Africa / We Made It

by Toto

Africa / We Made It cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 30 October 1982
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 8:51
  • Community rating: 3.34/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Built atop an incredibly complex, overdubbed drum loop masterminded by Jeff Porcaro and a synthesized kalimba brass patch played on a Yamaha CS-80, 'Africa' is a zenith of polished 80s studio engineering. Keyboardist David Paich wrote the lyrics based on an idealized, romanticized vision of a continent he had never visited. The track achieved immense internet-era meme status in the 2010s, ensuring its continual global ubiquity.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Africa (4:55)
  2. We Made It (3:56)

Credits

  • Toto - primary artist
  • David Paich - written-by
  • Jeff Porcaro - written-by

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