David Hasselhoff - ＂Looking For Freedom＂ Official Music Video

What this video is

Released in late 1988 and dominating European charts through 1989, 'Looking For Freedom' became inextricably linked to the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at number one in West Germany and became the best-performing single of 1989 in both Germany and Switzerland, eventually being certified platinum in Germany. Hasselhoff's performance of the song atop a crane at…

Why it matters

Represents the peak of American celebrity crossover into European Schlager-influenced pop — a uniquely 1980s phenomenon where U.S. television stardom (Knight Rider) provided pre-built cultural equity in European markets, enabling a pop career that was largely invisible in the artist's home…

The director

Thomas Mignone is an American feature film, commercial, and music video director and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for directing conceptual music videos for hard rock and heavy metal artists including Slipknot, Mudvayne, Sepultura, and…