"Rosealia" | ||||
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Single by Better Than Ezra | ||||
from the album Deluxe | ||||
Released | November 7, 1995 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 04:36 | |||
Label | Elektra Records | |||
Writer(s) | Kevin Griffin | |||
Better Than Ezra singles chronology | ||||
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"Rosealia" is a song by American alternative rock group Better Than Ezra. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from their debut album, Deluxe.
The song is about a woman in an abusive relationship.
During a concert in Albuquerque on Monday, September 21, 2009, Kevin Griffin explained to the audience that while living for a short time in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he had a job waiting tables at The Pink Adobe restaurant. The restaurant's owner was a woman named Rosalea Murphy, and he wrote this song as a tribute to her.
The single peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.Rosealia spent eleven weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 24.