"Live for Today" is a song by the American rock band Toto. It was released on their 1981 album Turn Back, and was released in Australia and Japan as the final single from that album. American radio picked up the song, which resulted in it reaching No. 40 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart.

"Live for Today"
Single by Toto
from the album Turn Back
B-side"A Million Miles Away" (Japan)
"English Eyes" (Australia)
ReleasedApril 17, 1981 (Aus.)[1]
Recorded1980
GenreHard rock, power pop
Length4:00
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Steve Lukather
Producer(s)Toto, Geoff Workman
Toto singles chronology
"If It's the Last Night"
(1981)
"Live for Today"
(1981)
"Rosanna"
(1982)

This was the first song that Steve Lukather received full writing credits for the band.[2][3]

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 40

References

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  1. ^ "Australian promo disc".
  2. ^ Steve, Lukather (2018-09-18). The gospel according to Luke. New York. ISBN 978-1642930771. OCLC 1041767542.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Toto, "Live For Today" from Turn Back (1981): Toto Tuesdays". Something Else Reviews. 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Toto Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2023.