Steelo

"Steelo"
Single by 702 featuring Missy Elliott
from the album No Doubt
Released	August 27, 1996
Format	CD single 12" single cassette
Recorded	May 1996
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	4:17
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Chad Elliott Melissa Elliott George Pearson Gordon Sumner
Producer(s)	Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott George Pearson
702 singles chronology
"This Lil' Game We Play" (1994) "Steelo" (1996) "Get It Together" (1997)
Missy Elliott singles chronology "The Things That You Do" (1996) "Steelo" (1996) "Do Thangz" (1996)

"Steelo" is the hit debut song by American R&B group 702 recorded for the group's debut album No Doubt (1996). The song, which features hip hop artist Missy Elliott, was released as the first single for the album on August 27, 1996.

The song peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By February 1997 it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

The song contains a sample of The Police's "Voices Inside My Head."

An alternate version of this song serves as the intro music for the 90's Nickelodeon TV show Cousin Skeeter.

The song peaked at thirty-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached the twelfth spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart. The single was certified gold in February 1997.

The official music video for the song was directed by Brian Luvar.

Information taken from Discogs.

"Steelo" Music video on YouTube

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