| Rosealia | |
| Cover: | BTE - Rosealia cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Better Than Ezra |
| Album: | Deluxe |
| Released: | November 7, 1995 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 04:36 |
| Label: | Elektra Records |
| 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.
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.[1] Rosealia spent eleven weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 24.[2]
| Chart (1995–96) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 71 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) | 24 | |
| US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard) | 39 |