"A Rose in the Wind" is the second single from Anggun'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 Anggun for Indonesia and Malaysia market. Commercially, the song reached Top 20 in several countries in Europe and Asia.
The song opens with an exotic-sounding flute, subdued verses and a soaring chorus. Some Indonesian spoken parts are heard. Anggun said that "A Rose in the Wind" was her favourite on the album: "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 [the 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".[1]
