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| Single by 702 featuring Missy Elliott | ||||
| from the album No Doubt | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | May 1996 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Biv 10 Records | |||
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"Steelo" is a song recorded by American group 702 for their first studio album No Doubt (1996). It was written and produced Chad Elliott, Missy Elliott, and George Pearson. The song contains a prominent sample from The Police's song "Voices Inside My Head", for which English musician Sting is also given songwriter credits for the use of the sample.[2] It was released as the first single from No Doubt on August 27, 1996, by Biv 10 Records.[3]
"Steelo" was a commercial success, becoming the group's second single to place in the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A remix of the song was used as the theme song of American children's sitcom Cousin Skeeter.
Although the term "steelo" had already been used by hip hop duo Mobb Deep in their song "Hit It from the Back" (1993),[4] the popularity of "Steelo" caused the slang word to become widespread, being added to various online dictionaries under the definition "[a person's] unique style".[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Billboard96was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "702 - Steelo (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Steelo CD 1 - 702. AllMusic. Retrieved on April 11, 2024
- ^ Steelo. The Right Rhymes. Retrieved on April 11, 2024
- ^ Johnson Publishing Company (August 2, 1999). Destiny's Child among the hottest new female groups. Jet, Volume 96: No. 9, Page 26. Retrieved from https://books.google.com