 The aggregation of critics' lists at acclaimedmusic.net placed this song at number 950 on their list of the top 10,000 songs of all time.Though it was not released as a single in the US (or anywhere at the time of the album's release), "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" was released as a single in the Netherlands and some other European countries in 1979.In 1984, many years after the song's initial release, MTV began showing a music video for the song.