"A Rose in the Wind" is the second single from

Anggun Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; born 29 April 1974), better known as Anggun C. Sasmi or more often mononymously as Anggun, is an Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of sev ...

's international debut album, '' Snow on the Sahara'' in 1998. There's also a French version of the song, "La rose des vents", released in the album '' Au Nom de la Lune'' in 1997 and an Indonesian version, "Kembali", released in the album ''

'' for Indonesia and Malaysia market. Commercially, the song reached Top 20 in several countries in

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but couldn't repeat the success of ''Snow On the Sahara''.

Track listing

# "A Rose in the Wind" # "Kembali" # "La rose des vents"

Song

The song opens with an exotic-sounding flute, subdued verses and a soaring chorus. It features a rock edge, which pays quite a homage to the singer's past as a pop-rock singer in Indonesia. Moreover, there are some Indonesian spoken parts. Among the songs of the album ''Snow on the Sahara'', Anggun acknowledges "A Rose in the Wind" as her favourite, affirming that: "It's my real story. It's the most personal song in terms of melody and a perfect example of what you find between Indonesia and the culture here (West). Lyrically, it's something in which you can find the different faces of me, of a woman, the weak, the strong, the things that frighten me, my dreams. This is so personal". The song was well received by music critics internationally. "A Rose in the Wind" was selected as the second best single of 1998 by Billboard magazine editors, only behind Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" and it was also used as one of NBA theme songs in the United States.

Charts

References

Anggun's Singles Discography
1998 singles Anggun songs Songs written by Erick Benzi Song recordings produced by Erick Benzi Columbia Records singles 1997 songs Songs written by Anggun {{1990s-single-stub