<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "Africa" is a 1982 song by the American rock band Toto . It was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and released as a single on September 30, 1982 . It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 5, 1983 (the band's only number one there), and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month . The song was written by the band's keyboardist / vocalist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro . </P> <P> The initial idea and words for the song came from David Paich . Jeff Porcaro explains the idea behind the song: "a white boy is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV or remembers in the past ." </P>

Who sings i bless the rains down in africa