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13 Artists Who Wrote Hit Songs Inspired By Their EXs To Get Over Them

When they break our hearts, cheat on us or simply decide to end that toxic relationship, it is normal to spend a few days, weeks or even months crying over that love that was not. However, for Hollywood musicians and singers, processing a fateful romance is a little different.

Thousands of very famous songs have been written with certain people in mind and although we know that the queen of sad ballads is Adele, these 13 artists managed to compose songs that were worldwide successes, inspired by the intense but failed relationships they had with other celebrities. .

1. 7 Things by Miley Cyrus

Who was it inspired by? The famous song from 2008 is entirely based on her relationship with Nick Jonas, with whom she had a complicated romance when they were teenagers.

What does it say? “You are vain, your games, you are insecure, you love me but you like her, you made me laugh, you made me cry, I don’t know which side I should believe…”.

2. Kiwi by Harry Styles

Who was it inspired by? The former One Direction member wrote the song for Georgia Fowler, the New Zealand model with whom he had a fleeting romance in 2018.

What does it say? “She sits next to me like a silhouette, sweet candy trickling down to my feet and now she’s on top of me, it’s like I’ve paid for this, like I’ve paid, I’ll pay for this …”.

3. Call Out My Name de The Weeknd

Who was it inspired by? Several of his songs are about Bella Hadid, but this one in particular is about his relationship with Selena Gomez before the singer broke up with him to return with Justin Bieber.

What does it say? “We found each other, I helped you mend your broken heart, you gave me comfort, but falling in love with you was my mistake …”.

4. Thank U, Next of Ariana Grande

Who was it inspired by? Although she talks about several of her ex-boyfriends, Pete Davidson was the most recent of her conquests and in the lyrics she thanks him for helping her after her breakup with Mac Miller.

What does it say? “One taught me love, one taught me patience and one taught me pain, now I feel incredible, I can say that I have loved and I have lost, but that is not all I see …”.

5. Madness by Muse

Who was it inspired by? The band’s vocalist, Matt Bellamy, wrote the famous song inspired by a strong fight he had with his now ex-girlfriend, actress Kate Hudson.

What does it say? “And now I need to know if this is true love or is this just insanity holding us together? And when I think about the past, all the crazy fights we’ve had, it’s like some kind of madness is taking over… ”.

6. I Knew You Were Trouble de Taylor Swift

Who was it inspired by? The singer has written many songs about various of her famous ex-boyfriends. However, this specific theme, along with the song Style, are about her relationship with British singer Harry Styles.

What does it say? “Because I knew you were a problem when you arrived, it is a shame for me now, you took me to places that I had never been and now I am alone on the hard and cold ground …”.

7. Something de The Beatles

Who was it inspired by? The song was written by George Harrison about his relationship with model Pattie Boyd, with whom he had a relationship, although the model later left him for Eric Clapton.

What does it say? “Somewhere in her smile, she knows that I don’t need another lover, something in her style shows me that I don’t need to leave her now, you know what I believe and how …”.

8. Don’t by Ed Sheeran

Who was it inspired by? Much has been made of the British composer writing the song after Ellie Goulding cheated on him with Niall Horan, the former One Direction member.

What does it say? “Trust and respect, that’s why we do this, I never wanted to be next, but you didn’t need to take it to bed, that’s all. And I never saw him as a threat, until you disappeared with him… ”.

9. Sorry from Justin Beiber

Who was it inspired by? It has been widely rumored that several of her songs are about Selena Gomez, but it is believed that this was her way of publicly apologizing about her complicated relationship.

What does it say? “I will take every piece of the blame if it is what you want, but you know that there are no innocents in this game of two, I will go, I will go and then you will go, you will go to tell the truth …”.

10. Paranoid the Jonas Brothers

Who was it inspired by? With Much Better, this song was a direct response by Joe Jonas to the songs that Taylor Swift wrote about their courtship and the way they ended.

What does it say? “I keep losing my mind, that’s why my ex is still my ex, I never trust anything she says, I check all the background and she loses her mind …”.

11. Cry Me A River by Justin Timberlake

Who was it inspired by? We all know about the relationship between the former NSYNC member and Britney Spears, which ended in a very bad way according to this song written by him.

What does it say? “You were my sun, you were my Earth, but you didn’t know all the ways I loved you, no, so you took a chance and made other plans, but I bet you didn’t think that they would all turn out badly…”.

12. Cupid’s Chokehold de Gym Class Heroes

Who was it inspired by? Travis McCoy, the band’s frontman, wrote it about his relationship with Katy Perry long before she became the pop star she is today.

What does it say? “We haven’t talked in a while and I’m trying not to do it quickly, but, Dad, I think I finally found the one, the kind of girl who will make you proud of your son …”.

13. The One That Got Away de Katy Perry

Who was it inspired by? Many believed that it was a song about her ex-husband, Russell Brand. However, the famous song was written with Josh Groban in mind, since he was always his friend and they could never be anything else.

What does it say? “All this money can’t buy me a time machine, I can’t replace you with a million rings, I should have told you what you meant to me, because now I’m paying the price …”.

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