Cry for Freedom
{{Infobox song
| name = Cry for Freedom
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = White Lion
| album = Big Game
| A-side = Cry for Freedom
| B-side = Dirty Woman
| released = February 1990{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/894/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=894 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}
| format =
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Glam metal{{cite web|title= Top 50 Glam Metal Albums |website= Metal Rules |url= http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=8 |access-date= February 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171126083532/http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=8 |archive-date= November 26, 2017 |url-status= dead}}
| length =
- 6:08 (album version)
- 4:15 (single version)
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Mike Tramp/Vito Bratta
| producer =
| prev_title = Radar Love
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Goin' Home Tonight
| next_year = 1990
}}
"Cry for Freedom" is a power ballad song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion.{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=White+Lion|title=White Lion singles|access-date=August 11, 2021}} The song was released as the third single for their 1989 album Big Game which peaked at number 19 on The Billboard 200.{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5817|pure_url=yes}}|title = Allmusic (White Lion charts & awards)|publisher=}} The song was released in 1990 and charted at #19 on the Dutch singles charts.{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=white%20lion&cat=s|title=White Lion Cry for Freedom chart|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://destroyerofharmony.com/2013/03/28/white-lion-big-game-killer-vito-bratta-moments/|title=White Lion – Big Game + killer Vito Bratta moments|access-date=August 21, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://app.discotech.me/articles/best-white-lion-songs-of-all-time-top-tracks|title=Best White Lion Songs of All Time – Top 10 Tracks|access-date=August 23, 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.metal-rules.com/2023/02/07/mike-tramp-announces-new-release-songs-of-white-lion-out-april-14/|title=MIKE TRAMP Announces New Release ‘Songs of White Lion’ Out April 14|date=|publisher=Metal Rules|access-date= 20 February 2023}}
Track listing
7" single
- "Cry for Freedom"- 6:08 {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-24103|title=White Lion Cry for Freedom single|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
- "Dirty Woman"- 3:27
12" maxi-single
- Cry for Freedom - 6:08
- Dirty Woman - 3:27
- Wait - 3:51
Personnel
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1990) ! Peak |
| scope="row"|Dutch Singles[https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=White+Lion&titel=Cry+For+Freedom&cat=s Dutch singles chart]
| style="text-align:center;"|19 |
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References
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Category:Songs written by Vito Bratta