Who says breaking up is hard to do? Everyone knows you just need the right soundtrack to you get you through it.

Whether you're feeling desperate or defiant, there's a song for that. Here are five great breakup songs from the movies ... 

Vanilla Sky: "Can We Still Be Friends," Todd Rundgren
It's one of the worst kiss-off lines ever ("Let's admit we made a mistake, but can we still be friends?") and it helps to score the creepiest movie scene on our list (totally NSFW) -- it's not so much a breakup as, well, a "way out." Stuck in a nightmarish not-quite-reality that has him doubting everything, David (Tom Cruise) smothers Julie (Cameron Diaz) -- who he thought was already dead -- with a pillow. While they're having sex.  

Man on the Moon; Men in Black II; In & Out;
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; et. al.:
"I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor
Perhaps the ultimate defiant breakup anthem, "I Will Survive" has made its way into no fewer than half a dozen movies. Some of the best renditions came from ... three fabulous drag queens in the outback (Priscilla); a singing pooch (MiB II: "And so you're back from outer space" -- get it?!); a small-town English teacher trying to convince himself he isn't gay (In & Out); and a post-Andy Kaufman Tony Clifton (Man on the Moon).

Bridget Jones's Diary: "All by Myself,"  
Jamie O'Neal
Lonesome, drinking wine in her PJs, watching Frasier and checking her voicemail in vain, Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is having one heckuva depressing New Year's Eve. But she manages to give herself a little cheer (and set the scene for her determined self-transformation) when she gets all riled up lip-synching to "All by Myself."


Full Metal Jacket: "These Boots Are Made for Walkin',"
Nancy Sinatra
Coming right after the chilling, gruesome final moments of Gomer Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio), Nancy Sinatra's girl-power classic "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" scores a much-needed comic interlude as Joker (Matthew Modine) and Rafterman (Kevyn Major Howard) are solicited by a sharp-tongued prostitute. ("Me so horny! Me love you longtime!") 


Dreamgirls: "And I Am Telling You," Jennifer Hudson
It's the "I will not let you break up with me" breakup song. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is one powerhouse of a ballad, performed by a powerhouse singer. And while it's certainly true that we love Jennifer Hudson's Effie, her plaintive pleas fall on deaf ears: She may be staying, but her man is long gone.