14 songs to stick it to your ex
Breakups suck. But if being emo and crying over a broken heart isn't your style, we've got 14 songs for anyone who wants to throw two middle fingers up to their ex instead and prove no one can tear them down.
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While the 2000s were a goldmine for breakup songs (think FOB, Brand New, Dashboard Confessional and AAR), bands in the 2010s are still going strong and giving us perfect material to blast while we burn evidence of a relationship.
Whether you were cheated on, lied to or just dated a complete asshole, these songs will get you through it all. Turn up these tunes that prove, sometimes, it's better to take the low road.
The Story So Far — “High Regard”
Best lyric: Fuck an apology/I'm not sorry for anything
Moose Blood — “I Hope You're Miserable”
Best lyric: I hope you're miserable/I guess I'm feeling better/I left home and left a letter
The Summer Set — “Missin' You”
Best lyric: Feels like I'm finally living more than ever/Since you've been gone I've never felt so alive/Hell yeah, alright, I ain't missin' you
Real Friends — “Late Nights In My Car”
Best lyric: If you never break/You'll never know how to put yourself back together
Mayday Parade — “If You Wanted A Song Written About You, All You Had To Do Was Ask”
Best lyric: Take me home/I'd rather die than be with you
Knuckle Puck — “No Good”
Best lyric: It's people just like you/Who made me the pessimist I am
Automatic Loveletter — “Black Ink Revenge”
Best lyric: So I'm writing you out of my dreams/And you'll miss me I swear when I leave
The Wonder Years — “Melrose Diner”
Best lyric: All I've got left are these handfuls of fuck you/and man that's never enough
State Champs — “All You Are Is History”
Best lyric: I've had enough of all the talk on how you're saving me/Talk like you're self-assured but all you are is history
Four Year Strong — “I Hold Myself In Contempt”
Best lyric: I never thought that I'd be giving you up/I never thought that I'd be giving you up, I never/I never thought that you'd be holding me back
Seaway — “Sabrina The Teenage Bitch”
Best lyric: I have nothing to say, except I hope you burn in hell/I never wanna hear your name or see your face again
Neck Deep — “What Did You Expect?”
Best lyric: Six months has been and I'm still sick of everything that makes you smile
Man Overboard — “The Absolute Worst”
Best lyric: I'm too good for someone like you anyway
Handguns — “I Hope He Kills You”
Best lyric: And I hope he breaks you down/The next time you call I won’t be around
Bonus throwback song from the emo legends themselves
Dashboard Confessional — “The Best Deceptions”
Best lyric: So kiss me hard 'cause this will be the last time that I let you
Since we couldn't include every song, let us know your favorite in the comments that didn't make the list.