50 Best Rock Songs About Infidelity
Rock Songs That Capture the Chaos of Cheating
There’s a certain sting that comes with songs tied to betrayal. Not the cinematic kind with clean breakups and dramatic exits, but the quiet mess that hangs in the air long after the truth lands. It’s in the late-night arguments, the cigarettes burned down too far, the silence that hums louder than the music. Rock songs have always thrived in that chaos—where the guilt hits harder than the guitar riffs and the storytelling blurs the line between confession and collapse. Some tracks sound like revenge letters, others like people trying to convince themselves they’re fine when they’re cracked down the middle.
Not every song here is literally tied to cheating, but they carry that same pulse—the tension, the suspicion, the strange ache that comes when love turns uneven. You can hear it in the way the vocals strain, or in those riffs that drag longer than they should, like someone still trying to make sense of what fell apart. These aren’t clean stories. They wander between heartbreak and denial, sometimes stumbling into regret before looping right back into anger. And that’s what makes them hit harder than any perfect breakup anthem from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs stacked in your playlists.
The ones that stay with you don’t sound like closure. They sound like the echo after a slammed door or the empty static of a call that didn’t go through. That’s the kind of energy running through these tracks. Some are bitter, some are strangely calm, and a few flirt with the thrill of the wrong decision before the guilt creeps in. Here are the best rock songs about infidelity.
Top 10 Infidelity Rock Songs
1. 'You Oughta Know' by Alanis Morissette
2. 'Mr. Brightside' by The Killers
3. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac
4. 'Lyin' Eyes' by Eagles
5. 'Dirty Work' by Steely Dan
6. 'Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'' by Journey
7. 'Your Betrayal' by Bullet for My Valentine
8. 'Wake Up Call' by Maroon 5
9. 'Little Lies' by Fleetwood Mac
10. 'You Make Loving Fun' by Fleetwood Mac
Essential Rock Cheating Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Jesse's Girl' by Rick Springfield
12. 'Careless Whisper' by George Michael
13. 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' by Creedence Clearwater Revival
14. 'Betrayed' by RKL
15. 'Got to Choose' by Kiss
16. 'Screaming Infidelities' by Dashboard Confessional
17. 'Liar' by Queen
18. 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies' by Panic! At The Disco
19. 'Misunderstanding' by Genesis
20. 'Driven to Tears' by The Police
Classic Rock Songs About Relationship Betrayal #21 to 30
21. 'You Give Love a Bad Name' by Bon Jovi
22. 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night' by Nirvana
23. 'Sundown' by Gordon Lightfoot
24. 'We Used to be Friends' by The Dandy Warhols
25. 'No Reply' by The Beatles
26. 'I Don't Care Anymore' by Phil Collins
27. 'Scotty Doesn't Know' by Lustra
28. 'Last to Know' by Three Days Grace
29. 'I Sat by the Ocean' by Queens of the Stone Age
30. 'Dance Away' by Roxy Music
Rock and Alternative Songs About Secret Affairs #31 to 40
31. 'Why'd Ya Do It' by Marianne Faithfull
32. 'Your Cheatin' Heart' by Elvis Presley
33. 'Dalliance' by The Wedding Present
34. 'Cryin'' by Aerosmith
35. 'The Letter' by Hoobastank
36. 'Policy of Truth' by Depeche Mode
37. 'Smoke from a Distant Fire' by Sanford-Townsend Band
38. 'Everybody's Fool' by Evanescence
39. 'Bad Scene, Everybody's Fault' by Jawbreaker
40. 'Hemorrhage (In My Hands)' by Fuel
Emotional Rock Songs About Broken Trust #41 to 50
41. 'Cheater' by Judas Priest
42. 'The First Cut Is the Deepest' by Sheryl Crow
43. 'Only Love Would Know' by Gordon Lightfoot
44. 'Come Pick Me Up' by Ryan Adams
45. 'Unraveling' by Sevendust
46. 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt
47. 'Snuff' by Slipknot
48. 'Think Twice' by Eve 6
49. 'Bust Your Windows' by Jazmine Sullivan
50. 'I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone' by The Monkees
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