"Steelo" is a song by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 group 702

702 (band)

702 , named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is an American platinum-selling R&B trio. Originally a quartet, the group became a trio, which includes sisters Irish , and LeMisha 'Misha' Grinstead, and lead singer Kameelah 'Meelah' Williams...

 recorded for the group's debut album No Doubt (1996). The song, which features hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 artist Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott

Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...

, was released as the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 for the album on August 27, 1996.

The song peaked at number thirty-two on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart. By February of 1997 it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The song peaked at thirty-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and reached the twelfth spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart is the sales component chart of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Singles Sales, but rather a separate panel of sales of commercial singles in the urban market...

 singles chart. The single was certified gold in February of 1997.

Track listing

7", 12"

1. "Steelo" (LP Version) - 4:17
   (feat. Missy Elliott
   Missy Elliott
   Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
   
   )
2. "Steelo" (Radio Edit) - 3:49
   (feat. Missy Elliott)
3. "Steelo" (Instrumental) - 4:17
4. "Steelo" (A Cappella) - 3:52
   (feat. Missy Elliott)

7", 12"

1. "Steelo" (Radio Edit) - 3:59
   (feat. Missy Elliott)
2. "Steelo" (Remix) - 3:33
   (feat. Missy Elliott)
3. "Steelo" (LP Version) - 4:17
   (feat. Missy Elliott)
4. "Steelo" (Instrumental) - 4:17
5. "Steelo" (A Cappella) - 3:52
   (feat. Missy Elliott)

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	32
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...	16
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart is the sales component chart of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Singles Sales, but rather a separate panel of sales of commercial singles in the urban market...	12

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs

Discogs

Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...

.

• production – Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott, George Pearson, Rashad Smith
• rapping – Missy Elliott
• remixing – Rashad Smith
• writing – Chad Elliott, Melissa Elliott, George Pearson, Gordon Sumners

External links