Rosealia
{{Distinguish|Rosalia (disambiguation)|Roselia (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Rosealia
| cover = BTE - Rosealia cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Better Than Ezra
| album = Deluxe
| released = November 7, 1995
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 04:36
| label = Elektra Records
| writer = Kevin Griffin
| producer =
| prev_title = In the Blood
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = King of New Orleans
| next_year = 1996
}}
"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.
Content
The song is about a woman in an abusive relationship.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
Background and writing
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.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
Reception
The single peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r209317|pure_url=yes}} Chart data from AllMusicGuide] Rosealia spent eleven weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 24.{{cite web| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=better than ezra|chart=Alternative Songs}} | title=Better Than Ezra Song Chart History: Alternative Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | accessdate=2011-04-16}}
Charts
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!Chart (1995–96) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|69|chartid=2885|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2021}} |
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/better-than-ezra-mn0000758630/awards|title=Better Than Ezra Awards|publisher=AllMusic|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907134427/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/better-than-ezra-mn0000758630/awards|archive-date=September 7, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2021}}
|71 |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)
|24 |
| scope="row"|US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard)
|39 |
References
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{{Better Than Ezra}}
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Category:Better Than Ezra songs
Category:Songs written by Kevin Griffin
Category:Elektra Records singles
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