"The Return of the Los Palmas 7" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness, written by Mike Barson, Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate. The song was Woodgate's first credit as a songwriter, and was released as the band's 7th single on 16 January 1981 (1981-01-16). The single reached number 7 in the UK, and remained in the charts for 7 weeks. The single release was slightly different from the track on the album Absolutely, and was roughly 30 seconds longer.
The song is mainly instrumental, except for some ad-libbing by Chas Smash at the beginning, the sound of "Waiter!" approximately 42 seconds into the track, and "Good night!" at the very end. Dave Robinson, head of Stiff Records, was keen on Madness recording another instrumental track, especially after the success of "One Step Beyond...". The resulting song was not as ska influenced as their earlier songs, and was played heavily on BBC Radio 2. This helped Madness gain a new generation of older fans.
For the Spanish market, the single was issued as "El Regreso de los 7 Palmas", and differed slightly by having a vocal intro similar to that of "One Step Beyond...".
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