Marguerita Time

"Marguerita Time" is a single by the British rock band Status Quo, from their 1983 album Back to Back.[1] The single was also issued in a Christmas double pack that included "Caroline"/"Joanne".

"Marguerita Time"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Back to Back
Released2 December 1983 (1983-12-02)
Length3:27
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Rossi/Frost
Producer(s)Status Quo
Status Quo singles chronology
"A Mess of Blues"
(1983)		 "Marguerita Time"
(1983)		 "Going Down Town Tonight"
(1984)

"Nobody but Francis [Rossi] wanted to record it," recalled bassist Alan Lancaster. "All it did was advertise that we were a bunch of nerds."[2]

The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance for the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[3][4]

Dexys Midnight Runners covered the song on the B-side of their single "This Is What She's Like". This recording was included on some reissues of the band's Too-Rye-Ay album.

Track listing
  1. "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)
  2. "Resurrection" (Bown/Parfitt) (3.46)

Charts
Chart (1983-1984) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 52
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 73.
  3. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. "Status Quo – Marguerita Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Marguerita Time". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. "Status Quo – Marguerita Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. "Status Quo – Marguerita Time". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. "British single certifications – Status Quo – Marguerita Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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