A Lesson in Romantics is the debut studio album from American rock band Mayday Parade. After the merger of Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, Mayday Parade was formed. In June 2006 the band released am EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends, which they sold to people at Warped Tour. Selling 10,000 copies of the EP, the band signed to Fearless in August. Recording in early 2007 A Lesson in Romantics was produced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount.