50 Best Rock Songs About Cupid

Best Rock Tracks That Play With Cupid

There’s something funny about the way rock handles Cupid. It’s not the soft glow of a Hallmark card, more like sharp riffs and messy feelings colliding with the idea of an arrow shot too fast. You get love twisted with mischief, or heartbreak dressed up as destiny. Sometimes it sounds playful, sometimes reckless, but it always carries that edge of being caught off guard when attraction barges in uninvited. Some tracks were written with Cupid in mind, others only skim the surface, yet they still land right in that same territory.

Think of it less like a straight story and more like snapshots where Cupid shows up in the background, smirking. A song might swagger with guitars, pretending it’s in control, but the cracks start to show in the verses. Another track might lean into the chaos of desire, the kind that feels more like a gamble than a gift. These aren’t pop, rock, country, and R&B songs where the theme is painted neat and obvious. Instead they circle around it, sometimes by accident, and that sideways angle is what makes them hit harder.

It’s not all sweet serenades or brokenhearted laments either. Some songs catch that awkward middle ground where love is too loud, too messy, too fast to process. The riffs make it feel urgent, the lyrics leave it tangled, and the whole thing plays out like Cupid is pulling strings no one asked for. A few of these tracks may not be literally centered on the winged trickster, but the energy fits, and that’s what matters when the playlist comes together. Here are the best rock songs about Cupid.

1. 'Love Hurts' by Nazareth

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

3. 'Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns N' Roses

4. 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' by Poison

5. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey

6. 'I'm Not in Love' by 10cc

7. 'Broken Arrow' by Buffalo Springfield

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

9. 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos

10. 'Cupid's Dead' by Extreme

11. 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' by Aerosmith

12. 'Something' by The Beatles

13. 'Dreams' by Fleetwood Mac

14. 'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin

15. 'Maybe I'm Amazed' by Paul McCartney

16. 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' by Queen

17. 'You Give Love a Bad Name' by Bon Jovi

18. 'Here I Go Again' by Whitesnake

19. 'A Simple Twist of Fate' by Bob Dylan

20. 'Everlong' by Foo Fighters

21. 'Still Loving You' by Scorpions

22. 'Angie' by The Rolling Stones

23. 'Your Song' by Elton John

24. 'Crazy on You' by Heart

25. 'Love of a Lifetime' by Firehouse

26. 'I'll Be There for You' by Bon Jovi

27. 'Is This Love' by Whitesnake

28. 'More Than Words' by Extreme

29. 'Faithfully' by Journey

30. 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses

31. 'The Flame' by Cheap Trick

32. 'Destiny' by Stevie Nicks

33. 'Wheel in the Sky' by Journey

34. 'All My Love' by Led Zeppelin

35. 'Thank You' by Led Zeppelin

36. 'Love of My Life' by Queen

37. 'Wonderful Tonight' by Eric Clapton

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

39. 'Cupid Shuffle' by Cupid

40. 'Stupid Cupid' by Connie Francis

41. 'Cupid' by Sam Cooke

42. 'Wild Horses' by The Rolling Stones

43. 'You're The Inspiration' by Chicago

44. 'Dreams' by The Cranberries

45. 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls

46. 'I'll Stand by You' by The Pretenders

47. 'With or Without You' by U2

48. 'The Circle Game' by Joni Mitchell

49. 'Love of a Lifetime' by Queen

50. 'Love Song' by The Cure