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"Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was the second single from the album released in Europe in June 1982 and the third in the United States in October 1982 through Columbia Records .
“From day one, this song was a strange bird. And then, over the years, there’s always been these versions creeping in. Choirs doing it. A duo from a bar somewhere, absolutely killing it.
Toto is the debut studio album by American rock band Toto, released in October 1978 [5] by Columbia Records. It includes the hit singles "Hold the Line", "I'll Supply the Love" and "Georgy Porgy", all three of which made it into the top 50 in the US. [6] "Hold the Line" spent six weeks in the top 10, and reached number 14 in the UK as well. [7]
The first stanza of the song's lyrics are a direct quote by vocalist Shaan Singh, who was describing his day to a friend. [2] The band performed the song live before deciding on a finished version of the song's lyrics. Due to a fan's strong response to the song, the band were convinced to leave the song as it was, and release the song on the ...
The single, the first from Toto IV, set the stage for the album's enormous multi-platinum success. "Rosanna" went to No. 2 on Billboard 's Hot 100 and won four Grammys, including Record of the Year.
The song was the band's highest-ever charting Mainstream Rock track, eventually peaking at number 7. It was also a top 40 single in Australia, where it remains the fourth highest charting single by Toto, behind only "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa". The song was written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, and features Paich on lead vocals.
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A Spanish Version "Africa" exists by Joe Dassin; A French Version "L'ete indien" exists by Joe Dassin; A Hungarian version "Indián nyár" exists by Kati Kovács, lyrics Iván Bradányi; A Finnish version "Kuusamo" exists by Danny, lyrics Juha Vainio; A Greek version "Όνειρα" ("Dreams") exists, by Dakis and later Teris Chrisos, lyrics by ...