longing
A topic under Romance
Pining, yearning, missing — held desire across distance.
469 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average +1, which is 6 points above the library as a whole, and they run from -78 to +50.
- Contamination4.1% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land28 Elevated396 Decent44 Degraded1 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
149 of these songs are mostly about longing, and those average -1. Where longing is present but not the point, the average is +2. The topic reads lower by 3 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +50One Sweet DayMariah Carey and Boyz II MenApology to the dead with Heaven reunion
- +48When I Was Your ManBruno MarsAccountable regret and release
- +44Everything I OwnBreadGrief tribute and cherish-them-now plea
- +42Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy FenderSelfless wish for her happiness
- +42I Will Always Love YouWhitney HoustonGraceful enduring-love farewell
- +40Together AgainJanetCelebratory grief for the dead
- +38HelloAdeleLong-distance apology call
- +37AmericaNeil DiamondImmigrant hymn to a promised land of freedom
- +36HarmonyROLE MODELFive-year wait ending in love
- +34Big Girls Don't CryFergieLeaving-to-grow farewell
- +34Ya No Somos Ni SeremosChristian NodalSelf-blaming breakup acceptance
- +30Broken Window SerenadeWhiskey MyersWitness's lament for a meth-lost woman
- +30Falling SlowlyGlen Hansard & Markéta IrglováTender exhortation to a wavering stranger
- +30Late NightChad LewineLonely writing through to morning
- +30Natives of the Windy ForestWillow SmithEarth-mother invocation and gathering call
- +30SukiyakiKyu SakamotoDignified lost-love reflection
- +28Vision of LoveMariah CareyPrayed-for love fulfilled
- +27lessOlivia RodrigoBittersweet acceptance of a loving breakup
- +27The MiddleZedd, Maren Morris & GreyPost-fight reconciliation plea
- +27UninvitedAlanis MorissetteFlattered refusal of an unwanted pursuer
- +26Better NowPost MaloneSelf-implicating breakup confession
- +26Good Luck, Babe!Chappell RoanWalking out on a denied romance
- +26Nunca Supiste Que Te EsperéGrupo FirmeUnseen waiting for a love that never knew
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