Marguerita Time
"Marguerita Time" | ||||
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Single by Status Quo | ||||
from the album Back to Back | ||||
Released | 28 November 1983 (1983-11-28) [1] | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rossi/Frost | |||
Producer(s) | Status Quo | |||
Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
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.[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 the band's Too-Rye-Ay album.
Track listing
- "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) (3.27)
- "Resurrection" (Bown/Parfitt) (3.46)
Charts
Chart (1983-1984) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[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 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Status Quo singles".
- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ Ling, Dave (January 2002). "Again again again…". Classic Rock #36. p. 73.
- ^ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Status Quo – Marguerita Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Marguerita Time". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Marguerita Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Status Quo – Marguerita Time". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Status Quo – Marguerita Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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