20 Songs About Being Cheated on To Listen In 2023

It Wasn’t Me by Shaggy is a song about getting caught red-handed while cheating. It still remains one of the most famous songs regardless of being released over two decades ago. 

The song depicts a situation of a man who is asking his friend what he should do after getting caught cheating on his girlfriend with the girl next door. 

In response, the friend in disbelief says how he was careless of him to let that happen. He asks the guy to deny everything regardless of having clear evidence, whilst reviewing the situation he got caught into.

The guy then proceeds to tell all the deeds the girl saw him doing behind her back. The friend again urges him to deny everything even though she had seen everything in person with her eyes.

The friend states you have to be a player if you ought to play. In the end, the narrator states that he ought to say sorry for cheating on her for all the advice from his friend makes no sense to him.

Shaggy released the song as the first single from his fifth studio album, Hot Shot, on November 7, 2000. In fact, the song marks itself as the singer’s breakthrough release in the pop market.

The song is Shaggy’s highest-charting song until February 2023. It peaked at number two for two weeks from December 16 until December 23, 2000. Later on December 30, it declined down and was number three.

Should’ve Said No by Taylor Swift comes from an unfortunate chapter in her own life. The notable Country singer has addressed her ex-boyfriend who cheated on her in the song.

The notable singer wrote the song about a guy who cheated on her. She has showcased the intensity of the pain caused by a cheater guy whilst incorporating metaphors like flowers, smiles, and songs.

‘It’s strange to think the songs we used to sing, The smiles, the flowers, everything is gone, Taylor initiates the song. She reportedly wrote the song when she was just sixteen.

Taylor starts the song reminiscing on the memories they made while being together. Swift sings that she isn’t going to let him into her life again and break her heart.

She had given him multiple chances to prove his loyalty but every time he failed miserably. The singer makes it crystal clear that she isn’t giving him any chance for he broke every ounce of her trust.

Through the lyrics, the singer says how foolish it was of him to think that she wouldn’t find out what he had been doing behind her back. 

She proceeds to state that the guy doesn’t have any right to even reckon about asking for forgiveness from her. Taylor suggests that she would’ve never let that happen if she were in his shoes.

Musically gifted thought to address her feelings of being cheated in the form of music. She unveiled that many lines of the lyrics are based on the actual words she used whilst confronting her former boyfriend.

She penned the song just about a week before the final recording. It literally took just 20 mins for Taylor to write the lyrics. It was easy for her to write down the song in a short time as Swift was living every line of the lyrics of that song during that time.

Many of you might not know but the song was a last-minute addition. She wrote and recorded it on the very last day of recording for her debut album i.e., two days before the album’s mastering schedule.

The song is track nine on Swift’s debut self-titled studio album released in 2006. It earned a position in the Top 10 Hot Country Songs chart in July 2008.

Many of us must have listened to 2021 hit Traitor by Olivia Rodrigo. The singer has penned down her own personal experience into the song.

The song is about how a relationship gets cold and a guy cheats on a girl who is truly loyal to him. In the first-person narrative form, Rodrigo poured her emotions into the song about her unhealthy relationship.

The first verse of the song unveils that she was fully aware of all the white lies the guy told her but she acted dumb just because she loved him and wanted their relationship to work.

‘Brown guilty eyes and little white lies Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew,’ Olivia starts the song. Whereas in the pre-chorus she expresses her disbelief that how can someone be with another person shortly after they called it quits.

In the chorus, the singer goes on to state that the guy isn’t going to feel sorry for all the emotional damage he has done to her. She also knows that he talked to another girl when they were together.

She then precisely mentions that it took the guy only two weeks to date another girl after their breakup. 

The singer released the song as the fourth single from her debut album titled Sour on August 10, 2021. The single was a massive commercial success and earned critical acclaim from the netizens.

Rodrigo herself and Dan Nigro participated in writing the lyrics of the song. The song made significant impacts on the chart including peaking at number 58 on the chart of the US Billboard 200. 

Unfaithful by Rihanna is a song about a broken relationship where a girl is cheating on her partner over another guy and she also knows that he knows about this.

The first verse of the song sets as the backdrop of her situation. She wants to right things but always ends up messing things and everything goes wrong, the first two lines of the lyrics states.

In the first narrative form, the singer expresses the pain and guilt of seeing her partner in pain caused by her. In the first verse of the song, she talks about her man who he so in love with her. 

The lyrics proceed to state that she is cheating on him and she is also fully aware that her man knows about it. Rihanna states that cheating is the worst thing that can happen to a man.

Even if she tries not to fall into the wrong things; however she always ends up doing the other way around which has made the relationship turn blue.

The singer has used the metaphor clouds rolling in referring to dark or bad times. She is honest with her feelings about causing excruciating pain which is making him die every other moment. 

Rihanna laments about her actions in the chorus. The singer says that she doesn’t want to hurt him and break his heart anymore.

The song is written from the girl’s point of view and it’s a tragedy to listen to. Nonetheless, when you come across this now-17 years later from its release date in 2006, we still sing along to it at the top of our lungs until this day.

It’s Not Right but It’s Okay by Whitney Houston is a song about a girl who discovers that her man is cheating on her. However, she shows up as a strong person although it was wrong of him to do such a thing.

The girl confronts her partner and unveils all the details of his infidelity. She accepts his deeds; however, throws him not only out of her heart but from her house.

Previously, the partner was playing games with her thinking she is stupid but little did he know eventually she discovers all the bitter truth about their relationship.

The girl decides to end the unhealthy relationship recognizing that staying together won’t make it any better if not it may be destructive to her mental health.

She asks her partner to leave the house and not come back to her life with a non-confrontational attitude. In between, the singer also insists that she will be doing fine. 

The rest of the song sings about her utmost determination to move on from the betrayal and lead a happy life without his presence. She also affirms and manifests the strength of character that will facilitate her in moving on. 

Whitney released promoted the song as the third single from her fourth studio album titled My Love is Your Love. The celebrated singer bagged the Grammy Award for the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for this song.

The single reached number one in Spain and the top five in various countries like Iceland, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, it reached number four on the chart of the US Billboard Hot 100 singles in July 1999.

How Could You by Mario speaks about a girl who cheated on her partner with another guy. The thing that disappoints the guy most is that she is now doing all the things they used to do as a couple.

In the first narrative form, Mario sings about his former girlfriend who left him. He continues to strive to keep the relationship alive regardless of various hindrances to their togetherness. 

The girl throws hateful words at the guy seemed to hurt his feelings. On the other hand, the guy acknowledges that he is a deserving candidate for all the pain. Nonetheless, he asks for fairness from his partner.

The guy feels agitated and betrayed for he gave his all to the relationship and the girl. The Grammy award-nominated artist starts the first verse by reminiscing the times when she was at her lowest and how he helped her get back to her knees.

The boy then proceeds to state in the last lines of the first verse that he was so blindly in love with her that he didn’t see what she had up on her sleeves.

In the chorus, the guy asks in disbelief how could his partner call another man by the name that she used to call him and how could she forget about him and all the memories created together.

He expresses his agitation that she must’ve been out of her mind before cheating on him who gave her all the wings to fly. The boy says that they could’ve married and led a happy life if not for her cheating on him.

In the bridge, he accepts the bitter truth about their relationship and has decided to move on. However, sometimes he can’t help but think of how another man got what he made for him.

Mario released the R&B song on February 14, 2005, as the second single from his second studio album titled Turning Point. It peaked at #52 on the chart of the US Billboard Hot 100.

Jason Derulo’s Whatcha Say is a song about a boy being honest and admitting to flirting with another woman behind her back. He also feels guilty about cheating on her.

The boy laments about his actions in the first verse of the song. He states how wrong he was of seeing another woman blinded by his lust while they were together. The guy accepts the fact she doesn’t deserve this and he should’ve treated her better.

In the first narrative form, Jason sings that he knew that they were meant to last forever. He then proceeds to ask for another chance to make it up to her and reconcile their relationship.

He expresses his love for the girl whilst regretting his deed. In the second verse, the guy states that he can do anything for her if given another chance.

‘But when I become a star, we’ll be living so large, I’ll do anything for you, ‘ Derulo sings the second line of the pre-chorus before the catchy chorus comes on the background.

Derulo released this song as his debut single following signing the contract with Beluga Heights/ Warner Bros Records, multi-platinum music producer J.R Rotem’s record.

Jason’s debut single debuted at #54 on the chart of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009. Whatcha Say resurfaced and peaked at number one on November 12, 2009.

Sorry by Beyoncé is a song that seemingly sings about her husband’s alleged infidelity. The song speaks for the rage and anger built inside her because of his deeds.

The American singer ain’t sorry or apologizing for the anger and agitation she is showing through her lyrics. She states that he doesn’t care about him anymore and she is hitting club without him on her mind.

‘Sorry. I ain’t sorry Sorry, I ain’t sorry,’ Beyonce sings the chorus. She then proceeds to talk about his audacity to ask for her forgiveness after doing her wrong. The singer asks him to not interrupt her peace of mind.

In the bridge, the singer laments about her choice of putting the ring on her finger and trusting him with her all heart. She even prayed to God to put forward the truth that he had been hiding from her.

The singer left a note in the hallway and by the time he reads she will have gone far away from him. Beyonce ends the song with the declaration: He only wants me when I’m not there He better calls Becky with the good hair.

Sorry was released as the second single from Beyonce’s sixth studio album titled Lemonade. It was dropped on May 3, 2016, via Columbia Records.

I’m Not The Only One by Sam Smith captures the pain felt by the guy after finding out his partner had been cheating on him. He is hoping to put an end to the unhealthy relationship.

The boy is disappointed over the fact that he was cheated on by someone for whom he had high hopes. The song particularly doesn’t impart the emotions on girls’ point of view only but it can also be expressed in men’s perspective.

They were a married couple apparently given the fact the lyrics mention that they vowed to each other. However, she didn’t care enough to stand up to the vows exchanged with each other.

‘And you say I’m crazy, ‘Cause you don’t think I know what you’ve done, the chorus of the song starts. The singer sings out that he had been seeing several red flags and doubts before finding out the truth.

Irrespective of the pain, the singer appears convinced that he is not the only entity in the relationship but it takes two to form a relationship. That’s where the title of the song comes from.

Sam personally has never experienced these things but wanted to be the voice for people. Smith penned down the lyrics and emotions for many people out there who have been in going through such emotions.

I’m been Not the Only One was released on August 31, 2022. Produced by Capital Records and Steve Fitzmaurice, the song was written by Jimmy Napes.

What Goes Around By Justin Timberlake is a song about a relationship that turns sour because of cheating. The title of the song is indeed true for what energy you give to anything, be it a relationship will show its true colors in the end.

According to speculations, the singer dedicated this song to his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. However, the singer went on to unveil that the song was penned for his friend Trace Ayala who was in a relationship with actress Elisha Cuthbert.

In the first narrative form, Timberland states that the breakup was the girl’s idea. To put it in the simplest way, the guy got dumped by the girl who is seeing another man.

Now that he has been dumped, the guy is watching her do her thing. She might look cool but it won’t take long for her to fall because of her unfaithful actions and Karma. This is what the title of the song suggests. 

Her Karma will catch her and make her pay back considering the threshold of the ordeal she has put the guy through by her unfaithfulness.

In fact, as the title suggests, prior to the song taking to the climax, the guy she cheated on him is now cheating on her, making her realize that what goes around comes around.

What Goes Around Comes Around was released as a part of Justin’s second studio album on December 19, 2006. Timberlake, Danja, and Timbaland have credits for songwriting the single.

The official music video of the song was released on February 7, 2007. The MV made its way to number nine on MTV’s Total Request Live on February 13, 2007.

Without Me is a song by Halsey that is all about the singer’s personal experience while she was in a relationship with rapper G-Eazy.

The singer speaks of how she crossed paths with him at his lowest and how he took an advantage of her unconditional love in the first verse of the single. The entire song is about a boy cheating on a girl’s loyal feelings.

‘Found you when your heart was broke, I filled your cup until it overflowed,’ the lyrics of the first verse starts off. She also states how she cared for and overflowed him with love in his darkest days.

In the first narrative form, Halsey goes on to state that she nurtured him wholeheartedly until he could be back on his knees and walk again. However, he did walk out of her life without any guilt.

The singer also unveils that she ignored everyone’s opinions and laughs for she truly cared for the boy. She prioritized him; however, that didn’t make him stay in the relationship.

It was the singer’s love and care that made him special. If not for her love and admiration, he wouldn’t have been helping to achieve progress and stand on his own.

Halsey asks how it feels to stay in a peaceful state of mind while ruining her mental peace.  ‘Tell me how’s it feel sittin’ up there? feeling so high but too far away to hold me; the chorus of the single starts.

She tried to find herself another one who reciprocates her love she took her ex’s demons as her own but he didn’t care enough to lessen the burden she had been carrying without any complaints.

The American singer dropped the was the lead single from her third studio album, Manic, on October 4, 2018, via Capitol Records. It made history as the singer’s first single to peak at number one on the chart of Billboard Hot 100.

Beyonce has yet again made it to the list with the song Irreplaceable. The song is about a girl addressing her partner who has been cheating on her.

The singer has created an anthem to listen to while kicking someone out of your life who has been doing things behind your back.

The girl wants to get rid of her man who cheated on her. In a non-confrontational way, she then musters up all the courage to kick him out of her life after all that he has done to her.

In the first narrative form, Beyonce tells him that she has already taken him out of his mind to the man who has the wrong idea that she will never be able to replace her. 

The guy tries his best to make the girl believe her step of breaking up the relationship is wrong but she couldn’t care less about the man and states that she could have you in another minute if she wants to.

The girl goes on to unveil that all along she knew that he had been seeing another girl. Now that she got over him, the girl wants the guy to get gone already from her life.

Irreplaceable remains a staple song for when you’re way beyond the tears because of your unhealthy relationship. It was released as a part of Beyonce’s second studio album titled B’Day on October 23, 2006.

This song earned critical acclaim and commercial success. It gained positions on various charts including the US Billboard Hot 100, the US Billboard 200, and more.

She Don’t Have To Know By John Legend is another masterpiece song that showcases the cheating of a guy on his girl. However, he continues to do so although he knows it’s wrong.

The song is about a guy who has a girlfriend, but he’s cheating on her with another woman and although he knows it’s wrong he’s justifying it and saying that there’s no need to tell his girlfriend.

He doesn’t want to hurt his girlfriend but at the same time, he also doesn’t want to end things with another girl. Which is why he wishes to go without any party knowing about each other.

‘Oh, stealing moments just to be with you Though it’s wrong it’s hard, to tell the truth, oh no, she doesn’t have to know she doesn’t have to know,’ speaks for his dilemma of having to choose one of them.

The title of the song speaks for the essence of the story itself. He doesn’t want his girl to know about his deeds. Likewise, the woman that he’s cheating with is also doing the same thing because she’s in a relationship herself.

John proceeds to say that he won’t spill the beans about her relationship with her man too. 

White Liar by Miranda Lambert is a song about a woman who discovers him cheating on her. However, on the bridge of the song, she herself confronts her man that she also had been cheating all along. 

The singer is in the first narrative form addressing her man as the white liar throughout the song. ‘Hey, white liar, the truth comes out a little at a time, and it spreads just like a fire,’ Miranda starts off the song.

In the second verse, she states that the guy walked another woman to her car. He can’t lie for her cousin saw him on the street with a redhead girl named Bernice.

The girl drops the surprise as she sings the bridge of the song, ‘Here’s a bombshell just for you, Turns out I’ve been lying too.’ She then proceeds to address herself as the white liar.

The song was released as the second single from Miranda’s third album titled Revolution on August 17, 2009. The song peaked at number 2 on the chart of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs.

My Immortal by Evanescence discusses the brutal wounds caused by a broken heart that don’t really heal over time.

‘I’m so tired of being here Suppressed by all my childish fears,’ the song starts off. The band sings of the painful and sour memories created by emotional wounds.

The American rock band, Evanescence, put out the song as a part of their debut studio album titled Fallen on December 8, 2003, via Wind-up Records.

The piano power ballad song was written by Ben Moody and Amy Lee, the guitarist, and pianist of the band respectively. The song made its way to the top 20 of over 10 countries. 

In the song Thru Your Phone, Cardi-B flares up with feelings of revenge after discovering the evidence of her man’s unfaithfulness through his phone.

The song surrounds the subject of infidelity and is most likely directed toward Offset, an American rapper, who was engaged to the singer in October 2017. 

Shortly after their engagement, rumors of infidelity surfaced on the web about Offset cheating on her. Many believe that this song and her other song Be Careful addresses the infidelity in Offset’s relationship with the singer.

The singer starts off the song by opening up about her suspicions of cheating based on the photos and texts she discovered on her partner’s phone.

Cardi goes on to refer to Beyonce’s song Resentment which speaks about her wanting to forgive her partner for his infidelity, but not being able to move on.

The American singer dropped Thru Your Phone as a part of her anticipated debut studio album titled Invasion of Privacy in 2018. On the release week itself, the song debuted at number 50 on the chart of the US Billboard Hot 100. 

Cold Shoulder by Adele is a song about being cheated on. Yet, she can’t help but fall for him. Adele released the song as the third single from her debut album titled ’19’ in 2008. 

‘You say it’s all in my head, And the things I think just don’t make sense,’ Adele starts the first verse of the song. The singer states that she can see the look in his eyes that shoots her with nonverbal words every time.

In the chorus, she sings of how the girl wished she was another girl for the boy gives her the words made of knives. Every individual has their own personal interpretation of the song.

The British singer’s song Cold Shoulder earned positive reviews from critics and debuted on various charts across the globe.

Figures by Jessie Reyez talks about the situation when one gives everything to make things work out in a relationship but doesn’t get back anything in return.

The singer speaks of the heartbreak that is inevitable like something which she expected to happen although she had some hopes of making things go right in a relationship.’

Figures in the song refer to the situation that was meant to occur like an inevitable thing. She wishes to make him taste a spoonful of his own medicine. The singer knows that he is the one who is losing something precious when the relationship falls apart.

Jessie proceeds to state that there is no such thing called learning to trust. It’s either you fully trust someone or don’t at all for there isn’t anything in between.

She also wishes that roles could get reversed so he knows what it feels like to be in her shoes. Nonetheless, in the end, Reyez musters up all her courage to move on for she has become sick of his love.

The Canadian singer dropped the song as a part of her debut EP titled Kiddo on August 26, 2016. The official music video for the song was dropped on August 26, 2016, via YouTube.

Figures on YouTube have amassed over 106 million views and over 1.1 million likes as of February 2023. It is a minimal video in which the singer sings the lyrics whilst sitting on a chair.

Take A Bow by Rihanna is a story about a girl who lost her interest in reconciling things with her cheater ex-boyfriend although he is begging for a second chance.

In the first verse of the song, the singer sings how dumb the guy looks while he asks for another chance. She even states that she is so done with how ugly the guy looks crying while trying to apologize.

The singer directly states that don’t say sorry for he isn’t actually remorseful of his deeds. The only moment he was truly feeling sorry was when he got caught, Rihanna sings in the pre-chorus of the song.

In the chorus, she expresses her feelings that the guy put out quite a show but now it’s high time he ends all things for everything between them is over.

She gives the best liar award to the buy for making her believe all his white lies as she sings the bridge of the song. Rihanna refuses to give him another chance because he isn’t actually sorry for cheating on her but for getting caught by her.

Rihanna values her time and wants him to take a bow for putting on such a brilliant show of lies. Take A Bow was released on April 15, 2008, via Def Jam record label.

The song debuted at the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100, marking the singer’s third song to make it to number one. Likewise, it also reached at the number one of the Hot R&B/Hip- Hop songs chart.

Cry Me A River by Justin Timberlake is a song rumored to be directed towards his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. The singer expresses his rage after finding out about the cheating.

The singer starts the first verse by addressing his girl as sun and earth whom he loved wholeheartedly. He then states that she took a chance and started seeing another man.

In the pre-chorus, Justin proceeds to state that she doesn’t have to confront her deeds for he has already discovered them. He sings that there is no chance for reconciliation.

Whereas in the chorus, the singer asks why did she cheat on him in the first place now that she is calling him to reconcile. However, he clearly states that there is no chance as she burned the bridges.

The girl gets upset that he has moved on and cries profusely that she lost him forever. He then states that now it’s her turn to get the karma of her deeds with the tagline ‘Cry me a river.’

Justin is more agitated by the fact that he discovered the truth from another guy. Throughout the song, the singer emphasizes that he has moved on and doesn’t need her anymore.

Written by Scott Storch and Timbaland, Cry Me a River was released as a part of Timberlake’s debut solo album titled Justified on November 25, 2002. It earned commercial success and acclaim.

The song debuted at number three on the chart of the US Billboard Hot 100. In fact, it also racked up the Grammy Award for the category of the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2004.