43 Songs About Missing Someone You Love & Want Back

“Miss You” by The Rolling Stones

Song year: 1978

Sometimes you fall for someone and the people around you don’t understand.

They just want things to be the way they used to be – hang out on the weekends, or whatever.

But you’ve discovered something they haven’t yet – what it feels like to be in love.

“Miss You” by The Rolling Stones says it best:

“Well, I’ve been haunted in my sleep/You’ve been starrin’ in my dreams/Lord, I miss you, child/I’ve been waitin’ in the hall/Been waitin’ on your call.”

“See You Sometime” by Joni Mitchell

Song year: 1972

Regardless of whatever you may have gone through in your relationship, sometimes you just want to see your ex again.

Though things between you may be over, you feel like a small piece of the relationship continues to live on.

It’s possible you’ve even given up, but that doesn’t necessarily put an end to your desire to see your ex again.

That’s what “See You Sometime” by Joni Mitchell is all about:

“We’re in for more rain/I could sure use some sunshine on my apple trees/It seems such a shame/We start out so kind and end so heartlessly.”

“Dreamin’ of You” by Bob Dylan

Song year: 2008

“I’m dreamin’ of you/That’s all I do/And it’s/Driving me insane.”

You can miss someone so badly that they occupy 100% of your thoughts.

Even as you go about living your life, the rumination doesn’t stop.

And, every time you’re forced to come to the same conclusion, that you miss someone deeply.

If you’ve ever been driven insane by your emotions, you know where Dylan is coming from on this one.

“I Miss You” by Randy Newman, A Song About Lost Love

Song year: 1999

Long-term relationships don’t always end well.

That doesn’t mean they didn’t serve their purpose.

It just means that changes occurred.

Change is a natural part of life.

Regardless of how much time and distance there is between you and your ex, you can still miss them.

“Still in my heart after all these years/Separated by time now by distance/I couldn’t allow myself to feel/The loss that I feel right now/As I put this song down.”

“Missing You” by Green Day

Song year: 2012

What do you do when you break up with someone you love?

There are many ways of answering that question, but it’s fair to say many of us just go crazy.

After the initial shock of breakup, you may find that you can’t get your significant other out of your head.

So, you try everything, whether it’s going for walks, partying with friends, trying to disappear into work and so forth.

“Missing You” by Green Day is a good reflection of the kind of restlessness people often encounter after heartbreak:

“I searched the room/I lost my head/I even looked under the bed/I punched the walls/I hit the street/I’m down in the pavement lookin’.”

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“Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

Song year: 2010

“Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum is another song about the disorientation you can experience after you’ve broken up and you’re all alone reflecting.

Sometimes, it’s hard to resist dialing up your old flame.

Maybe you don’t even know what you would say to them, but on the off chance they’re still thinking about you, you’d like to think maybe you’d get back together.

“Another shot of whiskey, can’t stop looking at the door/Wishing you’d come sweepin’ in the way you did before/And I wonder if I ever cross your mind/For me it happens all the time.”

“Somebody’s Missing You” by Dolly Parton

Song year: 2011

When your special someone is away, you can’t wait for them to get back.

You can’t stop thinking about them, even when they’re not around.

This song is for you if that’s how you’re feeling now.

“Somebody’s missing you/Longs to be kissing you/You’d better listen/You mean all the world to me/You’re on somebody’s mind/Just almost all the time/I hope you miss me too/Somebody’s missing you.”

“How I Miss You” by Foo Fighters

Song year: 1995

Sometimes you’re not sure whether someone misses you like you miss them, but you hope that they do.

“How I Miss You” by the Foo Fighters articulates these feelings well:

“Do you miss me/Like I miss you/If you miss me/Never go away/Hopefully, you’ll come stay someday/If you’re leaving/Come back soon/That’s not easy to say/I’ll wait here/Dream of you/All alone as I ache.”

“Tears In Heaven” by Eric Clapton

Song year: 1992

Losing a child can’t possibly be easy.

When Clapton did, he wrote many songs in honor of his son, Conor Clapton’s untimely death.

The one that stayed with him, and likewise with all of us, is “Tears In Heaven.”

“Would you know my name/If I saw you in heaven?/Would it be the same/If I saw you in heaven?/I must be strong and carry on/’Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven.”

“I Miss You” by Miley Cyrus

Song year: 2007

A simple song about losing someone you love.

Miley Cyrus wrote “I Miss You” as a homage to her late grandfather.

Losing a family member is rarely easy but there’s always this song.

“I miss you, I miss your smile/And I still shed a tear every once in a while/And even though it’s different now/You’re still here somehow.”

Songs About Missing Someone, Final Thoughts

It has often been said that time has the power to heal, but so does music.

Music can help you look at your situation more objectively.

It can help you get clarity on your feelings and emotions.

It can give you the inspiration to carry on when things are tough.

We know that missing someone isn’t easy but we hope the music helps.

Find a song you can relate to and latch onto it.