comes into your life and really touches you. When they leave, you won’t just erase them from your memory if things go wrong.
7. The Script – The Last Time
This song is from the band’s sixth studio album. Mark Sheehan stated that the song is about the intense feelings you experience when you realize you may be seeing the one you love for the last time. They made you feel like they’re going to be around forever but they are actually walking out the door.
8. Katherine McPhee – Better Off Alone
9. James Bay – Let It Go
The melodic song is from the album Chaos and the Calm (2015). It peaked at #16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Lyrically, it is about a young love that went wrong. Their relationship started feeling forced and ultimately, Bay suggests they go their separate ways. He says their problems have become too much to bear and it’s time to it slide. The spark is no longer there and he asks his ex-lover to forget about him.
10. A Great Big World – Say Something
The track became a breakout hit after it was performed by Christina Aguilera on The Voice. It peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category in 2015.
The song represents the struggle of someone giving up on a relationship. There is a plea to their significant other to say something to reverse the failing relationship.
11. Adele – Someone Like You
This is the second single off Adele’s album, 21 and was inspired by the broken relationship that inspired most of the album. It speaks about Adele coming to terms with the end of a relationship. Adele stated this about the song:
It’s just sort of about, you know… I met the love of my life, and I’ll never find anyone like him again, but we just weren’t right for each other then, and I think we just destroyed it too much to ever be able to go back to it again in the future. And it was me sort of imagining being a spinster, and being single forever, and going looking for him and he’s married with kids and stuff like that.
12. Pink – So What
This track was written during the separation between Pink and her husband Carey Hart. However, they got back together before the track was released hence why he features in the video for the song.
Lyrically, Pink sings about splitting with her husband and deciding to just have fun spending her money. She has no desire to get back to him.
13. Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone
It was the second single from Kelly Clarkson’s second album and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lyrically, she is happy that the relationship is over and feels like a whole weight has been lifted. She is glad she can live her life and do her own thing without worrying about him.
14. Adele – Send My Love
In the song, Adele wishes the very best to her ex-lover as he embarks on his new relationship. She acknowledges that she is grown up now and even if she is reminded of how it was when they were young she doesn’t care anymore about it.
15. Westlife – If I Let You Go
Lyrically, the group sings about how they feel about letting go of their partners. They don’t like the uncertainity it brings but they know they have to make a choice at some point in future.
16. Passenger – Let Her Go