43 Songs About Missing Someone You Love & Want Back

“Missing You” by Steve Perry

Song year: 1994

“Missing You” by Steve Perry is a simple, heartfelt breakup song.

When you break up with someone you love, you can’t help but wonder if you could have done some things differently.

You feel like you could have given more but you’re not sure why you didn’t.

So, you end up missing the person you love.

If you feel like you could have been better to your ex, this is your song.

“Always” by Bon Jovi

Song year: 1994

Your significant other can leave an imprint on you.

You can’t forget them, and you feel as though you’re going to remember them forever.

Moving on can be tough.

As Bon Jovi says in “Always”:

“It’s been raining since you left me/Now I’m drowning in the flood/You see I’ve always been a fighter/But without you I give up.”

“When You’re Gone” by Avril Lavigne

Song year: 2007

“When You’re Gone” by Avril Lavigne is about missing someone so dearly you can’t stop thinking about them.

It’s not necessarily about breakup, but it certainly is about waiting for someone to come back just so you can be around them.

Whether it’s work or travel or something else, sometimes our significant others are away for extended periods of time and we end up missing them.

At least you’ve got this song.

“Echoes Of You” by Marianas Trench

Song year: 2019

This is yet another song about feeling badly about things you’ve done to your significant other.

And, you can’t stop thinking about them.

If you’re still feeling the “echoes” of everything that went down on your relationship, you’ll relate to this Marianas Trench song.

“Well stirs of whispers trail and linger/You still haunt the corner of my eye/Those remnant faces fleeting traces/Of you haunt the corner of my eye.”

“Gone Too Soon” by Michael Jackson

Song year: 1991

None of us know when our time will be up.

Losing someone – whether it’s a family member, friend or significant other, is rarely easy.

Some people are gone entirely too soon.

When you’re missing someone that won’t come back, “Gone Too Soon” by Michael Jackson is the right song to listen to.

“I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” by The White Stripes

Song year: 2002

Losing a significant other is like losing a piece of yourself.

You feel like half the person you used to be.

You don’t enjoy the things you used to enjoy.

And, you don’t know what to do with yourself.

“I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” by The White Stripes says it well:

“Planning everything for two/Doing everything with you/And now that we’re through/I just don’t know what to do/I just don’t know what to do with myself.”

“Missing My Baby” by Selena

Song year: 1992

Love can feel like a hit and run.

Someone comes into your life and lights it up.

Suddenly, before you can say anything, they’re gone, and you end up missing them.

The narrator in “Missing My Baby” is confident they will still come back.

But if you can’t wait until you see your significant other again, this Selena song might bring some comfort.

“I’m missing my baby, (missing my baby) missing my baby/I gotta hold you tight, and never let you out of my sight/Missing my baby, (missing my baby) missing my baby/I gotta feel your heart beat (your heart beat) next to mine/Gotta feel it.”

“My Arms Keep Missing You” by Rick Astley

Song year: 2002

You might think things are going great with your significant other.

Suddenly, you stop hearing from them.

Then, you ruminate endlessly on where they are, who they might be with.

It’s not much fun wondering about someone and whether you can trust them.

“My Arms Keep Missing You” by Rick Astley expresses all these feelings:

“My arms keep missing you/Who’s been kissing you/Since you went away/My arms keep missing you/I keep wishing you’ll/Come back today.”

“Miss You In A Heartbeat” by Def Leppard

Song year: 1992

You might be losing your significant other, but you can’t be sure.

You know you’re in love and there’s nothing you can do about it.

And, every time that special someone is away, you miss them.

These are the sentiments expressed in “Miss You In A Heartbeat” by Def Leppard:

“When we touch, I just lose my self-control/A sad sensation I can’t hide/To love is easy, it ain’t easy to walk away/I keep the faith and there’s a reason why, yeah.”

“I Just Really Miss You” by Miranda Lambert

Song year: 2007

“I Just Really Miss You” by Miranda Lambert seems to be a missing you song about being in love with someone who’s already in a relationship, or possibly even married, as indicated by this line:

“There’s a life I can’t ask you to leave.”

But missing someone isn’t an emotion you can necessarily control.

Regardless of the circumstance, if that’s where you’re at, this song is always there for you.

“I just really miss you, I just really miss you/There’s a life I can’t ask you to leave/I just really miss you, right now I kinda want to/The closest that you’ll ever be to me is free.”

“From Where You Are” by Lifehouse

Song year: 2007

You wish you could be next to your significant other.

Unfortunately, the distance has left you both unable to continue in the relationship.

You miss all the little things that brought joy to your life, even if you didn’t recognize them at the time.

“From Where You Are” by Lifehouse brings all these emotions to life:

“I miss the years that were erased/I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face/I miss all the little things I never thought that they’d mean everything to me/Yeah, I miss you/And I wish you were here.”