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25 best emo songs for your breakup playlist
May 7, 2025
Breakups are never easy. But whether you got dumped, were cheated on, simply lost feelings, or walked away on good terms, music is always there for you. What better genre of music to comfort you through your heartbreak than emo? Here are the 25 best emo songs for your breakup playlist.
"The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" by Brand New
If there are “hard feelings” involved in your breakup, this is a great song choice. The track starts with a dose of self-deprecation and a ton of lingering feelings for the other individual, with the narrator admitting he is willing to do anything that eases the other person’s pain after continuously hurting her. However, there’s an undertone of manipulation and an inability — or unwillingness — to ever truly change. Many of us can relate to this dynamic.
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"I’ve Given Up On You" by Real Friends
The song title says everything. We’ve all been there: giving and giving to the other person until, finally, we’re forced to give up on them. The narrator takes you through the loneliness and isolation involved in breakups, when you feel you have no one to turn to anymore.
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"Please Don’t Cry, You Have Swag" by Hot Mulligan
Don’t let the name of this track fool you. It’s about as deep as an emo breakup song can get. It seems the narrator is trying to be on good terms with his ex-partner, while the ex seems not to care enough to admit to any faults or do better. This is perhaps the most difficult part of a breakup, when the other person keeps hurting you, and your empathy and understanding have run dry. You’re finally given no choice but to move on from someone who once meant the world to you.
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