Apathy and Exhaustion

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Apathy and Exhaustion

| type = studio

| artist = The Lawrence Arms

| cover = The Lawrence Arms - Apathy and Exhaustion cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 12, 2002

| recorded = September–October 2001

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| studio =

| genre = Punk rock

| length = 35:38

| label = Fat Wreck Chords

| producer = Matt Allison

| prev_title = Present Day Memories

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = The Greatest Story Ever Told

| next_year = 2003

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{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}

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Apathy and Exhaustion is the third album by the Chicago, Illinois punk rock band The Lawrence Arms, released in 2002 by Fat Wreck Chords.{{cite news |last=Carroll |first=Rob |date=April 11, 2002 |title=The Lawrence Arms' constant touring leads to rising popularity, radio play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-the-lawrence-arms-c/173497772/ |work=The Daily Chronicle |access-date=June 1, 2025}} It was the band's first album to be released on that label, and with this release, the band formed a close relationship with the label and its founder Fat Mike, with whom they released their next two albums. It was also their first full-length album recorded with producer Matt Allison, with whom they would go on to record all of their subsequent material.

Apathy and Exhaustion shows the band experimenting with verse/chorus structures, and infectious pop melodies.

Fat Mike included this album on a list of the 25 best albums released on Fat Wreck Chords.

An independent music video was filmed for the song "Porno and Snuff Films."