Make Believe (Toto song)
| "Make Believe" | ||||
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| Single by Toto | ||||
| from the album Toto IV | ||||
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| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Paich | |||
| Producer(s) | Toto | |||
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"Make Believe" is a song by the American rock band Toto, released as the second single (third in Europe) from their triple platinum 1982 album Toto IV. It peaked at number 19 in Cash Box magazine and at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 25, 1982. The song was also featured on the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the radio station Emotion 98.3.
Cash Box called it "sunny summer pop that should reach the top," saying that "the opening piano chords recall The Beach Boys."[3] Billboard described it as a "hard-edged yet downtempo love song," saying "Piano triplets point to '50s rock classics, while synthesizer and buzzsaw guitar accents underline its contemporary vintage."[2]
Personnel
[edit]- Toto
- Bobby Kimball – lead and backing vocals
- Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocals
- David Paich – pianos, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer
- David Hungate – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Production
- Tom Knox[5] – recording engineer
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Germany (GfK)[6] | 70 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 30 |
References
[edit]- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Toto - Make Believe". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ a b "Top Single Picks". Billboard. August 7, 1982. p. 65. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 7, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition" (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Tom Knox". Grammy.com. November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Toto – Make Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Toto Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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