infidelity
A topic under Romance
Cheating as the act: stepping out, the affair, the double life, the partner kept unaware. The conduct itself, from either side of it (betrayal is the wound it leaves behind).
55 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average -27, which is 22 points below the library as a whole, and they run from -83 to +20.
- Contamination5.5% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land25 Decent25 Degraded5 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
The span
Songs on this topic
- +20Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, GirlThe SpinnersContrite cheater's plea
- +19Careless WhisperWham!Guilt-soaked infidelity mourning
- +18Kiss and Say GoodbyeThe ManhattansEnding the affair out of duty
- +15is it cool? (feat. SZA)Steve Lacy, SZASelf-aware reckoning with cheating habits
- +15Take a BowRihannaMock ovation for a caught cheater
- +14Confessions Part IIUsherInfidelity-disclosure confession
- +13Knock You DownKeri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-YoLove as impact, the player identity declared dead
- +8Heartbreak HotelWhitney Houston ft. Faith Evans and Kelly PriceBetrayed lover names the lies and refuses to take it
- +7Kansas CityThe New Basement TapesAffection with an itemized bill
- +6Keep on Loving YouREO SpeedwagonDevotion despite betrayal
- +2Cold HeartedPaula AbdulWarning a friend off a cheat
- -2I'm So Into YouSWVTaken-man attraction paralysis
- -4Take Good Care of My BabyBobby VeeSelfless plea to an ex's new lover
- -4Want AdsHoney ConeDone-with-a-cheater love advert
- -6LaundryEmily Ann RobertsHousework set against a husband's affair
- -8EscapeRupert Holmes
- -8In the ClosetMichael JacksonClandestine carnal-desire pact
- -8Stop! In the Name of LoveThe SupremesHeartbroken plea to a straying lover to stop
- -8Without MeHalseyUsed-and-discarded betrayal reckoning
- -10Sad EyesRobert JohnAffair-ending soft goodbye
- -11Secret LoversAtlantic StarrGuilt-shadowed affair
- -12I Know There's Something Going OnFridaClear-eyed infidelity recognition
- -13Easy LoverPhilip Bailey and Phil CollinsHeartbreaker warning to a friend
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