Cry for Freedom

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"Cry for Freedom"
Single by White Lion
from the album Big Game
A-side"Cry for Freedom"
B-side"Dirty Woman"
Released1990
Recorded1989
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length6:08
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Mike Tramp/Vito Bratta
White Lion singles chronology
"Radar Love"
(1989) 		"Cry for Freedom"
(1990) 		"Goin' Home Tonight"
(1990)

"Cry for Freedom" is a power ballad song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion.[2] The song was released as the third single for their 1989 album Big Game which peaked at number 19 on The Billboard 200.[3] The song was released in 1990 and charted at #19 on the Dutch singles charts.[4]

Background[]

"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.[5] [6]

The music video opens with black and white shots of a prison and its barred windows and follows through a cemetery.

In 2001, Russian heavy-metal band Ария (Aria) covered the song for their EP with translated lyrics.

Track listing[]

7" single

  1. "Cry for Freedom"- 6:08 [7]
  2. "Dirty Woman"- 3:27

12" maxi-single

  1. Cry for Freedom - 6:08
  2. Dirty Woman - 3:27
  3. Wait - 3:51

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Dutch Singles[8] 19

References[]

  1. ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "White Lion singles". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Allmusic (White Lion charts & awards)".
  4. ^ "White Lion Cry for Freedom chart". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "White Lion – Big Game + killer Vito Bratta moments". Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Best White Lion Songs of All Time – Top 10 Tracks". Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "White Lion Cry for Freedom single". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Dutch singles chart
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