Hearts were made to be broken, but music is always here to put them back together. If romance didn’t wrench our souls apart, these songs wouldn’t exist, and a world without heartbreak jams is not one I’d want to live in. But the pain of love isn’t a bug - it’s a feature. So whether you’re in it, seeking it, or ending it, love is, indeed, a battlefield. Blasting it loud provides instant relief to the pain of a broken heart, and reminds the jilted that they “are so moving on.” Even the supersnoots over at Pitchfork Media named it one of the 2000's best tracks, conceding that “‘Since U Been Gone’ gave us one of the most blunt rallying cries of the last ten years.” The Onion’s AV Club lauded the single as “a call to self-actualization and an instant hands-in-the-air dance party.” Pounding, overdriven guitars and a punch-you-in-the-face chorus made this a surprisingly edgy offering from an American Idol star.

Here are eight of my absolute favorites, all of which I spin every year at “Love Is A Battlefield” without fail.Ĭlocking in at just 3:08, this track is like a master class in power pop at its finest. These are your standard heartache jamz-lots of tears, careless whispers, people not bringing flowers, and the like. Our party is a night of inclusivity, where we reject the bullshit binary of miserable singles versus blissful couples, and acknowledge that whether you’re seeking it, in it, or recovering from it, love will tear us apart.įrom years of DJing this event, I’ve observed that the vast majority of songs about love gone wrong fall into three distinct categories, the first of which I call the “After The Love Has Gone” songs. Having to prove your romantic devotion on an arbitrarily selected day can seriously backfire (ask any of your server friends about the carnage they witness while waiting tables on Valentine’s Day).įace it: whether you’re single, dating, married, poly, or anywhere else along the romantic spectrum, it’s just challenging to be in relationships with other humans-which is why my crew and I have adopted “Love Is A Battlefield” as our Valentine’s Day rallying cry. At the Western Air Temple, Aang wishes to speak to Katara about the kiss the two had shared during the Day of Black Sun, but she is hesitant and pretends to have no idea what he is talking about. If you’re unpartnered, Valentine’s Day is like some Noah’s Ark-style party you’re barred from attending but if you’re dating someone, it’s all too often a compulsory party that fills you with a nameless dread. 'Love Is a Battlefield' is a comic book that takes place in Book Three: Fire, originally released by Nickelodeon Magazine and later released by Dark Horse Comics in The Lost Adventures. Valentine’s Day is frequently a battlefield-not just for single people, but for people in general.

Love is a battlefield