"Marguerita Time" is a single by the British rock band Status Quo, from their 1983 album Back to Back.[2] The single was also issued in a Christmas double pack that included "Caroline"/"Joanne".
"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 | |||
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"Nobody but Francis [Rossi] wanted to record it," recalled bassist Alan Lancaster. "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.
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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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