sang totoThe official release date of 99 was on 1 January 1979. It was featured on and served as the second single to Toto’s sophomore album, Hydra. 99 was written by TotoToto keyboard player David Paich wrote this song, which is inspired by the 1971 movie THX-1138, the first full-length film directed by George Lucas of Star Wars fame. Writes Paich: This movie