Make Believe (Toto song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Make Believe"
Single by Toto
from the album Toto IV
B-side
  • "We Made It"
  • "Lovers in the Night" (Holland)
Released
  • July 1982 (US)
  • October 22, 1982 (UK) [1]
Recorded1981 by Tom Knox[2][circular reference]
Genre
Length3:43
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)David Paich
Producer(s)Toto
Toto singles chronology
"Rosanna"
(1982)
"Make Believe"
(1982)
"Africa"
(1982)

"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."[4] 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."[3]

Personnel[edit]

Toto
Additional musicians
Production
  • Tom Knox[6] – recording engineer

Charts[edit]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Toto singles".
  2. ^ Toto IV#Track listing
  3. ^ a b "Top Single Picks". Billboard. August 7, 1982. p. 65. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 7, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tom Knox". November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Toto – Make Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Toto Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2024.