I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in twelve thirty flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you! It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what's deep inside Frightened of this thing that I've become It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in twelve thirty flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you! It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what's deep inside Frightened of this thing that I've become It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
A melodia de abertura de “Africa” surgiu quando David Paich experimentou o teclado CS‑80, encontrando o som “brassy” que se tornou o riff icônico em apenas dez minutos.
O clipe, dirigido por Steve Barron e lançado em 1983, mostra a banda tocando sobre uma pilha de livros gigantes, com Mike Porcaro no baixo e Lenny Castro na percussão, e atingiu 1 bilhão de visualizações no YouTube em junho 2024.
Embora a banda considerasse cortar a faixa do álbum, a música foi lançada como single após ganhar força nas discotecas de Nova York, chegando ao nº 1 na Billboard Hot 100 em fevereiro 1983.
“Africa” voltou ao destaque nas redes sociais entre 2015 e 2020, gerando inúmeros memes e inspirando covers, como o da Weezer que chegou ao nº 51 na Billboard Hot 100.
Em 2019, uma instalação sonora foi montada no Deserto da Namíbia para tocar “Africa” em loop infinito alimentado por baterias solares, e em 2022 a faixa foi a terceira mais streamada dos anos 70‑90 no Reino Unido.
Apesar das críticas ao conteúdo lírico, críticos elogiam a combinação de sintetizadores “ultra‑ridículos” e coro “operático”, colocando a música como a 452ª posição na lista dos “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” da Rolling Stone.
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