Patsy Cline’s 1962 song, “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” was first recorded and released by country singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952. Other singer-songwriters have paid tribute to the Aaliyah song, with Sweden’s Erik Hassle releasing a gender-swapped version in 2016. Co-written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland, the song reached No.21 on the UK Singles Chart. Recorded for her 1996 album, One in a Million, Aaliyah’s “If Your Girl Only Knew” is about rejecting a man who is already in a relationship. It peaked at No.9 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. “I’m livin’ two different lives / One girl in the day / You in the night,” he sings on one of the verses. Lambert eventually donated an original handwritten copy of the song’s lyrics to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.Ĭlick to load video Trey Songz – Last TimeĪ different perspective for a song about cheating, Trey Songz’s 2007 single, “Last Time,” focuses on a man ending things with a mistress to go back to his girlfriend. The following year, she took home an ACM Award for Video of the Year, which depicts a bride running off with the best man. The second single from Miranda Lambert’s 2009 album, Revolution, “White Liar” is about confronting a man that has cheated. It went on to become her second No.1 solo single. She got the name and appearance of Jolene from a fan she met.

Instead, Parton wrote it about a bank clerk who flirted with Parton’s husband, Carl Dean. While legendary country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is best known for her hit, “Jolene,” the song’s inspiration didn’t exactly come from confronting a real-life mistress.

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That said, these songs about cheating come at the topic from a variety of angles. After all, there’s nothing more cathartic than writing a great song about a horrible person. Songs about cheating are about as old as relationships themselves.

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