The day after his death, Croce’s song "I Got a Name” was released as a posthumous single ahead of the album of the same name. The song, written by legendary songwriting duo Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 9, 1973, and peaked at No. 10 on November 17 of that year.
Croce’s son, AJ, told the outlet that the song “meant a lot” to his late father. “The content related to his own life as a first-generation Italian/American kid growing up in South Philly,” he said. “Becoming a hobo gypsy musician wasn’t considered a respectable profession. Dad had a master’s degree – he was the first one to go to college. His father thought he was throwing his life away. He had to fight the family to pursue his dream.”
‘I Got a Name’ was featured in a movie two months before it was released as a single
“I Got a Name’ was the theme song for the race car movie The Last American Hero, which was released in July 1973. The song played over the opening credits of the Jeff Bridges film.
Croce only performed the song a handful of times to promote the movie and his upcoming single. On September 14, 1973, he performed “I Got a Name” live on the NBC variety show The Midnight Special, less than a week before his death.
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