It's almost Valentine's Day, and that means the whole world is obsessed with love. Unfortunately, having a day celebrating love in the calendar doesn't mean everyone will have a Valentine.
Some people are tired of love and fed up with all the pain it causes them. Others are bored with their friends' nonstop relationship talk. Still others just want to have fun without all the stress that comes from a significant other. No matter what your reason for hating Valentine's Day is, these songs by queer artists will help you get through the day.
If you're tired of love songs, this playlist is for you.
'Bad at Love' - Halsey
Halsey sings about failed relationships and situationships with both men and women in this song from her album hopeless fountain kingdom.
'Sorry, Not Sorry' - Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato released this track in 2017, and it's still just as relevant today. "Payback is a bad bitch, and baby, I'm the baddest," she sings in this song, shutting down all her haters and any ex who dares talk trash about her.
'I Don't Wanna Talk About Love' - Michael Medrano
In this song, Michael Medrano sings that he doesn't "wanna talk about love" or "open up" when he hooks up with someone in a bar. He's only looking for the physical, not the personal.
'Flowers' - Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus can buy herself flowers, hold her own hand, and love herself better than her ex ever could in this Grammy-winning track from Endless Summer Vacation.
'I Don't Love You Anymore' - Tyler, the Creator
All of Tyler, the Creator's 2019 album IGOR is about a failed relationship, and on this track, Tyler is trying to convince himself that he doesn't have feelings anymore. It may be a lie, but if you say it enough, it'll become true.
'Motion Sickness' - Phoebe Bridgers
Bridgers, one of the members of boygenius, sings about having "emotional motion sickness" in this song about being fed up with someone and fed up with love.
'Bad Religion' - Frank Ocean
"Unrequited love / to me it's nothing but a one-man cult / and cyanide in my styrofoam cup," Frank Ocean sings in this R&B song. If this newly minted classic doesn't make you hate love, no song will.
'I'm so tired...' - Lauv, Troye Sivan
"I'm so tired of love songs," Lauv and Troye Sivan sing in this pop collaboration from 2019. They're tired of love and they just want to go home. Relatable.
'You'd Like That Wouldn't You' - Reneé Rapp
Rapp is proud to hold a grudge in this pop song from her album Bite Me, in which she's willing to bet that her ex would "like it" if Rapp were still obsessed with her and begged her to take her back. "Honey, it's pathetic / And I need you to know / The thought of gettin' back together makes me wanna die alone," she shared in the song.
'Dancing on My Own' - Robyn
Robyn isn't actually queer herself, but a queer anti-Valentine's playlist wouldn't be complete without her iconic track about being lonely in the club, "Dancing on My Own."
'Crush Culture' - Conan Gray
Gray sings about his disdain for modern dating culture and love in this song from 2018. He sings that "crush culture makes me wanna spill my guts," and on Valentine's Day, you might understand.
'Serial Heartbreaker' - Fletcher
Deep in her messy era, Fletcher sings about being bad at relationships and getting herself into situations because "it's just the way God made her."
'Happier Than Ever' - Billie Eilish
Queer singer/songwriter Billie Eilish sings, "When I'm away from you / I'm happier than ever," in this titular track from her second album. She sings about all the bad things her partner put her through, the ways he didn't show up for her, and how, now, she wants him to "just fuckin' leave me alone."
'Toxic' - Kehlani
Off Kehlani's It Was Good Until It Wasn't, "Toxic" explores a toxic relationship that the singer regrets, and now that she's out of it, she can see that the whole thing was wrong.
'Dead To Me' - Kali Uchis
Bisexual singer Kali Uchis tells someone who's obsessed with her, "you ain't a friend to me / So don't come for me unless I send for you / Know you're dead to me," in this song from her debut album, Isolation.
'Evergreen' - Omar Apollo
On this track, Apollo sings about a lost love, wondering if there was something wrong with him, saying, "She could never love you more, more than me," and finally realizing that his ex "didn't deserve me at all."
'Itty Bitty' - Ashnikko
Queer singer Ashnikko released this anthem about her "itty bitty, teeny tiny, little slutty skirt" that she likes to put on "every time my heart heart" for people who just got out of a relationship and want to slut it up.
