PROFESSOR OF ROCK Takes A Deep Dive Into The Making Of TOTO's Iconic #1 Hit "Africa" (Video)

Professor Of Rock has released the video below, along with the following introduction...

"It’s the age-old tale: Toto didn’t think much of their song, 'Africa', and it became a huge hit. But this one is totally nuts because it was written on a $16,000 instrument that only three people in the world could actually play, and it was written about a place the singer had never been. And it has become the ultimate pop culture punchline. Africa came from flipping through National Geographic and it almost didn’t make the album. To make matters worse, the lead singer had a tough time pronouncing the words of the chorus, and on the recording half of the singers sang the wrong lyrics. So you actually have two different lyrics being sung. Get the real story straight from Toto, next on Professor of Rock."

Toto could not be more proud to share the milestone accomplishment that “Africa” has been certified Diamond for sales of ten million copies by the RIAA in The United States. Current cumulative sales for the song now exceed 10.5M. Additionally, “Hold The Line” has been certified triple platinum for sales of three million copies. Current sales exceed 3.5M. Lastly, “Rosanna” has been certified double platinum with sales of two million copies. Cumulative album sales now exceed 50 million.

In the world of streaming, the band’s repertoire is played more than three million times daily on Spotify alone by an audience that continues to get younger month to month. Over the course of July, 52% of all streams were from those 34 years or younger. There is a level of discovery on a global basis that continues to significantly grow year after year. Cumulative streaming at Spotify now exceeds 4 billion plays, with cumulative plays across all platforms approaching 6 billion plays.