50 Best Rock Songs About Pride

Greatest Rock Anthems on Pride and Power

There’s something raw that hits when pride kicks in. Not the loud kind that fills arenas, but that twitch in your chest when you’ve taken enough hits and finally stand tall again. It’s a shaky sort of confidence that leans closer to defiance than victory. You can hear it in the distortion, in the bite of a riff that doesn’t smooth anything out. These tracks sound like scraped knees, like middle fingers up at whatever tried to keep you small. They don’t all spell it out, but they hold that pulse of “I’m still here,” which sometimes feels heavier than joy.

Pride doesn’t always land clean. It can turn messy, arrogant, even ugly in the right light. Some of these songs wear it like armor, some like a bruise that hasn’t faded yet. They spill over into ego, stubbornness, refusal. And still, they hit because they remind you what it’s like to feel something solid in your spine again. Not every song here literally talks about pride, but they sit in that same space—swaggering, unapologetic, and too loud to ignore. The line between strength and stubbornness gets blurry, and that’s exactly what keeps these tracks interesting.

There’s a reason pride sounds better through a guitar amp than a mirror pep talk. These anthems come wired with adrenaline, shaky confidence, and that hint of danger that makes the speakers crackle. Some bleed into pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that carry the same voltage, even when the lyrics drift somewhere else. This list pulls together the kind of tracks that stomp instead of walk, that grin through gritted teeth and keep the volume high. Here are the best rock songs on pride.

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

2. 'I Won't Back Down' by Tom Petty

3. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen

4. 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor

5. 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovi

6. 'The Middle' by Jimmy Eat World

7. 'We Are the Champions' by Queen

8. 'We Will Rock You' by Queen

9. 'Stronger' by Kanye West

10. 'Dream On' by Aerosmith

11. 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood Mac

12. 'Roll With It' by Steve Winwood

13. 'Running Down a Dream' by Tom Petty

14. 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence

15. 'Good Times Roll' by The Cars

16. 'I Just Want to Celebrate' by Rare Earth

17. 'Fight the Good Fight' by Triumph

18. 'Heroes' by David Bowie

19. 'Against the Wind' by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

20. 'Carry On Wayward Son' by Kansas

21. 'You Get What You Give' by New Radicals

22. 'Raise Your Glass' by P!nk

23. 'Hold On' by Alabama Shakes

24. 'Thunder' by Imagine Dragons

25. 'Alive' by Pearl Jam

26. 'Right Now' by Van Halen

27. 'Titanium' by David Guetta featuring Sia

28. 'Simply The Best' by Tina Turner

29. 'I Am Woman' by Helen Reddy

30. 'I Love Myself' by Hailee Steinfeld

31. 'The Best of Me' by The Starting Line

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

33. 'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga

34. 'The Man' by Taylor Swift

35. 'The Fighter' by Gym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder

36. 'Unwritten' by Natasha Bedingfield

37. 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles

38. 'Something to Believe In' by Poison

39. 'My Life' by Billy Joel

40. 'I Want To Break Free' by Queen

41. 'Livin' On A Prayer' by Bon Jovi

42. 'The Outsider' by A Perfect Circle

43. 'Don't Give Up' by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

44. 'Beautiful Day' by U2

45. 'Confident' by Demi Lovato

46. 'Who Says' by Selena Gomez & The Scene

47. 'Unstoppable' by Sia

48. 'We're Not Gonna Take It' by Twisted Sister

49. 'Get Up, Stand Up' by Bob Marley and the Wailers

50. 'This Is Me' by Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble