{"id":1907004,"date":"2026-04-28T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907004"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:45:00","slug":"the-10-best-songs-about-cheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1907004","title":{"rendered":"The 10 best songs about cheating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/4\/1444100.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/70155\/1\/the-10-best-songs-about-cheating\" data-article-id=\"70155\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img no-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"lily-allen-new-album-west-end-girl\" class=\"img\" height=\"1054\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/4\/1444100.jpeg\" width=\"1581\"><\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T14:45:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"28 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"28\">28,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>The 10 best songs <span class=\"nowrap\">about cheating<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>In the wake of Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s public breakup with Klay Thompson, we explore the long-standing role that infidelity has played <span class=\"nowrap\">in music<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T14:45:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"28 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"28\">28,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T14:45:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"28 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"28\">28,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/solomonpacemccarrick\">Solomon Pace-McCarrick<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It\u2019s terrible what Megan Thee Stallion is going through. Last weekend, the Houston rapper shared snippets from a text conversation on her Instagram story, revealing that she had split from her boyfriend and basketball star Klay Thompson after he had cheated on her. Two days later, she was spotted tearing up on-stage during the curtain call for <\/span><em><span>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/span><\/em><span> (in which she is starring) and, today, announced that she has pulled out of the Broadway show\u2019s remaining dates. Anyone who\u2019s dealt with infidelity knows the cycles of self-blame, resentment and despair that follow the discovery of a cheating partner. We\u2019ll say it again: it\u2019s terrible what Megan Thee Stallion is going through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>History also tells us that, when a musician is cheated on, it\u2019s usually followed by some pretty fire music. Perhaps the most striking example of this in recent memory is Lily Allen\u2019s 2025 album <\/span><em><span>West End Girl<\/span><\/em><span>, which mined the alleged infidelity of her ex-husband and <\/span><em><span>Stranger Things <\/span><\/em><span>actor David Harbour for a full album\u2019s worth of material, resulting in a spectacularly successful comeback for the singer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So, while we wait for Megan to pen her own diss track against Klay Thompson, below, we break down the ten best cheating songs of all time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BEYONC\u00c9 \u2013 \u201cSORRY\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"QxsmWxxouIM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxsmWxxouIM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Arriving as the second single from Beyonce\u2019s confessional visual album <\/span><em><span>Lemonade, <\/span><\/em><span>\u201cSorry\u201d sparked an entire man-hunt when it dropped in early 2016. Seemingly referring to a infidelity by Beyonce\u2019s still-husband Jay-Z, and shocking the world with its airing of dirty laundry about a couple previously considered to be infallible, Beyonce closed the song with a hint as to who one of Jay-Z\u2019s alleged mistresses might be: \u201c<\/span><em><span>He better call Becky with the good hair<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d, Queen B repeats twice as the track\u2019s electro-hip-hop beat fades out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Immediately, rumours swirled as to who Becky might be, with fingers pointing at Rita Ora and American fashion designer Rachel Roy, who cryptically posted \u201cGood hair don\u2019t care\u201d on her Instagram after the project dropped, before deleting the post and making her account private. It was a full-on spectacle to behold, with everyone from CNN to online fan pages covering the drama, but, in hindsight, it appears less salacious. In terms of net worth, Beyonce and Jay-Z are one of if not <\/span><em><span>the <\/span><\/em><span>biggest couples in show-biz. Do you really think they would air their dirty laundry without carefully calculating the risks?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>RIHANNA \u2013 \u201cUNFAITHFUL\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"rp4UwPZfRis\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rp4UwPZfRis\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If you didn\u2019t have this song displayed on your MSN Messenger \u2018now playing\u2019 section, were you really there? Released all the way back in 2006, when Rihanna was still just a rising star, \u201cUnfaithful\u201d was an early anthem for the online generation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s also one of the best songs in the cheating music canon to be written from the perspective of the cheater themselves. Written by RnB star Ne-Yo, the track depicts the Bajan star in a brutal love triangle, lying to her partner that she\u2019s just \u201changing with the girls\u201d when she\u2019s actually seeing another man. In a line that has since been certified platinum in karaoke booths around the world, Rihanna likens the infidelity to homicide, singing in the chorus: \u201c<\/span><em><span>I don\u2019t wanna hurt him anymore \/ I don\u2019t wanna take away his life \/ I don\u2019t wanna be a murderer\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>LILY ALLEN \u2013 \u201cPUSSY PALACE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"xqRNYtiAAP8\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqRNYtiAAP8\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In terms of cheating music, Lily Allen might just be the reigning champ. When she found out that her ex-husband <\/span><span>David Harbour was (allegedly) a serial cheater, she didn\u2019t just write a song about it, she made a whole album about the experience. At the core of the project is standout track \u201cPussy Palace\u201d, which replays the drama with the salaciousness of a soap opera \u2013 detailing everything from Allen\u2019s reluctance to sleep in the same bed as Harbour, to the exact brand of condoms he used in the act: \u201c<\/span><em><span>Hundreds of Trojans, you\u2019re so fucking broken.<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d Ouch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The cherry on top, however, was the fact that Allen\u2019s <\/span><em><span>West End Girl<\/span><\/em><span> album also marked one of the most spectacular popstar comebacks in recent memory, becoming her highest-charting album in over a decade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>USHER \u2013 \u201cCONFESSIONS PART II\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"5Sy19X0xxrM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Sy19X0xxrM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If there was a prize for the unintentionally funniest cheating song, Usher\u2019s \u201cConfessions Part II\u201d would win in a second. \u201c<\/span><em><span>This is the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever had to do<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d and \u201c<\/span><em><span>I hope you accept the fact that I\u2019m man enough to tell you this<\/span><\/em><span>,\u201d the singer wallows throughout the song, while gradually stripping on top of a piano. His crime: he got his side chick pregnant. And the worst part? Usher is such a serial cheater that this is <em>Part 2<\/em> of his confession!!! Cry me a river (to reference another great cheating song that didn\u2019t make the list).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>MARVIN GAYE \u2013 \u201cI HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cXWHpbpNdHE\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXWHpbpNdHE\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Relationship trouble has been a constant theme throughout Motown legend Marvin Gaye\u2019s entire career (he wrote a whole concept album about his bitter divorce from his first wife in 1978). But Marvin Gaye\u2019s \u201cI Heard It Through The Grapevine\u201d is perhaps the most widely-known cheating song of all time, not only consistently ranking as one of the best songs of all time, but also popularising the titular phrase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unlike the other tracks on the list, \u201cI Heard It Through The Grapevine\u201d was neither written by or for Gaye \u2013 it was a cover of Barret Strong\u2019s 1966 Motown original, and initially written by leading Motown songwriter Norman Whitman. But, knowing the multiple toxic relationships Gaye had been through over the years, we\u2019ll give it a pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>ROBYN \u2013 \u201cCALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"F6ImxY6hnfA\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6ImxY6hnfA\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>New perspective unlocked: the side chick. Landing on Robyn\u2019s standout 2010 electropop album <\/span><em><span>Body Talk<\/span><\/em><span>, \u201cCall Your Girlfriend\u201d depicts the Swedish singer instructing her partner to break up with his girlfriend so that they can be together instead. \u201c<\/span><em><span>Call your girlfriend \/ It&#8217;s time you had the talk \/ Give your reasons \/ Say it&#8217;s not her fault \/ But you just met somebody new,<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d Robyn sings in the track\u2019s chorus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It might sound harsh, but it\u2019s honestly not the worst advice. Throughout \u201cCall Your Girlfriend\u201d\u2019s verses, Robyn coaches her unfaithful partner through the break-up, instructing him,<\/span><span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span><em><span>Don\u2019t you tell her how I give you something \/ That you never even knew you missed<\/span><\/em><span>.\u201d Sometimes you just need to soften the blow \u2013 there\u2019s some things that people don\u2019t need to know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>AMY WINEHOUSE \u2013 \u201cYOU KNOW I\u2019M NO GOOD\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"b-I2s5zRbHg\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-I2s5zRbHg\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Amy Winehouse\u2019s appeal never centred on whether she was in the right. Rather, it was precisely Winehouse\u2019s ability to communicate her unsightly emotions so compellingly and viscerally that continues to make her one of the most singular artists in living memory. \u201cYou Know I\u2019m No Good\u201d is a chief example, casting Winehouse wallowing in self-loathing as she looks back on drug-fuelled nights cheating on her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. \u201c<\/span><em><span>I cheated myself, like I knew I would<\/span><\/em><span>,\u201d she sings in the chorus. But the worst part is, upon discovering her indefility through a tell-tale carpet burn, the man she&#8217;s in love with simply shrugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHARLI XCX \u2013 \u201cFEBRUARY 2017 FEAT. CLAIRO AND YAEJI\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cxCjLWHuZvo\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxCjLWHuZvo\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Charli xcx has actually released a ton of music about infidelity (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/165R03lbcsDIIx9VF3LhHv?si=901d10c35ab841fa&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=e5f44b82608a4777\"><span>here\u2019s a whole playlist of them<\/span><\/a><span>), but 2019 single \u201cFebruary 2017\u201d is the most transparent of all. Its title is a literal reference to the day that Charli is alleged to have cheated on her then-partner Huck Kwong: the Grammy Awards in February, 2017 \u2013 later alluded to in the track\u2019s lyrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>KANYE WEST \u2013 \u201cBLAME GAME FEAT. JOHN LEGEND\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"6mp72xUirfs\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mp72xUirfs\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It might be hard to sympathise with Kanye nowadays, but, once upon a time, he had a knack for truly emotional and relatable songwriting. Back-to-back albums <\/span><em><span>808s &amp; Heartbreak <\/span><\/em><span>(2008) and <\/span><em><span>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy <\/span><\/em><span>(2010) are prime examples, arriving at the height of his genre-blending madness and influencing every single hip-hop record that came after them. \u201cBlame Game\u201d arrives on the latter project, weaving across its eight minutes\u2019 runtime a vivid portrayal of a toxic relationship in which both lovers are unfaithful to each other. While there are glimpses of Kanye\u2019s later callous perversion in the final minutes of the track (\u201c<\/span><em><span>Who the fuck got your pussy all reupholstered? Yeezy reupholstered my pussy<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d), most of the lyrics are actually pretty candid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An alternative reading of the track suggests that Kanye is rapping about his toxic relationship with fame (\u201c<\/span><em><span>You weren\u2019t perfect, but you made life worth it \/ Stick around, some real feelings might surface<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d) but, judging from Kanye\u2019s other lyrics from this era, there\u2019s definitely a sprinkling of truth to his depictions of infidelity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>EMINEM \u2013 \u201cLOVE THE WAY YOU LIE FEAT. RIHANNA\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"uelHwf8o7_U \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uelHwf8o7_U%20\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>There are few appropriate times to listen to Eminem\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Recovery <\/span><\/em><span>album in 2026, and being cheated on is top of the list. The album might have some lyrical stinkers (Exhibit A: <\/span><em><span>\u201cGirl you have a hot butt like a lit cigarette (lit cigarette)\u201d<\/span><\/em><span>), but you can\u2019t deny that Eminem\u2019s grating rap voice and explosive rhyme schemes captures angst like no one else. One of many songs that depict the notoriously turbulent relationship between Eminem and ex-wife Kim, \u201cLove the Way You Lie\u201d leans into the maelstrom of emotions that accompany a toxic relationship, including, but not exclusive to, cheating: \u201c<\/span><em><span>But when it&#8217;s bad, it\u2019s awful, I feel so ashamed \/ I snapped, \u2018Who\u2019s that dude?\u2019, I don\u2019t even know his name<\/span><\/em><span>.\u201d Listen to this when you want to wallow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It\u2019s terrible what Megan Thee Stallion is going through. Last weekend, the Houston rapper shared snippets from a text conversation on her Instagram story, revealing that she had split from her boyfriend and basketball star Klay Thompson after he had cheated on her. Two days later, she was spotted tearing up on-stage during the curtain call for <\/span><em><span>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/span><\/em><span> (in which she is starring) and, today, announced that she has pulled out of the Broadway show\u2019s remaining dates. Anyone who\u2019s dealt with infidelity knows the cycles of self-blame, resentment and despair that follow the discovery of a cheating partner. We\u2019ll say it again: it\u2019s terrible what Megan Thee Stallion is going through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>History also tells us that, when a musician is cheated on, it\u2019s usually followed by some pretty fire music. Perhaps the most striking example of this in recent memory is Lily Allen\u2019s 2025 album <\/span><em><span>West End Girl<\/span><\/em><span>, which mined the alleged infidelity of her ex-husband and <\/span><em><span>Stranger Things <\/span><\/em><span>actor David Harbour for a full album\u2019s worth of material, resulting in a spectacularly successful comeback for the singer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So, while we wait for Megan to pen her own diss track against Klay Thompson, below, we break down the ten best cheating songs of all time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>BEYONC\u00c9 \u2013 \u201cSORRY\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"QxsmWxxouIM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxsmWxxouIM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Arriving as the second single from Beyonce\u2019s confessional visual album <\/span><em><span>Lemonade, <\/span><\/em><span>\u201cSorry\u201d sparked an entire man-hunt when it dropped in early 2016. Seemingly referring to a infidelity by Beyonce\u2019s still-husband Jay-Z, and shocking the world with its airing of dirty laundry about a couple previously considered to be infallible, Beyonce closed the song with a hint as to who one of Jay-Z\u2019s alleged mistresses might be: \u201c<\/span><em><span>He better call Becky with the good hair<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d, Queen B repeats twice as the track\u2019s electro-hip-hop beat fades out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Immediately, rumours swirled as to who Becky might be, with fingers pointing at Rita Ora and American fashion designer Rachel Roy, who cryptically posted \u201cGood hair don\u2019t care\u201d on her Instagram after the project dropped, before deleting the post and making her account private. It was a full-on spectacle to behold, with everyone from CNN to online fan pages covering the drama, but, in hindsight, it appears less salacious. In terms of net worth, Beyonce and Jay-Z are one of if not <\/span><em><span>the <\/span><\/em><span>biggest couples in show-biz. Do you really think they would air their dirty laundry without carefully calculating the risks?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>RIHANNA \u2013 \u201cUNFAITHFUL\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"rp4UwPZfRis\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rp4UwPZfRis\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If you didn\u2019t have this song displayed on your MSN Messenger \u2018now playing\u2019 section, were you really there? Released all the way back in 2006, when Rihanna was still just a rising star, \u201cUnfaithful\u201d was an early anthem for the online generation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s also one of the best songs in the cheating music canon to be written from the perspective of the cheater themselves. Written by RnB star Ne-Yo, the track depicts the Bajan star in a brutal love triangle, lying to her partner that she\u2019s just \u201changing with the girls\u201d when she\u2019s actually seeing another man. In a line that has since been certified platinum in karaoke booths around the world, Rihanna likens the infidelity to homicide, singing in the chorus: \u201c<\/span><em><span>I don\u2019t wanna hurt him anymore \/ I don\u2019t wanna take away his life \/ I don\u2019t wanna be a murderer\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>LILY ALLEN \u2013 \u201cPUSSY PALACE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"xqRNYtiAAP8\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqRNYtiAAP8\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In terms of cheating music, Lily Allen might just be the reigning champ. When she found out that her ex-husband <\/span><span>David Harbour was (allegedly) a serial cheater, she didn\u2019t just write a song about it, she made a whole album about the experience. At the core of the project is standout track \u201cPussy Palace\u201d, which replays the drama with the salaciousness of a soap opera \u2013 detailing everything from Allen\u2019s reluctance to sleep in the same bed as Harbour, to the exact brand of condoms he used in the act: \u201c<\/span><em><span>Hundreds of Trojans, you\u2019re so fucking broken.<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d Ouch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The cherry on top, however, was the fact that Allen\u2019s <\/span><em><span>West End Girl<\/span><\/em><span> album also marked one of the most spectacular popstar comebacks in recent memory, becoming her highest-charting album in over a decade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>USHER \u2013 \u201cCONFESSIONS PART II\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"5Sy19X0xxrM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Sy19X0xxrM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If there was a prize for the unintentionally funniest cheating song, Usher\u2019s \u201cConfessions Part II\u201d would win in a second. \u201c<\/span><em><span>This is the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever had to do<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d and \u201c<\/span><em><span>I hope you accept the fact that I\u2019m man enough to tell you this<\/span><\/em><span>,\u201d the singer wallows throughout the song, while gradually stripping on top of a piano. His crime: he got his side chick pregnant. And the worst part? Usher is such a serial cheater that this is <em>Part 2<\/em> of his confession!!! Cry me a river (to reference another great cheating song that didn\u2019t make the list).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>MARVIN GAYE \u2013 \u201cI HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cXWHpbpNdHE\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXWHpbpNdHE\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Relationship trouble has been a constant theme throughout Motown legend Marvin Gaye\u2019s entire career (he wrote a whole concept album about his bitter divorce from his first wife in 1978). But Marvin Gaye\u2019s \u201cI Heard It Through The Grapevine\u201d is perhaps the most widely-known cheating song of all time, not only consistently ranking as one of the best songs of all time, but also popularising the titular phrase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unlike the other tracks on the list, \u201cI Heard It Through The Grapevine\u201d was neither written by or for Gaye \u2013 it was a cover of Barret Strong\u2019s 1966 Motown original, and initially written by leading Motown songwriter Norman Whitman. But, knowing the multiple toxic relationships Gaye had been through over the years, we\u2019ll give it a pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>ROBYN \u2013 \u201cCALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"F6ImxY6hnfA\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6ImxY6hnfA\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>New perspective unlocked: the side chick. Landing on Robyn\u2019s standout 2010 electropop album <\/span><em><span>Body Talk<\/span><\/em><span>, \u201cCall Your Girlfriend\u201d depicts the Swedish singer instructing her partner to break up with his girlfriend so that they can be together instead. \u201c<\/span><em><span>Call your girlfriend \/ It&#8217;s time you had the talk \/ Give your reasons \/ Say it&#8217;s not her fault \/ But you just met somebody new,<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d Robyn sings in the track\u2019s chorus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It might sound harsh, but it\u2019s honestly not the worst advice. Throughout \u201cCall Your Girlfriend\u201d\u2019s verses, Robyn coaches her unfaithful partner through the break-up, instructing him,<\/span><span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span><em><span>Don\u2019t you tell her how I give you something \/ That you never even knew you missed<\/span><\/em><span>.\u201d Sometimes you just need to soften the blow \u2013 there\u2019s some things that people don\u2019t need to know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>AMY WINEHOUSE \u2013 \u201cYOU KNOW I\u2019M NO GOOD\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"b-I2s5zRbHg\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-I2s5zRbHg\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Amy Winehouse\u2019s appeal never centred on whether she was in the right. Rather, it was precisely Winehouse\u2019s ability to communicate her unsightly emotions so compellingly and viscerally that continues to make her one of the most singular artists in living memory. \u201cYou Know I\u2019m No Good\u201d is a chief example, casting Winehouse wallowing in self-loathing as she looks back on drug-fuelled nights cheating on her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. \u201c<\/span><em><span>I cheated myself, like I knew I would<\/span><\/em><span>,\u201d she sings in the chorus. But the worst part is, upon discovering her indefility through a tell-tale carpet burn, the man she&#8217;s in love with simply shrugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CHARLI XCX \u2013 \u201cFEBRUARY 2017 FEAT. CLAIRO AND YAEJI\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cxCjLWHuZvo\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxCjLWHuZvo\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Charli xcx has actually released a ton of music about infidelity (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/165R03lbcsDIIx9VF3LhHv?si=901d10c35ab841fa&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=e5f44b82608a4777\"><span>here\u2019s a whole playlist of them<\/span><\/a><span>), but 2019 single \u201cFebruary 2017\u201d is the most transparent of all. Its title is a literal reference to the day that Charli is alleged to have cheated on her then-partner Huck Kwong: the Grammy Awards in February, 2017 \u2013 later alluded to in the track\u2019s lyrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>KANYE WEST \u2013 \u201cBLAME GAME FEAT. JOHN LEGEND\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"6mp72xUirfs\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mp72xUirfs\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It might be hard to sympathise with Kanye nowadays, but, once upon a time, he had a knack for truly emotional and relatable songwriting. Back-to-back albums <\/span><em><span>808s &amp; Heartbreak <\/span><\/em><span>(2008) and <\/span><em><span>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy <\/span><\/em><span>(2010) are prime examples, arriving at the height of his genre-blending madness and influencing every single hip-hop record that came after them. \u201cBlame Game\u201d arrives on the latter project, weaving across its eight minutes\u2019 runtime a vivid portrayal of a toxic relationship in which both lovers are unfaithful to each other. While there are glimpses of Kanye\u2019s later callous perversion in the final minutes of the track (\u201c<\/span><em><span>Who the fuck got your pussy all reupholstered? Yeezy reupholstered my pussy<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d), most of the lyrics are actually pretty candid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An alternative reading of the track suggests that Kanye is rapping about his toxic relationship with fame (\u201c<\/span><em><span>You weren\u2019t perfect, but you made life worth it \/ Stick around, some real feelings might surface<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d) but, judging from Kanye\u2019s other lyrics from this era, there\u2019s definitely a sprinkling of truth to his depictions of infidelity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>EMINEM \u2013 \u201cLOVE THE WAY YOU LIE FEAT. RIHANNA\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"uelHwf8o7_U \"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uelHwf8o7_U%20\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>There are few appropriate times to listen to Eminem\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Recovery <\/span><\/em><span>album in 2026, and being cheated on is top of the list. The album might have some lyrical stinkers (Exhibit A: <\/span><em><span>\u201cGirl you have a hot butt like a lit cigarette (lit cigarette)\u201d<\/span><\/em><span>), but you can\u2019t deny that Eminem\u2019s grating rap voice and explosive rhyme schemes captures angst like no one else. One of many songs that depict the notoriously turbulent relationship between Eminem and ex-wife Kim, \u201cLove the Way You Lie\u201d leans into the maelstrom of emotions that accompany a toxic relationship, including, but not exclusive to, cheating: \u201c<\/span><em><span>But when it&#8217;s bad, it\u2019s awful, I feel so ashamed \/ I snapped, \u2018Who\u2019s that dude?\u2019, I don\u2019t even know his name<\/span><\/em><span>.\u201d Listen to this when you want to wallow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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