"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen, from his "The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle" album, and is especially famed as a concert number for Springsteen and The E Street Band. The song, which clocks in at just over seven minutes, is a story of forbidden love between the singer and the titular Rosalita, whose parents disapprove of his life in a rock and roll band.
Never released as a single and generally unknown upon its initial album release, "Rosalita" began to get FM radio airplay when an advance version of "Born to Run" was given out to rock radio stations. As Springsteen gained commercial success, "Rosalita" became one of his most popular airplay tracks, and is still heard on classic rock radio.
Song: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (7:04)
Released: September 11, 1973
Recorded: 1973 at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York
Genre: Rock
Label: Columbia Records
Producer: Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos