If you are going through a breakup, don’t forget to listen to these songs of Selena Gomez. Selena Gomez has been one of the hottest names lately since she released two new songs called Lose You To Love Me and Look At Her Now. In particular, the most curious thing is that both songs are like a goodbye from former Disney star to ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
However, this is not the first time the singer tells her broken love story through music. Previously, Selena also attracted attention when launching a series of songs that showed emotions and opened up about love not as her wish. While her two new songs are receiving a lot of support from the audience, let’s review the songs that made Selena Gomez’s “Farewell Queen” title:
Forget Forever
Compared to many other hits, Forget Forever is not a famous song of Selena. However, this song marks an important milestone not only in the music career but also in the life of the singer. According to many rumors of the audience, this is the first song Selena Gomez sang about former love Justin Bieber.
The couple started dating at the end of 2010, when Selena 18 and Justin were only 16 years old. 3 years later, the love story of the couple spent countless ink and papers of the media when constantly melting at the right time. Forget Forever is a first sign that Selena’s suffering in the affair with Justin Bieber.
The Heart Wants What It Wants
The Heart Wants What It Wants is considered one of the biggest hits throughout Selena Gomez’s music career.
Right from the beginning, the song surprised the fans with the painful lyrics of a girl telling a “toxic” love story that she could not get rid of. Although never acknowledged the song about Justin Bieber, at that time, all the audience understood who the singer was referring to in the song.
Opening the song is Selena’s monologue about her exhausting love affair. With a voice trembling as if to cry, the former Disney star has made fans merciful. The Heart Wants What It Wants was also the answer to the media and audience’s questions at the time about why she could not let go of her love affair with Justin Bieber even though she knew everything would not go anywhere.
Compared to Forget Forever’s teenage farewell story, The Heart Wants What It Wants is more mature but still lost in its own story. This is also the attraction of the song.
In addition, the song also contains many expensive lyrics such as: The future that we hold is so unclear / but I’m not alive until you call (Our future is too dim, but I can not live. floating without him); There is a million reasons why I should give you up / But the heart wants what it wants (There are a million reasons why you should stop, but the heart wants what it wants); This is a modern fairy tale / No happy endings (This is a modern fairy tale, the story has no happy ending)…
Same Old Love
If Forget Forever and The Heart Wants What It Wants is the singer’s confession when unable to let go of her former lover, Same Old Love is the parting hymn when she is ready to move on.
Not only contains strong lyrics, but Same Old Love also impressed the image in the MV. No longer the broken Selena in The Heart Wants What It Wants, 2015’s Selena is back in a sexier and more powerful image than ever. This is also the point that makes fans extremely excited when it comes to this classic song of her.
At the 2015 Teen Choice Awards, Same Old Love was nominated for the Most Popular Parting Song. Although not winning, this song is still listed as Selena Gomez’s hits list, marking the female artist’s sudden change in music.
Back To You
It can be said that 2018 was a difficult year for Selena Gomez, not only in terms of romance, career but also psychological issues. The vocalist Good For You had to receive regular psychological treatment after the breakup, the music products were not as noticeable as before. Back To You is also such a song, although not receiving much attention from the audience but this is also a pretty goodbye song by Selena Gomez.
Over the years, the fans have noticed the former Disney star’s dramatic change in music. From pop, ballad, to dance … Selena Gomez all refreshed their music to make the songs not boring and one color. Not only that, but the story of the parting song also changed.
In Back To You, Selena told the story when she broke up with her former lover but still could not get rid of this relationship even though there was a new one. No longer suffering from the broken romance, Back To You is the desire to return to the old love, ready to repeat the mistake again just to continue being together.
Lose You To Love Me
With Lose You To Love Me, Selena Gomez has opened up a whole new path in her singing career. Immediately after its debut, the song rose to number one on the Billboard reputation chart. In particular, this is also the first song of the female star to reach this position.
One of the reasons why the song is hotter than ever is because of the rumors that this is a goodbye to Justin Bieber.
Although not saying the name, the lyrics have made many viewers think of the couple’s previous love affair: “I promise the whole world that I will love you and you believe that”, ” In only 2 months, he replaced us”,” You need to lose me to love you “…
Moreover, after releasing the new song, Selena Gomez shared, “The song is inspired by a lot of things that have happened to me since the previous album. I hope that everyone doesn’t lose hope and stay strong. strong and a better version of myself “. This made the audience believe that this is a song that the female singer wrote for Baby.
Leaving aside the controversy about romance, Lose You To Love Me received praise from not only the audience but also many music experts. Accordingly, they think this is a more upgraded, more improved version of The Heart Wants What It Wants after 5 years.
Look At Her Now
After Lose You To Love Me, Selena Gomez has not stopped yet when continuing to launch the next new music product called Look At Her Now. Different from the miserable and broken in Lose You To Love Me, Selena in this song brings a new image, full of strength and personality.
Completely different from the previous breakup songs, Look At Her Now impresses most thanks to the feminist messages hidden in the song. This is considered a major breakthrough in Selena when it comes to music. Although not as widely promoted as Lose You To Love Me, Look At Her Now still does quite well when it is able to transmit positive energies to the audience, especially young people who are still struggling. with a broken love story.
Which one of those Selena Gomez songs do you like best?
