White Ribbon Day

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“White Ribbon Day”
“White Ribbon Day” cover
Single by Delirious?
from the album King Of Fools
Released 1997
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre Rock, Christian rock
Label Furious? Records
Producer Delirious?
Delirious? singles chronology
N/A "White Ribbon Day"
(1997)		 "Deeper"
(1997)

"White Ribbon Day" is the first single released by rock band Delirious?. It was released in 1997, from their album 'King Of Fools'.

Lead singer, Martin Smith wrote the song after being inspired by a news report from Northern Ireland that he had seen in early 1996. The report informed about casualties in the area. It mentioned a group of people who had adopted white ribbons as a symbol of hope. The report included the phrase "The people pray for white ribbon day". This line was included in the lyrics of the song.

In light of the events of September 11, 2001, the song was released as a free download on the band's website. Martin Smith remarked that it was not an attempt to gain popularity in light of the terrible events, but rather a change in the band's short-term plans."

[edit] Track listing

  1. "White Ribbon Day" (Radio Edit)
  2. "White Ribbon Day"
  3. "Absolutely Absolute"
  4. "White Ribbon Day" (Two Mile Free Fall)
v • d • e
Delirious?
Martin Smith • Stuart Garrard • Jon Thatcher • Tim Jupp • Paul Evans
Studio Albums
Cutting Edge (1993-1995) • King of Fools (1997) • Mezzamorphis (1999) • Glo (2000)  • Audio Lessonover? (2001) • Touch (2002)  • World Service (2003)  • The Mission Bell (2005)  • Kingdom of Comfort (2008)
Live Albums
Live & In the Can (1996)  • d:tour (1998)  • Access:d (2002)  • Now Is The Time (2006)
Compilation Albums
Deeper (2002) • Libertad (2002)
Collaboration Albums
UK Singles
White Ribbon Day (1997)  • Deeper (1997)  • Promise (1997)  • DeEPer EP (1997) • See the Star (1999)  • It's OK (1999)  • Waiting for the Summer (2001) • I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (2001)  • Paint The Town Red (2005)
International Singles
Gravity USA (1999)  • Inside Outside Germany (2004)  • Every Little Thing Germany (2004)
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