Английская Википедия:99 (song)

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"99" is a song by the American rock band Toto. The song appeared on the Hydra album in 1979.[1] As a single, it reached number 26 on the Billboard charts.[2] In Canada, the song peaked at number 17 on the RPM singles chart.

Development

The song was written as a tribute to George Lucas's film THX 1138, and the music video resembles a scene in the movie.[3][1][4]

In the video, as in the movie scene where the main character (named "THX 1138" and nicknamed "Thex") is imprisoned, the room is completely white and all wear white jumpsuits.[5] Toto Legend, the former official International Toto Fan Club newsletter, reviewed the video:

'99' was predominantly a performance video, though the set design was rather conceptual. Following David Paich's intention regarding the lyrics, about a sterile society in which names are forgotten and love forbidden, the set was sterile white, with various sized sculptured 99's hanging and standing about, and the band was clad in futuristic white jumpsuits. There were some notable shots in this one – keyboard close-ups and an artistic view of Jeff through a transparent drum head, a technique that several popular videos have copied since.[5]

Reception

Record World praised Lukather's vocal and said that "Slick production wraps the keyboard-laden love song in a perfect AOR-pop package."[6]

Personnel

Toto

Release history

Region Date Шаблон:Abbr
United States 3 December 1979 [7]
United Kingdom 29 February 1980 [8]

References

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