game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part of the fictional Emotion 98.3 radio station. In 2012, "Africa" was listed by music magazine NME in 32nd place on its list of "50 Most Explosive Choruses." In January 2019, a sound installation was set up in an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert to play the song on a constant loop. The installation is powered by solar batteries, allowing the song to be played indefinitely. Two years later, the song reached 1 billion plays on the streaming site Spotify. In 2021, it was listed at No. 452 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time". In 2022, the song was revealed as the third most streamed song of the 1970s, 80s and 90s in the UK (behind Oasis's Wonderwall and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody). Personnel David Paich – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, piano Bobby Kimball – lead and backing vocals, percussion Steve Lukather – electric guitar, backing vocals Steve Porcaro – synthesizers David Hungate – bass guitar Jeff Porcaro – drums, cowbell, gong, additional percussion Guest musicians Lenny Castro – congas, shakers, additional percussion Timothy B. Schmit – 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals Joe Porcaro – percussion, marimba Jim Horn – recorders Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales Weezer cover In December 2017, Twitter user "@WeezerAfrica," run by 14-year-old Cleveland, Ohio resident Mary Klym, tweeted, "@RiversCuomo it's about time you bless the rains down in Africa." The band released a cover of "Rosanna,” a different Toto song (also part of the album Toto IV), in order to troll Klym and those clamoring for a version of "Africa.” Weezer finally released "Africa" on May 29, 2018. It 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. Weezer included the cover on their surprise release of the all-covers "Teal Album" in January 2019. See also List of best-selling singles in Australia List of RPM number-one singles of 1983 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983 "Africa" (Karl Wolf song) References Further reading Jeff Porcaro reminisces about how the song's percussion tracks took shape at Mix'' External links [ Billboard Chart