Although Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez haven’t been a couple for a while, these two singers will always stay together for their music. In particular, Bieber has released many hit songs about his ex-girlfriend, with whom he was in an on-and-off relationship for several years. Here are his most popular, according to his ranking on the Billboard Hot 100.
The first successes
Bieber had already released his debut album, My world 2.0, when he and Gómez started dating. He then released a Christmas album, followed by his third LP, 2012 Believe. With it came the lead single, “Boyfriend,” which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 20 weeks on the chart.
Is the song about Gomez? It’s possible. About the album, Bieber told MTV: “I’ve spent most of my time creatively just writing to myself and participating in the whole process. It’s something that comes from my heart.” Another clue of Believe who wrote in “Die in your arms”, reached number 17, spending two weeks on the list.
The tracks of ‘Journals’
After Believe, Bieber released a digital compilation album, 2013 Journals which also introduced some new clues. She released these in a series called Music Mondays, during which she talked about each song. At the time, Bieber and Gomez had recently parted ways, so some of the releases surround her.
“Heartbreaker”, which peaked at number 13, spent two weeks on the list. Bieber wrote on Twitter: “It is a song for people who are going through a broken heart, like me when I wrote it.” Another song, “All That Matters,” confirmed to Power 106 FM was “about SG,” and he said he wrote it “when I was in a great place in my relationship.” It peaked at number 24, spending eight weeks on the Billboard chart.
The singles ‘Purpose’
The most successful album of Bieber’s career so far was 2015 Purpose, resulting in multiple No. 1 singles. “Much of my inspiration comes from it,” Bieber said in Up in the air with Ryan Seacrest. “It was a long relationship and a relationship that created heartbreak and happiness, and many different emotions that I wanted to write about. So there’s a lot of that on this album. “
First came “What do you mean?” She spent 31 weeks on the chart and scored her first number 1. She was followed by “Sorry” and “Love Yourself”, which were on the Billboard Hot 100 for 42 and 41 weeks, respectively, and also reached No. 1. Once again, it can all be about Gomez, but the latter is the most notable, as he has a tattoo with those Arabic words.
What other Bieber songs could be about Gomez?
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Bieber and Gomez have been through a lot in recent years. Neither of them released an album, instead opting to work on independent tracks with other artists. However, they were briefly reconciled during this time. And now that everyone released an album in 2020, the question remains: Which of these new Bieber songs is about Gomez?
Unlike Gomez Rare, which is believed to contain several songs about Bieber, his Changes He is more focused on his wife, Hailey Bieber. But he released a song in 2017, “Friends, ”which spent 10 weeks on the list, peaking at number 20. Not only did fans theorize that it brought them back together, but it was co-written by Gomez’s friend and frequent collaborator, Julia Michaels.
