50 Best Rock Songs About Cutting People Off

Best Rock Tracks for Cutting Ties

There’s a certain rush in finally pulling the plug on someone who drains your energy. It’s not triumph, not sorrow, something sticky in between that makes your stomach flip when the silence finally settles. You queue up the right riff-heavy track, maybe crank it too loud through cheap earbuds, and suddenly the room feels different. Rock songs have always been good at that release, the sound of slamming the door and walking away before you can think twice. Some cuts may not spell it out word for word, but the spirit lines up with that choice to stop picking up the call.

The thing with cutting people off is it never looks like it does in movies. There’s no neat resolution or tidy fade-out. It’s messy texts, late-night regrets, the strange calm of seeing their name and swiping it away before opening. That’s where certain songs hit the nerve. A blast of guitar that feels reckless, a scream that shakes the weight off for three minutes, or even a slow burn that hangs in the background like unfinished business. These tracks tap into the raw impulse that you don’t need to explain yourself anymore.

And it’s not locked to one genre either. You’ll hear pop, rock, country, and R&B songs finding that same space, even if they don’t spell the theme out literally. Sometimes it’s a breakup anthem that works better as a friend purge soundtrack, other times it’s a chorus meant for lovers that lands sharper when it’s pointed at old ties. Either way, the sound fits the mood when you’re done holding on. Here are the best rock songs for cutting people off.

1. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac

2. 'Already Gone' by Eagles

3. 'Time For Me to Fly' by REO Speedwagon

4. 'I Hate Myself for Loving You' by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

5. 'Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)' by Mötley Crüe

6. 'You Oughta Know' by Alanis Morissette

7. 'Kiss This' by The Struts

8. 'Goodbye to You' by Scandal

9. 'Get Out of My Life, Woman' by Lee Dorsey

10. 'She's Gone' by Hall & Oates

11. 'Love Hurts' by Nazareth

12. 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' by Poison

13. 'Your Time Is Gonna Come' by Led Zeppelin

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

15. 'Love Bites' by Def Leppard

16. 'Black' by Pearl Jam

17. 'Misery Business' by Paramore

18. 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' by The Proclaimers

19. 'Don't Look Back' by Boston

20. 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor

21. 'Brand New Day' by Sting

22. 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John

23. 'Dog Days Are Over' by Florence + The Machine

24. 'Unwritten' by Natasha Bedingfield

25. '(Just Like) Starting Over' by John Lennon

26. 'I Want to Break Free' by Queen

27. 'It's My Life' by Talk Talk

28. 'Get Free' by Lana Del Rey

29. 'Closing Time' by Semisonic

30. 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' by Elton John

31. 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)' by Green Day

32. 'Bye Bye Bye' by *NSYNC

33. 'Tears in Heaven' by Eric Clapton

34. 'The Show Must Go On' by Queen

35. 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' by Simple Minds

36. 'Farewell' by Rihanna

37. 'Goodbye My Lover' by James Blunt

38. 'I Will Remember You' by Sarah McLachlan

39. 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

40. 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' by Guns N' Roses

41. 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman

42. 'The Dance' by Garth Brooks

43. 'It Ain't Me, Babe' by Bob Dylan

44. 'Ignorance' by Paramore

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

46. 'How Do You Sleep?' by John Lennon

47. 'Death on Two Legs' by Queen

48. 'Seventy Times Seven' by Brand New

49. 'My Hero' by Foo Fighters

50. 'Take It Back' by Reba McEntire