Marguerita Time

"Marguerita Time"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Back to Back
Released	2 December 1983 [1]
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:27
Label	Vertigo
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)
Official audio
"Marguerita Time" on YouTube

"Marguerita Time" is a 1983 song by the British rock band Status Quo. It was the third track to be released as a single from their 1983 album Back to Back . ^[2] The single was also issued as a limited edition picture disc, and in a Christmas double pack that included "Caroline"/"Joanne". The single became one of the band's biggest hits, peaking at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and was later certified Silver by the BPI for sales in excess of 250,000 copies.

Bassist Alan Lancaster recalled "Nobody but Francis [Rossi] wanted to record it. All it did was advertise that we were a bunch of nerds". ^[3] Lancaster refused to appear in the band's video for the song. When the band mimed the song on BBC's Top of the Pops , on one occasion Lancaster's place was taken by Slade's Jim Lea.^{[ citation needed ]}

The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's 31st 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. ^{[4] [5]}

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 that band's Too-Rye-Ay album.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
Germany (GfK) [6]	52
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8]	35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9]	23
UK Singles (OCC) [10]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11]	Silver	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
2. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
3. Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock . No. 36. p. 73.
4. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
6. "Status Quo – Marguerita Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Marguerita Time". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
8. "Status Quo – Marguerita Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
9. "Status Quo – Marguerita Time". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
11. "British single certifications – Status Quo – Marguerita Time". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 October 2016.