songs for you if you're single (and sad about it)

all i want is love that lasts, is all i want too much to ask?

Most music is either about falling in love or falling out of love, which is just not relatable for some people (me).

So, I’ve compiled a list of songs about melancholic singleness if you’d like to wallow in this feeling for awhile :’)

P.S. I’ve divided them into categories based on specific experiences so you can easily find the songs that resonate most!

if everyone around you seems to be in a relationship

Love Song by Elena Sidiro

Single On The 25th by Lauren Spencer Smith

People Watching by Conan Gray

Like All My Friends by Francis Karel

I Don’t Care by Katherine Li

Falling Behind by Laufey

if you’re sick of being lonely

broke & lonely by Alexa Cappelli

nevermind by Valley

Lonely by Noah Cyrus

Alone by Jon Caryl

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift

to be held by Abby Powledge

IDK You Yet by Alexander 23

if you feel like the options are slim

Good Guys by Andi

Slim Pickins by Sabrina Carpenter

Hide Away by Daya

Boyfriend by Selena Gomez

if you’ve never been in love

STORIES by Gabriela Bee

Exless by Kate Stephenson

never been in love by Gatlin

LOVE by PEGGY

Never Been In Love by Lauren Spencer Smith

if you just want to be somebody to someone

Somebody to Someone (I Just Wanna Fall in Love) by Natalie Jane

i just want someone to love me by sundial

Wanted by OneRepublic

Someone to You by BANNERS

All I Want by Olivia Rodrigo

if you want a love like the books and movies

Movies by Conan Gray

Fictional by Khloe Rose

Like the Movies by Laufey

Love I’ve Been Jealous Of by Rachel Grae

More Often Than Not by Katherine Li

I Wanna Be in Love Again by Madds Buckley

Not Like The Movies by Katy Perry

if you want to feel hopeful about your romantic future

Love Will Find Me by Grace Enger

Only A Stranger by Victoria Justice

the way that i am by Abby Powledge

Artist Spotlight

Katherine Li

• If you like: Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett

• Her lyrics are for the hopeless romantics, the ones who constantly have a crush, and the ones who have never been in a relationship ;)

• I love to support a small Canadian artist :)

• I saw Katherine as an opener in 2023, and her live vocals are gorgeous

• Listen to: If I Weren’t Me, More Often Than Not, Really Mean It (my fave)

• Album to start with: love, k

photo from Katherine Li’s YouTube channel

Song of the Week

Heather (Lost Verse Version) [Live] by Conan Gray

Somehow, this newly released live version of Heather with an extra verse is even more sad than the original (but in a good way). Listen at your own risk <3

Finally, for paid subscribers, here is a link to the playlist I made with each song from this post, in order: