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{{Infobox album
| name       = Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[The Ataris]]
| cover      = The Ataris - Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits cover.jpg
| alt        = 
| released   = April 13, 1999
| recorded   = June 1998 at Orange Whip Studios [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]]
| venue      = 
| studio     = 
| genre      = [[Pop punk]],<ref name=AMreview/> [[punk rock]],<ref name=Punknewsreview/> [[skate punk]], [[emo]]
| length     = 36:31
| label      = [[Kung Fu Records|Kung Fu]]
| producer   = [[Joey Cape]]
| prev_title = [[Look Forward to Failure]]
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = [[End Is Forever]]
| next_year  = 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/44/vagrant-news|title=Vagrant News|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 25, 1999|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-skies-broken-heartsnext-12-exits-mw0000261626|title=Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits - The Ataris {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|author=Jeffries, Vincent|access-date=October 26, 2020}}</ref>
| rev3      = Punknews.org
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=Punknewsreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/107 |title=Review |publisher=Punknews.org |date= |access-date=2012-11-02}}</ref>
}}
[[Cleveland.com]] ranked "San Dimas High School Rules" at number 44 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/the-100-greatest-pop-punk-songs-of-all-time.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303183529/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/the-100-greatest-pop-punk-songs-of-all-time.html|title=The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time|publisher=[[Cleveland.com]]|author=Smith, Troy L.|date=March 2, 2022|archivedate=March 3, 2022|accessdate=March 3, 2022}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline     = 
| total_length = 36:31
| all_writing  = Kris Roe, except where noted
| title1       = Losing Streak
| length1      = 1:52
| title2       = 1*15*96
| note2        = Roe, [[Marko DeSantis]]
| length2      = 3:54
| title3       = [[San Dimas High School Football Rules]]
| length3      = 2:47
| title4       = Your Boyfriend Sucks
| length4      = 2:48
| title5       = I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
| length5      = 2:59
| title6       = Broken Promise Ring
| length6      = 3:26
| title7       = Angry Nerd Rock
| length7      = 2:34
| title8       = The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl
| length8      = 2:49
| title9       = Choices
| length9      = 1:33
| title10      = Better Way
| length10     = 2:03
| title11      = My Hotel Year
| note11       = acoustic version
| length11     = 1:26
| title12      = Life Makes No Sense
| length12     = 1:42
| title13      = Answer:
| length13     = 2:11
| title14      = In Spite of the World
| note14       = Roe, [[Mike Davenport]]
| length14     = 3:37
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Australian bonus track
| total_length    = 
| title15 = 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==
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;The Ataris
*Kris Roe – [[Lead vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]] 
*[[Mike Davenport|Michael Davenport]] – [[Bass guitar]], [[backing vocals]]
*Patrick Riley – [[Lead guitar]], backing vocals
*Chris Knapp – [[drum kit|Drums]]

;Artwork
*Grace Walker – Art direction
*Kris Roe  – Design and layout, [[photography]]
*Patrick Riley – Design and layout
*Larry Mills – Live photography
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;Production
*[[Joey Cape]] – [[Record producer|Producer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] 
*Angus Cooke – [[Audio engineering|Engineer]]    
*Jason Livermore – Mixing at [[The Blasting Room]], [[Ft. Collins, CO]]

;Management
*Alan Mintz – Legal representation
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFkQw6b1cfFsuIPNFg4cI6Pl-YWRA3td ''Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)

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[[Category:The Ataris albums]]
[[Category:1999 albums]]
[[Category:Kung Fu Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Joey Cape]]


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