Red Rose is the fifth and final single from Alphaville's 1986 album, Afternoons in Utopia.

Reviews for the song at the time were generally positive, with one reviewer calling this song "a reasonably sassy pop number that's one of various chances for [singer and songwriter Marian] Gold to exercise his Bryan Ferry fascination.

"[2] Coincidentally, Alphaville would later cover the Bryan Ferry / Roxy Music song "Do the Strand" on their 2003 release, CrazyShow.

Another reviewer stated that "Red Rose", alongside their other notable singles such as "Big in Japan" and "Jerusalem", "reside in the upper echelon of early-'80s synth pop".

[3] This song reached #24 on the US Hot Dance Chart in 1987.