It was released as a single in March 1977, with "Sì, viaggiare" as B-side.

[4] The same year Battisti released an English version of the single for international markets, with the two songs renamed "To Feel in Love" and "Keep on Cruising" and with lyrics by Peter Powell.

[3] "Amarsi un po'" was covered by several artists, notably Mina, Ornella Vanoni, Nek.

It also named a film, Amarsi un po' (1984), directed by Carlo Vanzina and starred by Claudio Amendola and Tahnee Welch.

[5] In 2017 the song named an episode in the second season of the TV series Master of None, which includes the song in the soundtrack;[6] the song became "a touchstone for the whole season" according to Music supervisor Zach Cowie[7] and the episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Supervision.