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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 .
Hop online and you’ll find an “Africa” bot randomly tweeting the song’s lyrics and www.ibless.therains.downin.africa, a site that broadcasts the “Africa” music video on a constant loop.
Jean-Michel Byron (born Jean-Michel Byron DuPlessis) is a South African-born funk and rock vocalist. The singer-songwriter is best known for serving for a time as the lead vocalist for the rock band Toto for new material on their first greatest hits album, Past to Present, [1] as well as the band's Greatest Hits Live...and More project.
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.
Toto IV is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto, released on April 8, 1982, by Columbia Records. [8] The album's lead single, "Rosanna", peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while the album's third single, "Africa", topping the Hot 100 chart, became the group's first and only number 1 hit. [9]
Dorothy actually says 'Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.' 'The Silence of the Lambs' If you've always thought Hannibal Lecter greets Clarice by saying 'Hello, Clarice,' we've got ...
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.