10 Best Breakup Songs?

AOL listed their picks for the 10 Best Breakup Songs which sounds like an oxymoron to me if there ever was one. Below is their list. Please leave a comment sharing what you favorite break up song is.

10 Best Breakup Songs
Posted by AOL Radio Staff
Sometimes the best thing to help get through the aftermath of a relationship is a good breakup song. No one wants to get their heart broken, but it happens more often than any of us want. The 10 Best Breakup Songs were chosen by AOL Radio listeners.

10) Kelly Clarkson: ‘Since U Been Gone’
Did you know? Kelly received a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ‘Since U Been Gone.’ Shoorting for a more rock-oriented image, Clarkson added more drums to this track.

9) U2: ‘With or Without You’
Did you know? This was the band’s first American No. 1 hit and their second song to enter the Billboard Hot 100. The song was listed at number 131 by Rolling Stone magazine on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

8 ) 3 Doors Down: ‘Here Without You’
Did you know? Singer Brad Arnold has said the song is about his now ex-wife and what it feel like to miss a person and the loneliness that is inevitable in that feeling.

7) Phil Collins: ‘Against All Odds’
Did you know? The song is one of dozens written about Collins’ ex-wife who left him. The song took two days to record, one day in New York and one day in California. The mixes for the song were done over the phone.

6) Air Supply: All Out of Love
Did you know? Reaching No. 2 on the U.S. charts, it is easily Air Supply’s signature song.

5) Chicago: ‘Hard to Say I’m Sorry’
Did you know? Chicago had always been known for their use of horns, but this song was a departure from this type of sound. The deviation worked for the band, gaining a No. 1 hit.

4) Sinead O’Connor: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’
Did you know? The song was originally written by Prince in 1985 for the funk band Family. The song received little recognition until Irish singer Sinead O’Connor recorded the song in 1990. 12 years later, VH1 ranked the song as the 18th greatest one-hit wonder.

3) Bonnie Tyler: ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’
Did you know? At its peak, the song was selling 60,000 copies per day. According to Meat Loaf, the song was originally offered to him but his record label was not willing to pay the hefty fee.

2) Rascal Flatts: ‘What Hurts the Most’
Did you know? Originally recorded by Jo O’Meara, the song was written by Steve Robson and Jeffrey Steele. While the writers had originally intended the song to be about the loss of a father, they decided the universal theme of lost love was more suitable.

1) Bon Jovi: ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’
Did you know? Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi and Desmond Child wrote the song for the band Loverboy. However, it was ultimately recorded by Bon Jovi and turned out to be the band’s first No. 1 hit. VH1 named the song in 2009 as the 20th greatest hard rock song of all time.

Tags: 3 Doors Down, Best Breakup Songs, Billboard Hot 100, Brad Arnold, Break Up Song, Breakup Song, Funk Band, Greatest Songs Of All Time, Irish Singer, Oxymoron, Phil Collins, Phil Collins Against All Odds, Radio Listeners, Radio Staff, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rough Time, Signature Song, Sinead O Connor, Singer Sinead, Songs Radio, Those Tears, Track 9, Vocal Performance

This entry was posted on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 7:33 pm and is filed under Silly Stuff. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.