Sad songs to listen to when you need a good cry

Because it's okay to have feelings.

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Keep your tissues on standby. Here's a selection of songs to get through your heartbreak as picked by the Insight Team.

1. Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

2. Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache

3. Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry on Their Own

4. Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped

5. The Smiths – Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

6. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

7. Tom Waits - Lonely

8. Cat Power - Sea of Love

9. Joy Division - Love Will tear us Apart

10. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Getting Back Together

11. Roy Orbison - Crying

12. The Panics - Don't Fight It

13. Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You

14. Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss a Thing

15. Gary Jules - Mad World

16. Coldplay - The Scientist

17. Oasis - Let There Be Love

18. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Do you disagree with our selection? What's your crying song? Please leave a comment below.

 

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In this Insight we take a look at the messy, joyful, sad and funny stories of how heartbreak affects your thoughts and behaviours – and the various ways we heal a broken heart. 

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