Later that month, producer Bob Johnston had brass instrument overdubs added to the track; these were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at a session without Dylan present.
[3] On April 20, 2013, this early version of "Wigwam" was released as a single for Record Store Day,[5] and on August 27 of the same year, it appeared on The Bootleg Series Vol.
[26][27] The song was also included on the soundtrack to the film The Royal Tenenbaums (2001),[12] as well as on the compilations One Hit Wonders and Hard to Find Classics (2003),[28] Radio 2 - De Topcollectie '70 Vol.
[10] Biographer Rober Shelton includes "Wigwam" among the "quality" songs on Self Portrait, describing it as "hard to forget";[32] Michael Gray similarly rates it as one of the "best tracks" on the album.
[11] PopMatters reviewer Tom Useted calls the song "more than worthy",[34] while NME writer Paul Stokes qualifies it as "melodious" and as demonstrating Dylan's "versatility and impact".
[35] In a review of The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack, critic Heather Phares writes that the "hazy glow" of the song "add[s] to the album's strangely timeless but emotionally direct atmosphere.
[41] Drafi Deutscher released a version with German lyrics, entitled "Weil ich dich liebe" ("Because I Love You"), that was a Top 20 hit in Germany in 1970.