Third Man Records distributed the single on April 1, 2012 by releasing 1000 helium balloons attached to flexi-disc copies of the track.

A music video directed by Hype Williams and starring Brittany Colombo was uploaded to White's YouTube channel on July 16, 2012.

To distribute the single, Third Man Records released 1000 helium balloons attached to flexi-disc copies of the song.

[9] The music video for "Freedom at 21" was directed by Hype Williams and stars Brittany Colombo as a police officer.

[11][12] The video shows footage of White lip-synching to the song's lyrics in his cell interspersed with shots of a "scantily clad inmate".