[2] "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.

[5] Set in Boston, MA, it features choreography heavy group dance scenes, interspersed with community basketball games.

[6] Former 702 member Tiffany Villarreal, who sings background vocals on the song, also made a cameo appearance in video.

The group also performed the song on American talk show Teen Summit, which aired on Black Entertainment Television (BET) in October 1996, and again in 1999.

[1] Ultimately, he noted that R&B programmers "are already nibbling on this potential smash" and that it will likely draw the attention of "top 40 tastemakers within moments".

Group member Meelah Williams also admitted during 702's Unsung episode that she didn't understand the meaning of the word and that she would often forward people to Missy Elliott for the definition of "steelo".