Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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"Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony"
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Single by Romo
from the album Eve
Released July 21, 2008 (downloads)
July 28, 2008 (physicals)
Format CD single
Digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Rock
Length
Label Elite
Writer Jenna Romo
Producer Jenna Romo
Chart position #1 (Urapopstar Singles Chart)
#1 (Urapopstar Airplay 40)
Certification Platinum
Additional artwork
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UK CD2
Romo chronology
Face For Rehab
(2008)
Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
(2008)
Schizo Pop
(2008)

"Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony" is the second single from British rock singer and songwriter Romo's debut album Eve. The single was released July 28, 2008 and became Romo's second #1 single, on the heels of the #1 debut of Eve on the album charts.

Background and writing[edit | edit source]

"Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony" uses abstract lyrics, a simplistic structure, and a poetic tone to describe intense feelings of shame for one's self and his or her contributions to society. The "ribbon cutting ceremony" in the song's title (referred to as an "unveiling" in the song) is intended as a metaphor for a large gathering of people.

Some believe the song could be about suicide. The song begins with the narrator announcing the listener will see her "at the gates", a possible reference to the afterlife, while it ends with a dramatic buildup that concludes with "and I'm gone", which could refer to the act of death itself. Speculation heavily arose following the release of the single's music video, which features Romo fleeing a murder scene where Romo herself is revealed to be the victim.

The song's style has been widely compared to Luke Ramada.

Track listings[edit | edit source]

CD1
1. Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
2. Face For Rehab (Flip & Fill Remix)
3. Shoebox/Fuck Off Lover Boy Medley (Live)

CD2
1. Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (EC Shattered Glass Motomix)
2. Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (IP's Scizzor Snip and Bleeding Lips Electrofuck)
3. Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Sleazy Scissor Snip Wop Bop Edit)
4. Caroline Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Romo vs. Nathan King)
5. I Lived For The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Romo vs. Amy Marshall)

Promotion[edit | edit source]

As the single was to be released on the same week as Clubland remixes of S*F and Izzy's "Secret Room" and Kelly West's "Everytime My Heart Breaks" (both of which were canceled), Romo decided to jump on the bandwagon and included a Flip & Fill remix of her debut single as a B-side on CD1. Also included on the CD1 is a live medley of Emily Henning's "Shoebox" and Taylor Brookes' "Fuck Off Lover Boy", which was improvised during a live performance during the week of the big World War III incident of which Brookes and Henning were a part of.

The single was given its first play on June 16, 2008, the same day promo copies were distributed to radio. The next week, shortly before the "World War III" incident centered around pop singer China, Romo accused her of making her a "slave" for being asked on multiple occasions to walk her dogs.

Other trouble Romo got into during the course of the promotion included locking herself out of her own car and attending a birthday party for a friend's nerdy brother who ends up sexually humiliating her.

The single's artwork featured Romo posing in front of mirrors. CD1 bears notable similarities to the artwork for Esmeralda Dimuzio's single "Framed".

Chart performance[edit | edit source]

"Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony" entered the Urapopstar Top 40 Singles Chart at #7 on downloads only on the week of July 27, 2008, selling 25,558 downloads. The following week it climbed to #1 after its first week of physical sales, selling 74,223 copies. The single sold a total of 263,411 copies.

With this single, Romo became only the eighth artist to reach #1 with her first two singles, a feat previously accomplished by Gasp, Ryan Simmonds, Chloe Mayo, Nerina, Andrea Twain, Mars/Venus, and Emily Henning. This does not count London, who charted with Venom before she reached #1 with her first two solo singles.

The single also became Romo's first #1 on the airplay chart, charting ten spots higher than the peak of "Face For Rehab".

External links[edit | edit source]

Lyrics

Romo
Eve "Face For Rehab" · "Fleeing The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony"
POPSTAR: The Life & Times Of Belle Ball "Schizo Pop" · "Nocturnal Emission" · "The Carpet Didn't Bleed By Itself" · "Belle Ball/Covergirl"
POPSTAR 2: Belle After Death "TITS-FM!" · "Bait & Switch/Hell Is A Discotheque" · "Bathroom Entourage"
Romo "Music From Mars" · "Piccadilly Circus" · "Pandora Kills" · "Rinse, Rinse/Frenemies"
Romo (II) "Feminis†" · "Madame Bullshit"
Tambora "No One Ever Gets What They Want"
Psi "Psi (Before The End)"
Other releases "Play The Game" · "The Pretty Ones" · "Hold Fire" · "Game Over" · "Spontaneous Combustion" · "Not Your Pet" · "Flames For Veins"
Related topics Discography · Feuds and rivalries · Elite Records · Ensemble Entertainment · Saturdays Records · The Empire · Belle Ball · SAVE URAPS · China · Amy Marshall


Preceded by
"Original Sin" by Alesha & Ryan Dawson
Urapopstar #1 Single
August 3, 2008
Succeeded by
"Let It Go" by Rouge
Preceded by
"11:11 PM" by Ashley Esterwood
Urapopstar Airplay #1 Single
August 3, 2008
Succeeded by
"Running With Scissors" by Amy Marshall & Horrorfilm Horizon