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20 Heart-Pounding Love Song Lyrics From the '00s That Still Make Us Melt

EntertainmentPublished Jun 24, 2016
By Anne Meadows
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Whether you were still carrying your high school textbooks to class in a navy Jansport, driving to your college campus in your family's hand-me-down station wagon, or diving headfirst into the so-called "adult" working world in the 2000s (or all three, in succession), music was your constant companion. You carried it in a Discman, then an iPod, and then your phone. You constantly constructed your own life soundtrack from songs you downloaded on Napster (of course, when it was "legal") or ripped from CDs through iTunes. You knew the dances to all the hit songs from watching video after video on MTV. You made mix tapes for each of your crushes with all the songs that expressed feelings that you couldn't -- and then never shared them. 

Now that the music from the aughts is firmly in #tbt territory, we can really appreciate the melding of pop, R&B, rock, and Latin dance that defined the decade. These love songs lyrics from the 2000s will take you right back to the longing, the anxious laughter, the weight of unrequited love, and the excitement of flirtation we all felt in those early adulthood days.  

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Come Away With Me

Norah Jones's low, sultry voice brought emotion to this 2002 radio-friendly adult contemporary song -- and gave it romantic staying power.

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Chasing Cars

This dramatic 2006 Snow Patrol song still gets us misty-eyed with its insistent guitar riff and intense lyrics: "Those three words. Are said too much. They're not enough." Heart. Melted.

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Such Great Heights

While most indie music lovers have heard the soft-spoken acoustic Iron & Wine cover of this digital charmer, they might not know that it was Postal Service who originally released the song in 2003. Both versions of the song deserve spots on your favorite playlists, but only the original has the electrifying energy of the early stages of true love. 

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Umbrella

If you were around in the aughts (especially 2007), you probably found yourself at the very least thinking (if not outright singing) "ella, ella, ella" every time you had to dig through the closet to find your umbrella on rainy days. Thanks, Rihanna.

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A Thousand Miles

Every girl living in the city has sung the following 2001 Vanessa Carlton lyrics to herself on her commute home: "Making my way downtown, walking fast. Faces pass and I'm homebound."

Well, it's the same way anyone in love knows she'd walk day and night to see the one she's dreaming of.

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No One

The pounding drum line of this soaring love song from 2007 drives home the heart-pounding lyrics. Sing it, Alicia Keys!

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Question

This darling of a song by the Old 97's tells the story of a dream-worthy proposal -- a walk in the park, nerves (on his part), and tears (on hers).

Although it's a fairly early aughts jam (2001 to be exact), it's still giving us shivers.

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January Wedding

This saccharine sweet acoustic folk rock song from 2009 has plenty of twang -- and heart. Those Avett Brothers sure know how to charm a girl.

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The Luckiest

Something about this tender song from 2001 by Ben Folds just reaches in and pulls at your heartstrings. Lovers are the luckiest, indeed.

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Wherever You Will Go

This solid rock ballad from 2001 stuck with us throughout the decade. The Calling's lead singer Alex Band had a deeeeeeep voice that had us all swooning and singing along.

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I'm in Love With You

Way to make us all super jealous of your boyfriend, Erykah Badu, with this 2000 duet with Stephen Marley! We're especially jealous considering she was probably talking about fellow musician (and hottie) Common, whom she was with around that time ... *fans self*

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The Light

Erykah Badu wasn't the only one singing about this relationship in the early aughts -- Common couldn't help rapping her praises in 2000, too. D'awwww.

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Crazy in Love

The hottest hit of the summer of 2003 was, hands down, Beyonce's team-up with future hubby Jay Z. The infectious song is still on our party playlist.

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Yellow

This darling of a Coldplay song from 2000 was a romantic hit -- way before Gwynnie even entered the picture.

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Home

This 2009 breakaway indie hit made us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The catchy song from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is still a great sing-along number. 

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Poison & Wine

This heart-rending slow burn of an unperfect love story from 2009 seemed custom-made for TV drama soundtracks. The harmonizing of voices (from Joy Williams and John Paul White of the Civil Wars) still gives us chills.

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I'm Yours

This 2008 effortless classic by Jason Mraz has doubtlessly inspired many an amateur ukelele player. The bubbly, happy song reminds us there's no better day than today to put our hearts on the line.

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Hanging by a Moment

If you could only express your love through the use of heavy guitars and smashing drums, the 2000s served up several solid jams for you. Beginning-of-the-aughts hit "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse still shivers with teenage angst -- and reminds us the love butterflies can be drowned with sound.

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Do You Realize

The throwback, retro-sounding quality of this 2002 song by the Flaming Lips is hard to pin down. But one thing is for sure -- who wouldn't love to be told they have the most beautiful face?

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Halo

Sasha Fierce (better known as Beyonce) brought us this foot-stomping, echoing power ballad about angelic true love in 2009. It's still a sweet ode to a better half.

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