"When the Children Cry" is a ballad performed by the rock band White Lion. It is the third single and 10th and final track on their 1987 album Pride. The single peaked at on the Billboard Hot 100, on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and in the UK in early 1989.
The song features a music video and was also re-recorded in 1999 on the album Remembering White Lion (also released as "Last Roar" in 2004) and a live version was released on the album Rocking the USA. The re-recorded and live versions were both released as promo and later iTunes singles. In 2004 an acoustic version of "When the Children Cry" was recorded and featured on the "VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped" compilation.
In early 2003, just before the beginning of the Iraq War, it was covered by Christian indie rock group Seventh Day Slumber. In 2008, the song was sampled by Sabac Red on "As Children Cry".
Contents
- Chart performance
- Track listing
- Personnel
- See also
- References
Chart performance
Original release
Year-end charts
End of year chart (1989) | Position |
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Canadian RPM Top 100 | 53 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
Track listing
- "When the Children Cry" – 4:18
- "Lady of the Valley" – 6:35
Personnel
- Mike Tramp – Lead vocals
- Vito Bratta – Lead guitar
- James Lomenzo – Bass guitar
- Greg D'Angelo – Drums
See also
- List of anti-war songs
References
- "Allmusic (White Lion charts & awards) Billboard singles".
- "When the Children Cry (re-recorded)". Yahoo music. Retrieved 2012.
- http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=v8e07jhs9b9bp88ha1o1bat7h7
- Steffen Hung. "White Lion - When The Children Cry". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/tokiohot100/
- "The Official Charts Company - When The Children Cry by White Lion Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/white-lion-mn0000253408/awards
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/white-lion-mn0000253408/awards
- http://www.cashboxcountdowns.com/archives/80s_files/19890211.html
- http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=v8e07jhs9b9bp88ha1o1bat7h7
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