ATLiens / Wheelz of Steel

"ATLiens" / "Wheelz of Steel"
Single by Outkast
from the album ATLiens
ReleasedAugust 20, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreAlternative hip hop
LabelLaFace/RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)OutKast
Outkast singles chronology
"Elevators (Me & You)"
(1996)
"ATLiens" / "Wheelz of Steel"
(1996)
"Jazzy Belle"
(1996)
Music video
"ATLiens" on YouTube

"ATLiens" and "Wheelz of Steel" are two songs by American hip-hop duo OutKast, released as the second single from their second studio album, ATLiens (1996). Both songs were written and produced by OutKast. The double A-side single peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"ATLiens" is widely considered one of Outkast's best songs. In 2020, The Ringer ranked the song number three on their list of the 50 greatest Outkast songs.[1] In 2021, The Guardian ranked the song number eight on their list of the 20 greatest Outkast songs.[2]

  1. ^ "The Ringer's 50 Best Outkast Songs, Ranked". The Ringer. October 29, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Petridis, Alexis (August 20, 2021). "Outkast's 20 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved March 28, 2022.