"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.
[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.