The Disco Before the Breakdown

"The Disco Before the Breakdown"
Cover of "The Disco Before the Breakdown"
Single by Against Me!
A-side"The Disco Before the Breakdown"
B-side
  • "Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%"
  • "Beginning in an Ending"
ReleasedNovember 2002
RecordedJuly 28 and 31, 2002
StudioThe Rec Room in Gainesville, Florida
GenrePunk rock, Ska punk
Length8:57
LabelNo Idea (137)
Songwriter(s)Laura Jane Grace
Producer(s)Derron Nuhfter and Against Me!
Against Me! singles chronology
"The Disco Before the Breakdown"
(2002)
"Cavalier Eternal"
(2004)

"The Disco Before the Breakdown" is the first single by the Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Against Me!, released in November 2002 by No Idea Records. It was the band's first release with bassist Andrew Seward, replacing original bassist Dustin Fridkin who had left the group several months prior. The lineup of Seward, Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, and Warren Oakes would remain in place until 2009. The single was released as both a vinyl 7" and a compact disc. It is typically listed as an EP, though its format is typical of a single.