The instrumental introduction for the album's title track was composed by British-Canadian musician Amin Bhatia, whom band member Steve Porcaro met in May 1985 after Toto's show in Calgary, Alberta.

[14] Meanwhile, the video for the David Paich and Joseph Williams penned single, "Till The End", saw the directorial debut of drummer Jeff Porcaro and included an appearance by singer and dancer Paula Abdul.

[20] AllMusic's William Ruhlmann described Toto's work on Fahrenheit as "lush, mid-tempo tunes of romantic despair," and explained that the band's career was in trouble at the time, as the radio audience was "failing to identify the songs with the group that made them.

[24][25] Lang Sem Fatt of the New Straits Times said on 21 September 1986 that Fahrenheit was the kind of album that only Toto would make, offering "a bit of everything for everybody" with a "fashionable rock touch," but still remaining "purely commercial.

"[26] Earlier that same month, music director Gerry O'Shea wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald that the album was a departure from the band's usual "up-tempo high-sheen rock to a more refelective [sic] and down-beat mode.

"[27] Shortly after, Ted Shaw of Windsor Star gave the album a B rating, stating that "while nothing Toto records [sic] can be deemed thoughtful or original," it was still a "decent effort.

"[31] Billboard wrote a few days later that with the album, Toto returned with a "formidable set of pop/light-rock tunes," describing the musicianship as "faultless" and affirming that the group benefited from the addition of Williams.