Cry for Freedom

"Cry for Freedom"
Single by White Lion
from the album Big Game
A-side"Cry for Freedom"
B-side"Dirty Woman"
ReleasedFebruary 1990[1]
Recorded1989
GenreGlam metal[2]
Length
  • 6:08 (album version)
  • 4:15 (single version)
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.[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]

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.[6] [7]

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

Versions

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]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Cry for Freedom"- 6:08 [9]
  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[10] 19

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 894. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "White Lion singles". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Allmusic (White Lion charts & awards)".
  5. ^ "White Lion Cry for Freedom chart". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "White Lion – Big Game + killer Vito Bratta moments". Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Best White Lion Songs of All Time – Top 10 Tracks". Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "MIKE TRAMP Announces New Release 'Songs of White Lion' Out April 14". Metal Rules. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ^ "White Lion Cry for Freedom single". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Dutch singles chart