ATLiens

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ATLiens

Studio album by OutKast
Released	August 27, 1996 (US)
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	58:31
Label	LaFace/Arista
Producer(s)	Organized Noize, OutKast
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OutKast chronology
Southernplaya- listicadillacmuzik (1994)	ATLiens (1996)	Aquemini (1998)

ATLiens is the sophomore album by hip-hop duo OutKast. It was released on August 27, 1996. The title is a portmanteau of "ATL" (an abbreviation of Atlanta, Georgia) and "aliens".

The CD booklet features a comic involving members André 3000 and Big Boi.

Unlike their debut, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, in which the two portrayed themselves as Southern pimps, many songs on ATLiens feature more unconventional subject matter for hip hop. It also has a notably more laid-back, spacey production sound, which they would continue to a certain extent on their follow-up album Aquemini.

Two-thirds of the album is produced by Organized Noize, OutKast's primary production team. The rest is produced by Earthtone Ideas, a production team that OutKast themselves are a part of.

While critically acclaimed, it would not be until they released Aquemini and most notably Stankonia that OutKast would receive significant mainstream popularity. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

1 Track listing
2 Samples
3 Album singles
4 Album chart positions
5 Singles chart positions
6 Personnel
7 external links

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"You May Die (Intro)"	Organized Noize	Trina Broussard, Joi & Whild Peach
2	"Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Peaches
3	"ATLiens"	Outkast	Andre 3000 & Big Boi
4	"Wheelz Of Steel"	Outkast	Andre 3000 & Big Boi
5	"Jazzy Belle"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Jazzyfatnastees
6	"Elevators (Me & You)"	Outkast	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Sleepy Brown
7	"Ova Da Wudz"	Outkast	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Witchdoctor
8	"Babylon"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Andrea Martin
9	"Wailin'"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Cee-Lo
10	"Mainstream"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi, Khujo & T-Mo
11	"Decatur Psalm"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi, Big Gipp, Trina Broussard, Cool Breeze, Joi, Tamara & Whild Peach
12	"Millennium"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi & ShaJuanna Edghill
13	"E.T. (Extraterrestrial)"	Outkast	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Witchdoctor
14	"13th Floor/Growing Old"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000, Big Boi & Big Rube
15	"Elevators (Me & You) [ONP 86 Mix]"	Organized Noize	Andre 3000 & Big Boi

[edit] Samples

"Danger, She's A Stranger" by The Five Stairsteps in "Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)"
"Focus III" by Focus in "Wheelz of Steel"
"Prelude" by Lamont Dozier in "Jazzy Belle"
"Come in out of the Rain" by Parliament in "Elevators (Me & You)"

[edit] Album singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Elevators (Me & You)" Released: July 8, 1996 B-side:
	"ATLiens" Released: November 11, 1996 B-side: "Wheelz Of Steel"
	"Jazzy Belle (Remix)" Released: 1997 B-side:

[edit] Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1996	ATLiens	#2	#1

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1996	"ATLiens/Wheelz Of Steel"	#35	#23	#3	#8
1996	"Elavators (Me & You)"	#12	#5	#1	#2
1997	"Jazzy Belle"	#52	#25	#7	#11