Valentine’s Day is here, and you’re alone. This could be the start of a really depressing pity party, or you could chin up and celebrate your lack of a significant other with the rest of your single friends. Who needs a boyfriend, a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates when you have your best girlfriends, a bottle of wine and a playlist to toast to being single? Here are our choices for the perfect songs to celebrate being single on Valentine’s Day.
10. “No Scrubs” – TLC
Lyrics:Â “No I don’t want your number/No I don’t want to give you mine and/No I don’t want to meet you nowhere/No I don’t want none of your time”
Why We Love It:Â “No Scrubs” is a song about not settling for just any old guy. TLC lets girls know that it’s okay to reject guys who don’t meet your standards.
9. “Best Thing I Never Had” – Beyonce
Lyrics: “IÂ wanted you bad/I’m so through with that/’Cause honestly you turned out to be the/Best thing I never had”
Why We Love It:Â You know that boy that strung you along for so long before blindsiding you with a “We’re just friends” text? Yeah, this is exactly who Beyonce is singing about here. Be thankful for all the boys that didn’t think you were good enough – it shows you exactly who is worth your time.
8. “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” – Shania Twain
Lyrics:Â “We don’t need romance/We only wanna dance/We’re gonna let our hair hang down/The best thing about being a woman/Is the prerogative to have a little fun”
Why We Love It:Â “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” is a feel-good song. It makes us want to put on our sexiest dresses and the heels that make our butts look good and go flirt with cute boys at parties. It’s the perfect anthem for a night out on the town with you and your girls.
7. “What The Hell” – Avril Lavigne
Lyrics: “You say that I’m messing with your head/Boy, I like messing in your bed/Yeah, I am messing with your head/When I’m messing with you in bed”
Why We Love It:Â We feel like men are encouraged to date around while we’re encouraged to wait for the perfect man. Avril’s message for us is exactly this: screw it and have fun. It’s okay to have hook ups and flirt with a few different boys. It’s what your college days are for.
6. “Since U Been Gone” – Kelly Clarkson
Lyrics: “You had your chance, you blew it/Out of sight, out of mind/Shut your mouth, I just can’t take it/Again and again and again and again”
Why We Love It:Â It’s the perfect post-breakup song to scream out. Feeling jaded because your ex or your crush is celebrating Valentine’s Day with someone new? Grab a hairbrush and a few friends, jump on your bed and belt it out. We guarantee you’ll feel better.
5. “Independent Women” – Destiny’s Child
Lyrics:Â “All the women who are independent/Throw your hands up at me/All the honey’s who making money/Throw your hands up at me”
Why We Love It:Â It’s self-explanatory. What Bey, Kelly and Michelle were trying to teach us is that it’s okay to depend solely on yourself sometimes. You don’t need a significant other to make yourself feel validated. Celebrate your independence, Collegiettes!
4. “Oops I Did It Again” – Britney Spears
Lyrics:Â “Oops I did it again/I played with your heart/Got lost in the game/Oh baby, baby/Oops you think I’m in love/That I’m sent from above/I’m not that innocent”
Why We Love It:Â Besides the fact that it’s a throwback jam, “Oops I Did It Again” plays up our naughty side. Girls can be just as mysterious as guys can, and playing up your innocent side just to tear it all down can be really, really fun.
3. “I Don’t Need A Man” – The Pussycat Dolls
Lyrics:“The more you try/The less I buy it/And I don’t have to think it through/You know if I’m feeling you”
Why We Love It:Â It’s the perfect response to those guys that just keep pushing it when you’re clearly not interested. Have a drink, dance around with your girlfriends – you don’t need a man to have fun!
2. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” – Cyndi Lauper
Lyrics:Â “Some boys take a beautiful girl/And hide her away from the rest of the world/I wanna be the one to walk in the sun/And girls, they wanna have fun/Oh girls just wanna have fun”
Why We Love It:Â It’s a classic and it’s straight to the point – at the end of the day, all girls wanna do is have fun.
1. “Single Ladies” – Beyonce
Lyrics:Â “I got gloss on my lips/A man on my hips/Holding me tighter than my Dereon jeans/Acting up/Drink in my cup/I could care less what you think”
Why We Love It:Â Bet you didn’t see this one coming! We love “Single Ladies” because it’s a celebration of being single – if a man wants you, he needs to fully commit. Until then, go out with your single friends and have fun.
Use this playlist at a Love Sucks get-together with your single friends, Collegiettes! Have a fun Valentine’s Day!