100 Best Songs About Breaking
Below are the 100 best songs featuring the word "break" in the title. As you might imagine, heartbreak figures prominently.
What Does the Word “Break” Convey in Songs?
The word “break” is hugely popular in the realm of music and literature. Singers and songwriters use the term in different ways to express their emotions. Thematically, a number of songs are about breaking things or an attitude with a blow, shock, strain, or interruption caused by a sequence of events.
While certain songs explore the literal sense of the term, a great number of songs showcase a metaphorical account of breaking. So, the word “break” conveys a wide range of concepts and ideas. Innermost feelings of love and sadness are expressed through lyrics. How a person feels on the inside is exquisitely crafted in melancholic songs that describe the pain of parting ways.
Songs about breaking up have been around forever, from "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka to "Break Up Song" by Little Mix to “Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa.
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The painful memories of a failed relationship are thoughtfully showcased in songs about breaking up. The difficulties that heartache brings to a person’s life are echoed with a strong sentiment of withdrawal and anger. Certain songs about breaking someone’s heart narrate a gripping story of cheating and betrayal.
These songs often showcase the thoughts of the protagonist who is deeply hurt in a relationship. The inability to move on and get back to the daily activities of everyday life is depicted with brutal honesty. Sometimes the protagonist expresses a desire to break free from someone in a bid to make life better. Other times, the protagonist expresses doubt and low self-esteem stemming from obsession and suspicion.
Songs can showcase incompatibility issues that lead to "breakups" or "taking a break" in a relationship. Thus, certain songs describe the thought process of the protagonist who is contemplating breaking up with someone to move toward a new direction in life.
Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" is one of the band's signature songs, notoriously performed at Woodstock '99 when lead singer Fred Durst (pictured above) encouraged rowdiness, and multiple sexual assaults were reported.
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Breaking the Law
The rebellious attitude and angst-filled life of individuals are portrayed diabolically in certain songs about breaking rules. These songs showcase that revolt of youth is associated with apathy toward certain social issues. In fact, in certain tunes, singers and songwriters narrate their uncontrollable urge to go on a rampage.
The inability to control oneself when overcome with rage is highlighted in songs about breaking things (i.e. Judas Priest, "Breaking the Law" or Limp Bizkit, "Break Stuff"). Certain singers and songwriters express their emotions about breaking down the walls of hate and spreading peace and stopping wars. Although the word “break” is associated with varied attributes, in songs, the term denotes or symbolizes the following:
Hate | Loss |
Guilt | Anger |
Despair | Divorce |
Solitude | Breakup |
Freedom | Heartache |
Obsession | Separation |
Aggression | Hopelessness |
Disappointment |
Stay strong. Don't break.
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The list below showcases a collection of rock songs, pop songs, country songs, R&B songs, folk songs, hip hop songs, indie songs, alternative songs, reggae songs, new wave songs, synthpop songs, disco songs, EDM songs, and dance songs about breaking. If you have a view, opinion, or song suggestion, let us know in the comments section.
10 Best Songs About Breaking
1. “Break My Heart”—Dua Lipa
2. “Break Free”—Ariana Grande featuring Zedd
3. “I Want to Break Free”—Queen
4. “Breaking the Girl”—Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. “Break on Me”—Keith Urban
6. “Break Up Song”—Little Mix
7. “Alone I Break”—Korn
8. “Breaking the Law”—Judas Priest
9. “Break Your Heart”—Taio Cruz
10. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”—Elton John and Kiki Dee
#11–20
11. “Break”—Three Days Grace
12. “Hard Habit to Break”—Chicago
13. “Breaking Down”—I Prevail
14. “Break the Bank”—Schoolboy Q
15. “Break the Night With Colour”—Richard Ashcroft
16. “Can’t Break It to My Heart”—Tracy Lawrence
17. “Never Will I Break”—3 Doors Down
18. “Break Up With Him”—Old Dominion
19. “Break It Off”—Rihanna
20. “Break the World”—Nine Lashes
#21–40
21. “Break it Off”—Pink Pantheress
22. “Break the Rules”—Charli XCX
23. “Breaking Point”—Keri Hilson
24. “Break the Ice”—Britney Spears
25. “Break Me Shake Me”—Savage Garden
26. “Break Up”—Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett
27. “Breaking the Habit”—Linkin Park
28. “Break My Heart Again”—Danielle Bradberry
29. “Breaking Free”—Drew Seeley, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
30. “Break Every Chain”—Tasha Cobbs
31. “Breaking”—Anberlin
32. “Breaking All the Rules”—She Moves
33. “Break Down the Walls”—Asking Alexandria
34. “Break Anotha”—Blake Lewis
35. “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”—The Doors
36. “Breaking Up Slowly”—Kato Callebaut featuring Tom Dice
37. “Break a Sweat”—Becky G
38. “Break of a Heartache”—Avril Lavigne
39. “Break My Heart Again”—Finneas
40. “Break You”—Marion Raven
#41–60
41. “Break My Fall”—Tiesto featuring BT
42. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”—Backstreet Boys
43. “Break My Bank”—New Boyz featuring Iyaz
44. “Break Up in a Small Town”—Sam Hunt
45. “Breakn’ a Sweat”—Skrillex and The Doors
46. “Break Down Here”—Julie Roberts
47. “Breaking Point”—Bullet For My Valentine
48. “Break It Down Again”—Tears for Fears
49. “Breaking It Slowly”—George
50. “Give Your Heart a Break”—Demi Lovato
51. “Break Stuff”—Limp Bizkit
52. “Breaking Up is Hard to Do”—Neil Sedaka
53. “Break It Up”—Scooter
54. “Break Me—Jewel
55. “Break Every Rule”—Tina Turner
56. “Break ‘Em Off”—Paul Wall featuring Lil’ Keke
57. “Breaking News”—Michael Jackson
58. “Breaking Up My Heart”—Shakin’ Stevens
59. “Breaking Up”—Eskimo Joe
60. “Break Da Law”—21 Savage
#61–80
61. “Breakin’…There’s No Stopping Us”—Ollie & Jerry
62. “Break the Silence”—Thomas Ring
63. “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored”—Ariana Grande
64. “Breaking New Ground”—Wild Rose
65. “Breakin’ Up”—Gwen Stefani
66. “Break it to Me Gently”—Aretha Franklin
67. “Breaking Us in Two”—Joe Jackson
68. “Break 4 Love”—Raze
69. “Breaking My Fall”—Bressie
70. “Break It Up”—Rocket from the Crypt
71. “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s”—Sam Hunt
72. “Breakin’ Away”—Kim Wilde
73. “Break Away”—Art Garfunkel
74. “Breaker 1/9”—Common
75. “Break Away”—Gail Davies
76. “Break Away”—The Beach Boys
77. “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)”—Mint Condition
78. “Don’t Break My Heart”—Romeo’s Daughter
79. “Breakin’”—The Music
80. “Break My Heart (You Really)”—Shakespears Sister
#81–100
81. “Break the Line”—Guano Apes
82. “Breaking Me”—Topic and A7S
83. “Break in the Weather”—Jenny Morris
84. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”—Agnes
85. “Breaking Water”—Richard Wright
86. “Breaking Glass”—David Bowie
87. “Breakin’ It”—Loretta Lynn
88. “Breakin’ Down the Walls of Heartache”—The Bandwagon
89. “Breaking the Chains”—Dokken
90. “Breaking Me Down”—Maria Lawson
91. “Breaking the Silence”—Queensryche
92. “Breaking My Heart”—Michael Learns to Rock
93. “Breaking and Entering”—Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble
94. “Breakin’ All Over Town”—Joan Kennedy
95. “Break My Heart”—Estelle featuring Rick Ross
96. “Breakin’ in a Brand New Heart”—Connie Francis
97. “Break It Up”—Foreigner
98. “Break the Rules”—Status Quo
99. “Breaker-Breaker”—Outlaws
100. “Breaking Down”—Florence and the Machine
Other Notable Songs About Breaking
- “Breaking”—The Swon Brothers
- “Break Some Off”—Korn
- “Better Than We Break”—Maroon 5
- “If He Should Break Your Heart”—Journey
- “Break My Heart”—Hey Violet
- “Break”—Julia Stone
- “Breaking Dawn”—Paul van Dyk with Alex M.O.R.P.H.
- “Breaking Hearts”—Sam Smith
- “Don’t Break My Heart”—UB40
- “Break”—Kero Kero Bonito
- “Break the Silence”—Jason Hartman
- “Break Apart Her Heart”—Good Charlotte
- “Break My Heart”—Hillary Duff
- “Breaking the Silence”—Firewind
- “He Will Break Your Heart”—Jerry Butler
- “Break the House Down”—Tiesto
- “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”—Sonic Dream Collective
- “Break it to Me”—Muse
- “Breaking News”—Machine Gun Kelly
- “Don’t Break My Heart”—La Toya Jackson featuring Tom Beser
- “Born to Break My Heart”—Carly Simon
- “Break Your Heart Right Back”—Ariana Grande featuring Childish Gambino
- “Break ‘Em Off Some”—Cypress Hill
- “Breaking the Rules”—Jack Savoretti
- “Break the Chain”—Oh Land
- “Break My Stride”—Matthew Wilder
- “Break Into Your Heart”—Iggy Pop
- “Break Ya Neck”—Busta Rhymes
- “Break Out! Break Out!”—All Time Low
- “Break All Day!”—Alisa Mizuki
- “Break Up To Make Up”—The Stylistics
- “Break It to Me Gently”—Brenda Lee
- “Break Your Heart”—Natalie Merchant featuring N’Dea Davenport
- “Breakin’ Down”—Skid Row
- “Give the Po’ Man a Break”—Fatboy Slim
- “Break Ya Back”—Timbaland
- “Break of Dawn”—Eric Saade
- “Breaking the Chain”—Sum 41
- “Either Way, Ill Break Your Heart Someday”—Augustana
- “Break Ground”—Blue October
- “Break This Heartbreak”—Kylie and Garibay
- “Break Away (from That Boy)”—The Newbeats
- “Breaking Up”—Charlie XCX
- “So He Won’t Break”—The Black Keys
- “Breakin’ Outta Hell”—Airbourne
- “The Breaks”—Curtis Blow
- “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart”—Louis Tomlinson
- “Breaking Hearts”—Chara
- “Break Through the Silence”—Martin Garrix
- “Building Tears Will Break the Skies”—Trivium
- “Breaking News”—Shinee
- “Break It to Them Gently”—Burton Cummings
- “Break Ya Ankles”—E-40 featuring Shawty Lo
- “Breaking Hearts (Ain’t What It Used to Be)”—Elton john
- “Break the Ice”—Stratovarius
- “Break Your Promise”—The Delfonics
- “Break Up in the End”—Cole Swindell
- “Break My Heart”—Todrick Hall
- “Break My Heart”—Malcom Middleton
- “Breaking All Illusions”—Dream Theater
- “Break Your Plans”—The Fray
- “Break of Dawn”—Michael Jackson
- “Breaking News”—Half Man Half Biscuit
- “Breakin’ Dishes”—Rihanna
- “Break Away”—Ivy Quainoo
- “I Won’t Break”—Cheryl
- “Breaking Down Paradise”—Roger Daltrey
- “Breaking Inside”—Shinedown
- “Break My Heart”—Blue
- “Breakin’ the Chainz”—Crashdiet
- “Breaks My Back”—Jerry Cantrell
- “Breakin’ Up is Breakin’ My Heart”—Roy Orbison
- “Don’t Break My Heart”—Vaya Con Dios
- “Break It In”—Eli Young Band
- “Break Out!”—Nanase Aikawa
- “Break Your Little Heart”—All Time Low
- “Break My Heart”—Victoria Duffield
- “Need a Break”—Kodak Black
- “Break My Soul”—Leela James
- “Break the Chain”—Tourbillion
- “Breaking All the Rules”—Ozzy Osbourne
- “Breakers”—Local Natives
- “Break Out! Break Out!”—All Time Low
- “Breakin’ Point”—Peter Bjorn and John
- “Break”—Kathrine McPhee
- “Don’t Break My Heart”—Nicola
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