"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.