# Black Flag — Nervous Breakdown

Black Flag’s Nervous Breakdown (1978) is No. 4 in our Hardcore Punk ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1978
- **Label:** SST
- **On one list:** Hardcore Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Black Flag](https://waxonia.com/artist/black-flag/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/black-flag--nervous-breakdown/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Hardcore Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/hardcore-punk/)

Two years early and already fully formed. Keith Morris sounds genuinely unwell, which is the performance rather than the affliction.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Black%20Flag%20Nervous%20Breakdown) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ctUiBVT142Y)

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