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'''Africa''' is a single released by [[Weezer]]. It's a cover of Toto's #1 hit from 1982. It was also released as the first track on | '''Africa''' is a single released by [[Weezer]]. It's a cover of Toto's #1 hit from 1982. It was also released as the first track on ''[[The Teal Album]]''. | ||
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"Africa" was the band's first Hot 100 hit since "[[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To]]" in [[2009]]. "Africa" reached number 51 on the Hot 100 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in August 2018, becoming the band's first number-one single since "[[Pork and Beans]]" in 2008. | "Africa" was the band's first Hot 100 hit since "[[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To]]" in [[2009]]. "Africa" reached number 51 on the Hot 100 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in August 2018, becoming the band's first number-one single since "[[Pork and Beans]]" in 2008. | ||
The band Toto responded to Weezer's cover by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoC-Gflass releasing a cover] of "[[Hash Pipe]]" on [[August 9]]th, [[2018]]. | The band Toto responded to Weezer's cover by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoC-Gflass releasing a cover] of "[[Hash Pipe]]" on [[August 9]]th, [[2018]]. Toto guitarist Steve Lukather commented on Weezer's cover in a [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/toto-africa-band-interview-1091194/ ''Rolling Stone'' article] in [[2020]]: | ||
<blockquote>Kids who’d never heard of Toto now knew every word to “Africa,” and the band had Weezer to thank. “I tried to reach out to Rivers [Cuomo],” says Lukather. “I said, ‘Hey, man, isn’t this funny? Whether you like us or not, it’s working out good for both of us.’ Silence! The cat refused to talk to me! I’m friends with the biggest rock & roll stars in the world, and this is the only cat that refuses to talk to me! I’m sorry, Rivers. You made a lot of fuckin’ money off this. You should be a little bit more thankful. But I got nothing bad to say about them. Some of them were cool, but Rivers really hurt my feelings.”<br><br>Weezer invited Steve Porcaro to play the song with them on ''Jimmy Kimmel''. He was hanging with the band backstage when Weezer’s manager came in to tell them that the song was shaping up to be an enormous radio hit. “I saw Rivers wince,” says Porcaro. “They initially did it as a goof, but now they realized they’d have to play the song for a lot longer than they thought they would. This whole business runs on hit records. If you get one, you better be prepared to play it for the rest of your life.</blockquote> | |||
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*[[List of Weezer cover songs]] | *[[List of Weezer cover songs]] | ||
*[[The Teal Album]] | *''[[Weezer (The Teal Album)]]'' | ||
*[[Weezer discography]] | *[[Weezer discography]] | ||