It's been a while, man, life's so rad. Huge thank you to @weezer for sending me a gold record in honor of the certification of the song, this was absolutely crazy!#WeezerCoverAfrica pic.twitter.com/tYrC77nJj4
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) October 14, 2019
Weezer’s cover of the Toto classic “Africa” was HUGE for them. It was their first number-one hit on the Alternative Songs chart in 10 years, and their first song on the Hot 100 in nine years! AND, it was all inspired by a teenage girl named Mary, who started a social media campaign back in 2017 to get Weezer to cover the song.
This past March, the song went Gold, which means it sold half a million copies. So Weezer sent Mary a gold record in the shape of Africa! Coolest gift ever!!
