Best Breakup Songs

When you and “the (latest) one” call it quits, life can be rough. Instead of sitting around and singing along to Air Supply’s “All Out of Love” while sobbing gently (see Wilder, Van), start on the healing road by acknowledging that the special someone you met at Summit after a football game probably wasn’t all he or she was cracked up to be. Here are 10 songs to get you started:

1. “The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle,” A Day To Remember.

2. “This Photograph is Proof (I Know You Know),” Taking Back Sunday.

3. “My Friend’s Over You,” New Found Glory.

4. “Jude Law and a Semester Abroad,” Brand New.

5. “Song for the Dumped,” Ben Folds Five.

6. “Blame Me! Blame Me,” Anberlin.

7. “Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off,” Panic! at the Disco.

8. “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away),” Mötley Crüe.

9. “Before We Say Goodbye,” 2ge+her.

10. “Rocks Tonic Juice Magic,” Saves the Day.

— by Tommy Morgan Jr.