Where the Rose is Sown is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country,[2] which was released in 1984 as the second single from their second studio album Steeltown.

[6] Upon release, Lesley White of Smash Hits commented: "More of the same from the frustrated messiahs of contemporary rock.

It lurks just behind this song, artfully obscured by guitar solos, "heeyahs" and the Lillywhite wall of sound.

"[8] Cash Box commented: "Big Country delivers a pounding slice of tragic political rock which is given its edge in Adamson's biting delivery.

"[10] In a retrospective review of Steeltown, Tim Peacock of Record Collector described the song as one of the album's "obvious go-to tracks", adding that it had an anti-war message "especially resonant in the wake of the Falklands".