Lyric discussion by gloveja 

Cover art for Atlanta lyrics by Stone Temple Pilots

Why is it called Atlanta?

because it was written in atlanta during the making of the purple album... they didnt use it on purple and didnt release it till No. 4

Incorrect. It was written in Atlanta, however in 1999, while Scott was going through a divorce with his first wife, Janina Castaneda ("the Mexican Princess is out of my life"), not during the making of Purple, which that album was written and subsequently released, in 1995 if I'm not mistaken, shortly after they married in 1994.

On further review, Scott actually married Castaneda, about 3 months after the release of Purple (Sep 94/June 94). Irrelevant, but needed to clarify.