Make Believe (Toto song)

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"Make Believe"

Single by Toto

from the album Toto IV

B-side

"We Made It"
"Lovers in the Night" (Netherlands)

Released

July 1982 (US)
October 22, 1982 (UK) ^[1]

Recorded

1981

Genre

Length

3:43

Toto

Toto singles chronology

"Africa"
(1982)

"Make Believe"
(1982)

"Afraid Of Love"
(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."^[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

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

Tom Kelly – backing vocal
Jon Smith – saxophone

Production

Tom Knox^[5] – recording engineer

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)^[6]	70
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	30

References

^ 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.

v t e Toto
Steve Lukather Joseph Williams David Paich Greg Phillinganes Steve Porcaro David Hungate Bobby Kimball Jeff Porcaro Mike Porcaro Fergie Frederiksen Jean-Michel Byron Simon Phillips Keith Carlock
Studio albums	Toto Hydra Turn Back Toto IV Isolation Fahrenheit The Seventh One Kingdom of Desire Tambu Mindfields Through the Looking Glass Falling in Between Toto XIV Old Is New
Live albums	Absolutely Live Livefields Live in Amsterdam Falling in Between Live
Compilation albums	Past to Present 1977–1990 Best Ballads Toto XX The Essential Toto 40 Trips Around the Sun
Soundtracks	Dune
Notable songs	"Hold the Line" "I'll Supply the Love" "Georgy Porgy" "99" "Live for Today" "Rosanna" "Make Believe" "Africa" "I Won't Hold You Back" "Waiting for Your Love" "Stranger in Town" "I'll Be Over You" "Stop Loving You" "Pamela" "I Will Remember" "Bottom of Your Soul" "Holy War"
Related people	Lenny Castro Warren Ham Nathan East Boz Scaggs Tony Spinner Leland Sklar Shannon Forrest
Related articles	Discography Members

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