50 Best Rock Songs About Crushes

Greatest Rock Tracks for Secret Crush Vibes

There’s a strange rush that comes with catching feelings you weren’t planning on. It’s not pure giddiness, not pure panic, but something tangled and clumsy in between. You’re overthinking every text, running into them at the wrong time, wondering if they noticed how fast you looked away. The right song hits and it feels like your own private soundtrack, even when you’re stuck in traffic or zoning out in a coffee shop. These tracks lean into that jittery mix of hope and awkwardness that makes your stomach flip in the worst and best way.

Not every song here literally talks about a crush, but the energy fits. Some are messy and loud, like a burst of confidence you don’t really have. Others are quieter, all yearning and static, the kind of thing you’d never admit to anyone but still loop late at night. Even tracks pulled from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs find their place here when they hit that same fluttery nerve. The sound might change, but the mood stays the same, balancing on the edge of something that might be real.

Sometimes crushes make the world feel electric, sometimes they make you feel completely ridiculous. These songs capture both sides, blasting through headphones or sneaking into the background at a party. Here are the best rock songs for crushes that bring that nervous, restless energy to life.

1. 'Jessie's Girl' by Rick Springfield

2. 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' by The Beatles

3. 'Crushcrushcrush' by Paramore

4. 'Lovesong' by The Cure

5. 'Teenage Dirtbag' by Wheatus

6. 'Something' by The Beatles

7. 'Do I Wanna Know?' by Arctic Monkeys

8. 'Stacy's Mom' by Fountains of Wayne

9. 'Kiss Me' by Sixpence None the Richer

10. 'Friday I'm in Love' by The Cure

11. 'Lovefool' by The Cardigans

12. 'There She Goes' by The La's

13. 'Maps' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

14. 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' by Joy Division

15. 'Still Into You' by Paramore

16. 'Yellow' by Coldplay

17. 'Head Over Heels' by Tears for Fears

18. 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' by The Police

19. 'Creep' by Radiohead

20. 'I Don't Owe You Anything' by The Smiths

21. 'Is She Really Going Out With Him?' by Joe Jackson

22. 'Can't Fight This Feeling' by REO Speedwagon

23. 'Waiting for a Girl Like You' by Foreigner

24. 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police

25. 'El Scorcho' by Weezer

26. 'I'll Wait' by Van Halen

27. 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos

28. 'I Want to Know What Love Is' by Foreigner

29. 'I Wanna Know What Love Is' by Foreigner

30. 'Wonderful Tonight' by Eric Clapton

31. 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks

32. 'More Than a Feeling' by Boston

33. 'Wild Horses' by The Rolling Stones

34. 'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin

35. 'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys

36. 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses

37. 'Love Hurts' by Nazareth

38. 'Love in an Elevator' by Aerosmith

39. 'Looking for a Love' by The J. Geils Band

40. 'Searching' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

41. 'You' by Candlebox

42. 'Head over heels' by Tears for Fears

43. 'Lovefool' by The Cardigans

44. 'Crush on You' by The Jets

45. 'I Miss You' by blink-182

46. 'I've Just Seen a Face' by The Beatles

47. 'Love You' by The Dandy Warhols

48. 'Just Like Heaven' by The Cure

49. 'Everlong' by Foo Fighters

50. 'I Want You' by Elvis Costello