1973Released
7:00

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Interesting facts and trivia about Rosalita (Come Out Tonight). By Songfacts®.

"Rosalita" is Springsteen's musical autobiography. After touring relentlessly around the Jersey Shore, he finally signed a record deal and got some money, proving his naysayers wrong. Springsteen called the song "a kiss-off to everybody who counted you out, put you down, or decided you weren't good enough."

In 1974 and 1975, Springsteen would sometimes tell journalists that when he was 17, he was hot and heavy for a girl whose mother didn't approve and got a court order against him. She would call the cops if she saw him, so Bruce had to come by on the sly. He said this was the inspiration for "Rosalita," specifically the line, "Mama, she's home in the window, waitin' up for us."

Springsteen considers this the best love song he ever wrote, which he would often declare before performing it. It's proof that a love song does not have to be slow or sappy.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Rosalita (Come Out Tonight).
FKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
154BPM

Album

The album Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Rosalita (Come Out Tonight).
Columbia
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen

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