On this date in 1982, TOTO released the single AFRICA in the UK (Jun 25, 1982) Written by Toto band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, guitarist Steve Lukather and singer Bobby Kimball have stated that this song nearly didn't make the album and it "was a guy named Al Keller, who was over at CBS" who convinced them to put it on the disc. Lukather added: "I thought it was the worst song on the album. It didn't fit, the lyrics made no sense and I swore that if it was a hit record, I'd run naked