National Breakout is the second album by the American band the Romantics, released in 1980 on Nemperor Records. It peaked at No. 176 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Goldmine opined that "too much of the record is a misguided, somewhat ham-fisted attempt at arena rock, with some just-plain-dumb lyrics."

Track listing All songs written by Wally Palmar, Jimmy Marinos and Mike Skill, except where noted.

Personnel The Romantics Wally Palmar – rhythm guitar Mike Skill – lead guitar Richard Cole – bass Jimmy Marinos – drums Technical Peter Solley – producer Steve Brown – engineer Gerard McConville – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering The Romantics – album concept Karen Katz – cover design Sheila Linz – hand coloring David Tan – photography

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