| "Cry for Freedom" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by White Lion | ||||
| from the album Big Game | ||||
| A-side | "Cry for Freedom" | |||
| B-side | "Dirty Woman" | |||
| Released | February 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[2] | |||
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter | Mike Tramp/Vito Bratta | |||
| White Lion singles chronology | ||||
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"Cry for Freedom" is a power ballad song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion.[3] The song was released as the third single for their 1989 album Big Game which peaked at number 19 on The Billboard 200.[4] The song was released in 1990 and charted at #19 on the Dutch singles charts.[5]
"Cry for Freedom" is a political song about apartheid in South Africa and was one of many songs from the band that addressed social or political issues such as uprising to oppression.[6][7]
The music video opens with black and white shots of a prison and its barred windows and then follows through a cemetery.
In 2001, Russian heavy-metal band Ария (Aria) covered the song for their EP Tribute to Harley-Davidson II with translated lyrics.
In 2023 Mike Tramp re-recorded "Cry for Freedom" for the "Songs of White Lion" album, the song was released as the lead single.[8]
7" single
12" maxi-single
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles[10] | 19 |
