Stereogum — One of the great successful grassroots campaigns in recent music history involved a teenage girl from Ohio lobbying to get Weezer to cover Toto's 1983 mega-hit "Africa," a song that's been experiencing a renaissance among younger generations in recen... more info

Chorus.fm — Panic! at the Disco covered Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So” and an acoustic version of “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” for Sirius XM. more info

NME — The band covered the song after a viral campaign The song will be released on lime green vinyl Weezer‘s cover of ‘Africa’ by Toto is set to get a vinyl release – but it will only be available at Urban Outfitters. Read more: Weezer’s 1... more info

Stereogum — You know the story, but if you don't, here's a refresher: A teenage Weezer fan named Mary based in Ohio ran a viral campaign in the hopes that she could convince the band to cover Toto's 1982 cheesy pop hit "Africa." Weezer eventually responded to th... more info

Chorus.fm — Weezer performed their cover “Africa” on Jimmy Kimmel last night. more info

Consequence of Sound — Rivers Cuomo and Co. perform their wildly successful cover on Jimmy Kimmel Live. more info

Stereogum — Last month, after a long viral campaign from one fan in Ohio, Weezer finally caved and released their cover of Toto's shimmering, nonsensical 1983 cheese-pop classic "Africa." (They also covered Toto's "Rosanna," another massive hit from that same pe... more info

Chorus.fm — Pitchfork: Weezer have hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their cover of “Africa.” Their version of the Toto classic, in at No. 89, is their highest charting song since “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” reached No. 81... more info

Consequence of Sound — What started out as a simple gesture for fans has actually turned into one of the band's biggest releases. more info

Stereogum — In recent years, the most common criticism of Weezer is that they've forsaken the satisfyingly dorked-out power-pop crunch of their early years for gleaming textures and repeated bids for pop-crossover success. If that's the case, though, they haven'... more info