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Make Believe (Toto song)

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"Make Believe"
Make Believe Toto cover.jpg
Single by Toto
from the album Toto IV
B-side
  • "We Made It" (US)
  • "Lovers in the Night" (Netherlands)
Released
  • July 1982 (US)
  • October 22, 1982 (UK) [1]
Recorded1981
Genre
Length3:43
Label Columbia
Songwriter David Paich
Producer 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.

Contents

Critical reception

Cashbox called it "sunny summer pop that should reach the top," saying that "the opening piano chords recall The Beach Boys." [2] 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." [4] Robin Smith of Record Mirror wrote that the song "echoes the success of 'Hold the Line' with its pungent keyboards and pleading vocals." [5]

Personnel

Toto
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart performance for "Make Believe"
Chart (1982)Peak
position
Germany (GfK) [7] 70
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 30

References

  1. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Toto - Make Believe". Hitparade.ch.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox . August 7, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2022– via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition" (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Top Single Picks". Billboard . August 7, 1982. p. 65. Retrieved July 29, 2023– via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror . May 22, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved January 25, 2026– via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "Tom Knox". Grammy.com. November 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Toto Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 31, 2024.


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