Songs About Not Giving Up

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Probably a strange topic. I guess you could also call them anti-suicide songs.

Before anyone asks, I'm not having a problem. I've been listening to songs like these my whole life. I just really like them, that's all.

Here are a few I can think of:

-Jumper by Third Eye Blind
-Adam's Song by Blink 182
-Hold On by Good Charlotte
-Don't Jump by Tokio Hotel
-Never Too Late by Three Days Grace
-Put the Gun Down by Andy Black

Do you know these or any others?

Probably the most famous one of all, so famous I think it's been parodied quite a few times:

Rick Astley - Never Going To Give You Up


Edwin Starr - 25 Miles

Adam's Song seems more about contemplating suicide than not giving up

Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
Billy Joel - You're Only Human (Second Wind)

I got a couple, but these two are probably my main ones. The first one is maybe a bit overplayed, but I really love her voice:

Amebix - Not really, Adam's Song is more of an anti-suicide song...but I could see how it doesn't sound that way since it's written in the form of a suicide note. The writer was inspired by a teen suicide letter he read in a magazine, and also the loneliness and depression he was facing at the time. But the song ends with more hopeful lyrics - instead of continuing to reflect on the past, it talks about the future and having a better outlook.

Mark Hoppus (the writer) said, "But "Adam's Song", the heart of the song is about having hard times in your life, being depressed, and going through a difficult period, but then finding the strength to go on and finding a better place at the other side of that." He made this comment after making a statement about a teen that killed himself with the song playing on indefinite repeat.

I know you didn't ask for all that. I just felt the need to explain. I'm sorry if I annoyed.

Astronaut - Simple Plan
Bring Me To Life - Evanescence
Hold On - Wilson Phillips
St Elmo's Fire - John Parr
That's the Way it Is - Celine Dion
All Fired Up - Pat Benatar
Vice Grip - Parkway Drive
Kyrie & Broken Wings - Mr Mister
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan
Ironic - Alanis Morissette
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Permission to Shine - Bachelor Girl
Angel - Chiara
If Today Was Your Last Day - Nickelback
Always the Sun - The Stranglers
Absolutely Everybody & Shine - Vanessa Amorosi
Most Katy Perry songs
Any Christian pop/rock

an old favourite:



and, of course, the Queen of them all:



I know it's not what you're used to, but I couldn't think of any others in your genre.

Happy listening

I think Avril Lavigne does the original, but I like this version better because I am a huge Glee lover

This song is pretty much to the point.

my personal favorite song, by far - not even just for the topic.

i guess you can literally google "hold on" and find a bunch of songs about not giving up lmao