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Songs About Secret Crushes - It's almost that time of year again: Valentine's Day. Depending on your outlook and circumstances, it can either be a time to express your love for your significant others; a time when you feel pressured into finding ways of showing that love; or a time when you're reminded you don't have a significant other. For those who fall in that last category, if you've got your eye on someone, fear not — there are plenty of songs that touch on having a secret crush. Maybe these will give you the courage to speak up. (Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Phil Walter/Getty Images)

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Alicia Keys "You Don't Know My Name" - The lead single for her second album, "You Don't Know My Name" finds Alicia Keys falling for a guy and wanting to get noticed by him to no avail. In the video, Mos Def plays her love interest.(Photo: J Records)

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Erykah Badu - Erykah Badu is in a tough spot in "Next Lifetime," which was the second single from her debut album, Baduizm. She was in a relationship but really wished to be with a different man.(Photo: Universal Motown)

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Andre 3000 "Prototype" - Andre 3000 admits, "I think I'm in love again" on his The Love Below single, "Prototype." As he croons to his lady, though, it's unclear if he ever got some reciprocity. (Photo: RCA)

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A Tribe Called Quest "Electric Relaxation" - Both Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are mesmerized by the ladies they've got their eyes on in the verses of this hip hop classic, A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders single, "Electric Relaxation."(Photo: Jive Records)

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Prince "If I Was Your Girlfriend" - Prince offers up a role-reversal scenario in his 1987 single "If I Was Your Girlfriend" as he wonders if his woman would look at him differenty if he were her girl rather than her man.(Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Michael Jackson "The Way You Make Me Feel" - One of Michael Jackson's countless hits, "The Way You Make Me Feel" finds the King of Pop knocked off his feet as he tries to win the love of his crush. The accompanying music video famously starred MJ following the lady of his dreams in the streets.  (Photo: Epic Records)

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Lil Kim featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Cease "Crush On You" - This one's right in the title and the chorus. Lil Kim, Lil Cease and Biggie got together to boast and brag and admit, as Big does in the chorus, "I got a crush on you."(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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J. Cole featuring Miguel "Power Trip" - A continuation of his secret crush song "Dreams," from 2009's The Warm Up, 2013's "Power Trip," featuring Miguel, is yet another instance of J. Cole being kept up all night by his feelings. (Photo: Roc Nation)

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Cassie "Me & U" - Cassie's breakout hit, "Me & U" tells the tale of the singer's feeling for a certain fella and how she's finally ready to make her move. (Photo: Bad Boy Records)

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Wale featuring Miguel "Lotus Flower Bomb" - Wale's No. 1 hit "Lotus Flower Bomb" is a story of the MMG rapper kicking game to a woman that he's attracted to but doesn't know well. Like J. Cole's crush anthem, it features Miguel. (Photo: WMG)

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Common "The Light" - For one of his biggest hits, Common penned a love letter to that special someone (in this case Erykah Badu) in which he opened up about his feelings.(Photo: MCA Records)

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The Pharcyde "Passin' Me By" - The guys from The Pharcyde couldn't get the attention they wanted from their desired females on their 1993 hit "Passin' Me By." The cut also included the memorable line, "My dear, my dear, my dear you do not know me but I know you very well/Now let me tell you 'bout these feelings I have for you."(Photo: Delicious Vinyl)

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Elle Varner, "Damn Good Friends" - It may kill Elle Varner to pretend she's not in love with her damn good friend on this cut from her debut, Perfectly Imperfect, but her voice is alive and well over the equally passionate strumming of an acoustic guitar.(Photo: Gomillion & Leupold/RCA Records)