00:00I knew we'd never meet again
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo
00:07And today we're counting down our picks for the best country music songs about the myriad ways love can break
00:13And I'm crazy for loving you
00:19Number 10, Better Than Revenge, Taylor Swift
00:23The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and
00:26I had it all, I had them right there where I wanted them
00:29Sometimes a breakup can bring out the worst in you
00:32Swift's third studio album included this energetic track about a girl who stole the singer's boyfriend
00:38And all the ways she isn't all that
00:40She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
00:43She underestimated just who she was stealing from
00:46The song proved a little bit too bitter for most fans' tastes, however
00:50The satire of the romantic rival's promiscuous ways in the chorus especially leaned into sex-shaming
00:57This led Swift to release a new version with an altered chorus
01:00Expressing regret about the low jab
01:02For people who have been cheated on, however
01:11This song is unfortunately relatable
01:13And could have gone a lot further
01:15Number 9, How Do You Like Me Now, Toby Keith
01:27Speaking of romantic revenge, this song also gives good schadenfreude
01:32Co-written by Chuck Cannon, this song follows the singer's memories of his high school crush
01:37The good girl valedictorian who once rejected his bad boy ways
01:41Now the singer is famous and his old crush is stuck in a failing marriage with kids
01:46How do you like me now?
01:48Now that I'm on my way
01:50You still think I'm crazy
01:52Standing here today
01:54How do you like them apples indeed?
01:56For anyone who has ever had their dreams mocked by an ex, Keith's track goes hard
02:01Pointed, cheeky, and even a little triumphant
02:04He never comes home
02:06And you're always alone
02:08And you kids hear you cry down the hall
02:11The song was a big hit, reaching number one on Billboard's U.S. Country Songs
02:15And certified double platinum
02:17Keith got the last word on this one
02:19How do you like me now?
02:21Now that I'm on my way
02:23You still think I'm crazy
02:26Standing here today
02:27Number 8
02:28I'm Over You
02:29Keith Whitley
02:30He's not crying, he's just got something in his eye
02:33Where there's a cloud don't mean there's rain
02:38Tears in my eyes don't mean there's pain
02:41Anyone who has had to put up a brave face to the world, and to an ex, will know what
02:46this song is about
02:47Depending on how you interpret them, the lyrics express both cool aloofness and deep pain from a breakup
02:53The song was released after Whitley's death of substance use poisoning
02:57Reaching number 15 on Billboard's Country Songs for the year 1990
03:00When I'm over you
03:06His son released an acoustic version of the song years later
03:09Proving that breakup songs are never of an age, but are for all time
03:14Someone told you I was taking it rough
03:17Why are they making those stories up?
03:22Number 7
03:23Tin Man
03:24Miranda Lambert
03:25Hey there Mr. Tin Man
03:30You don't know how lucky you are
03:34Lambert has done heartbreak in the past
03:37Especially the full-throated desolation of Mama's Broken Heart
03:40There's also the fire and brimstone verse of Gunpowder and Lead
03:44About a woman's revenge against her abusive ex
03:47But Tin Man brings something fresh and new to the breakup theme
03:51Here we see Lambert apostrophizing the Tin Man of Wizard of Oz fame
03:55About his desire for a heart
03:57Her advice?
03:58Don't bother even getting one, as it will only get broken
04:01She should know
04:04You don't want a heart
04:08It's a neat creative spin on a very old theme
04:11And it even became certified platinum
04:13This Tin Man has a lot of heart
04:23Number 6
04:24What Hurts the Most
04:26Rascal Flats
04:27I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
04:31That don't bother me
04:33Revenge songs aside
04:35Pain and breakups go together like a horse and carriage
04:38Written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson in 2003
04:41This song embraces the theme of lost love to its fullest degree
04:45Although it was covered by other artists before them
04:48Rascal Flats made the song into a blockbuster hit
04:51With their country rock version
04:52This cover reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100
04:55And was certified 5x Platinum
04:58Givin' up, gettin' dressed
05:00Livin' with this regret
05:02But I know
05:03If I could do it over
05:05Other versions, like Cascada's
05:07Went with a more pop approach
05:09There are days
05:10Every now and again
05:11I'll pretend I'm okay
05:13But that's now what gets me
05:15However you arrange it
05:17This song's message of heartache and heartbreak
05:19Rings loud, clear, and universal
05:22What hurts the most
05:24He's been so close
05:28Number 5
05:29Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
05:31Willie Nelson
05:32Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
05:37We always keep in mind Nelson's always on my mind
05:41An oldie but a goodie about the speaker regretting his awful behavior to his ex
05:45An even more iconic breakup song, however
05:48Has to be this poignant poetic number about breaking up with a beloved
05:52Someday when we meet a peyonder
05:58Originally written by Fred Rose in 1947
06:01The song was previously recorded by countless artists throughout the years
06:05Including Elvis Presley
06:06Through the ages
06:11Are every member
06:15Nelson's version, however
06:16Won him a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance Male
06:20Love may be like a dying ember
06:22But this song will live on
06:23Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
06:31Number 4
06:33The Dance
06:34Garth Brooks
06:35For a moment
06:40Who says that breakup songs have to be full of acrimony
06:44This number, written by Tony Arada
06:46And recorded by Brooks
06:48Has the singer reflecting on the end of a love affair
06:50And even his own time without regret
07:02It is worth it, he gracefully concludes
07:05To have the dance rather than miss it
07:07It's a mature and poignant perspective
07:10And a tribute to lives untimely lost
07:13The dance was a worldwide hit
07:15Proclaimed song of the year by the Academy of Country Music
07:18To this day, it is Brooks' signature song
07:21We're glad to have this dance
07:29Number 3
07:31Before He Cheats
07:32Carrie Underwood
07:33When it comes to vengeful breakup songs
07:41There's nothing more satisfying than blasting this wild track
07:45Underwood's gritty tale of a wronged woman
07:47Smashing her potentially cheating ex's car
07:50Struck a big chord with audiences
07:58For five weeks
08:00It topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
08:02It also reached number 8 on the Hot 100
08:05And stayed on that chart for 64 consecutive weeks
08:14With an 11 times platinum certification
08:17It's one of the best-selling country songs ever
08:20And it's clear why
08:21Underwood's Tough As Nails delivery
08:23Is perfect for this take-no-prisoners song
08:25For a breakup song that doubles as a confidence booster
08:28Before He Cheats hits the spot
08:31Maybe next time I think
08:34Before He Cheats
08:37Number 2
08:39Crazy
08:40Patsy Cline
08:41Crazy
08:43I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
08:48It's crazy how successful a song can be
08:52This iconic song was originally written by Willie Nelson himself
08:55In a typically twangy country arrangement
08:57Crazy
09:00For thinking that my love could hold you
09:05It was Patsy Cline, however, who made it into an iconic hit
09:09It has since become a country music standard
09:11And was even inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2003
09:16By the Library of Congress
09:18Then someday
09:21You'd leave me for somebody new
09:25Here, the singer laments their feelings of heartbreak
09:29Sadly reflecting that the breakup was all too inevitable
09:32With an expressive delivery and a lovely swing arrangement
09:36Cline's jazzy vocals make us feel every moment of this heartbreak
09:39We'll be drinking alone in the dark to this song
09:42Crazy
09:43Crazy
09:43For crying
09:44And I'm crazy
09:46For loving you
09:49Before we unveil our top pick
09:52Here are a few honorable mentions
09:54Smoke rings in the dark
09:56Gary Allen
09:57This song burns as slow as whiskey
09:59Don't allow
10:00Leave her smoke rings
10:03In the dark
10:04Space cowboy
10:06Kacey Musgraves
10:08Sunsets fade
10:09But this single will never
10:11You can't ever say
10:12Yeah boy
10:15I ain't gonna sense you in
10:18Consider me gone
10:20Reba McIntyre
10:21If you don't get moved by this track
10:23Consider us perplexed
10:24And I guess we're done
10:27Let's not drag this off
10:29Consider me gone
10:32Stay
10:33Sugar Land
10:34Careful
10:34This number will have us running back to our exes
10:37Baby why don't you stay
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11:00Number 1
11:01I will always love you
11:03Dolly Parton
11:04But one breakup song we will always love is this ballad
11:15Everyone's favorite musician Dolly Parton
11:18Originally wrote and recorded this song about a singer breaking up with her lover
11:22But lovingly wishing them well
11:23Goodbye
11:26Please don't cry
11:29Her version was very successful by all accounts
11:32Hitting number 1 in the Billboard Hot Country song charts twice
11:35Whitney Houston came along with a pop version in 1992
11:39That launched the song into the stratosphere
11:42Becoming certified 11 times platinum
11:44But whether belted or sung sweetly
11:55The message is the same
11:56That of bittersweet self-sacrifice
11:59Now that is a breakup we can get behind
12:10Which other breakup country song always makes your eyes cry in the rain?
12:14Let us know in the comments
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