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Country music is packed with breakup songs, and the genre's singer-songwriters seem to hit home with their heartache hits in a unique way.
Whether youāre trying to get a red wine stain out of your favorite dress or taking a Louisville slugger to both headlights, thereās a song out there for you. Some heartbreak anthems even take on a fun vibe as the singer ditches a relationship that wasnāt good for them in the long run.
Many artists take a deep dive into tough emotions following a split. Carly Pearce candidly reflects on 29 as āthe year that I got married and divorced,ā and delved into her heartache in several other tracks included on her smash album, 29: Written In Stone. Similarly, Kacey Musgraves ā who has explained that her latest project is more than āa post-divorce albumā ā dropped the highly-anticipated Star-Crossed in 2021. Morgan Evans opened up about his divorce when he debuted āOver For You,ā the ballad he wrote following his split from fellow singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini. One of Jason Aldeanās latest singles is āTrouble With A Heartbreak,ā examining the struggles fresh off a breakup (though the country giant is happily married to wife Brittany Aldean). Ironically, Cole Swindell dropped a heartbreak track that doubles as a party anthem, marking the first track from the extended version of his fourth studio album.
Looking for a relatable song to get you through a split? Here are 25 country breakup anthems:
āBefore He Cheats,ā Carrie Underwood
āNever Wanted To Be That Girl,ā Carly Pearce with Ashley McBryde
ājustified,ā Kacey Musgraves
āBetter Man,ā Little Big Town
āConsider Me Gone,ā Reba McEntire
āWhat Hurts the Most,ā Rascal Flatts
āBreak Up In A Small Town,ā Sam Hunt
āOver For You,ā Morgan Evans
āBye Bye,ā Jo Dee Messina
āRich,ā Maren Morris
āHow Am I Doinā,ā Dierks Bentley
āBreak Up With Him,ā Old Dominion
āOver When Itās Over,ā Eric Church
āMercy,ā Brett Young
āYouāll Think of Me,ā Keith Urban
āDrinkaby,ā Cole Swindell
āYou and Tequila,ā Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter
āIām Gonna Miss Her,ā Brad Paisley