Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
Studio album by The Ataris
Released	April 13, 1999
Recorded	June 1998 at Orange Whip Studios Santa Barbara, California
Genre	Pop punk, [1] punk rock, [2] skate punk, emo
Length	36:31
Label	Kung Fu
Producer	Joey Cape
The Ataris chronology
Look Forward to Failure (1998) Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits (1999) End Is Forever (2001)

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits is the second studio album by the American pop punk band The Ataris. It was released on Kung Fu Records on April 13, 1999. The album cover is the neon sign for the Blue Skies Mobile Park in Santa Barbara, California, taken by Roe. In December 1999, the band went on a midwest/west coast tour with MxPx. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Punknews.org	[2]

Cleveland.com ranked "San Dimas High School Rules" at number 44 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kris Roe, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Losing Streak"	1:52
2.	"1*15*96" (Roe, Marko DeSantis)	3:54
3.	"San Dimas High School Football Rules"	2:47
4.	"Your Boyfriend Sucks"	2:48
5.	"I Won't Spend Another Night Alone"	2:59
6.	"Broken Promise Ring"	3:26
7.	"Angry Nerd Rock"	2:34
8.	"The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl"	2:49
9.	"Choices"	1:33
10.	"Better Way"	2:03
11.	"My Hotel Year" (acoustic version)	1:26
12.	"Life Makes No Sense"	1:42
13.	"Answer:"	2:11
14.	"In Spite of the World" (Roe, Mike Davenport)	3:37
Total length:		36:31

Australian bonus track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Ben Lee"

• "My Hotel Year" was originally recorded from the band's previous EP Look Forward to Failure , and was re-recorded for the album as an acoustic version.

Personnel

The Ataris Kris Roe – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar Michael Davenport – Bass guitar, backing vocals Patrick Riley – Lead guitar, backing vocals Chris Knapp – Drums Artwork Grace Walker – Art direction Kris Roe – Design and layout, photography Patrick Riley – Design and layout Larry Mills – Live photography

Production Joey Cape – Producer, mixing Angus Cooke – Engineer Jason Livermore – Mixing at The Blasting Room, Ft. Collins, CO Management Alan Mintz – Legal representation

References

1. Jeffries, Vincent. "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits - The Ataris | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
2. "Review". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
3. Paul, Aubin (October 25, 1999). "Vagrant News". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
4. Smith, Troy L. (March 2, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

External links

• Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)