Toto’s classic 1983 hit “Africa” has achieved a new milestone, surpassing 1 billion views on YouTube. The track, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and remains the band's only No. 1 hit, has now ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 40 years after topping the Billboard Hot 100, Toto‘s “Africa” is still reaching new milestones: The 1983 No. 1 hit just ...
You can still hear it blasting out of classic rock and golden oldies stations all over the world, and against all odds, Toto’s “Africa” has become a millennial anthem 35 years later. The rousing ...
Thanks to the handiwork of an enterprising musician, the internet's collective love of dead malls (i.e., malls that are empty and/or going out of business) has crossed paths with another online ...
Late one night earlier this year, I followed a link, which someone had shared on Twitter, to a YouTube video that featured the studio recording of Toto’s “Africa,” edited to sound as though it were ...
There are some songs that seem to exist in a separate sphere from all other songs. They’re radio hits, they’re earworms, they’re memes. But most of all, they’re so good, that they’re able to transcend ...
It's been 40 years since the song "Africa" unexpectedly became a worldwide sensation. It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless ...
Ever since the release of Toto's "Africa" in 1982, the song has gone on to a life of its own in cover versions, hip-hop samples and viral videos. “As a kid, I’d always been fascinated by Africa,” ...
Toto’s 1982 smash hit “Africa” is an awesome song. Who can’t get down with that chorus? Come on, it’s undeniable. The song also seems to lend itself particularly well to the metal cover treatment. So ...