Marguerita Time

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"Marguerita Time"

Single by Status Quo

from the album Back to Back

Released

2 December 1983^[1]

Genre

Pop rock

Length

3:27

Rossi/Frost

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.

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.

Track listing

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

Charts

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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

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

References

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^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
^ "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.

v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Compilation albums	12 Gold Bars 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 Rocking All Over the Years Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits Pictures – 40 Years of Hits
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!

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