Survival of the Fittest (song)
- Survival of the Fittest (song)
Infobox Single |
Name = Survival of the Fittest
Artist = Mobb Deep
from Album = The Infamous
Released = May 29, 1995
Format = CD single
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 3:43
Label = Loud Records
Writer = Havoc
Prodigy
Producer = Mobb Deep
Chart position = *#69 (The Billboard Hot 100)
*#60 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
*#10 (Hot Rap Tracks)
*#6 (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
Last single = "Shook Ones Pt. II"
(1995)
This single = "Survival of the Fittest"
(1995)
Next single = "Temperature's Rising"
(1995)
"Survival of the Fittest" is the second single from Mobb Deep's "The Infamous" album. The song was the duo's second hit single from the album, following "Shook Ones Pt. II". The track peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and hit the Top 10 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The song is similar to "Shook Ones Pt. II" in sound and content, featuring a dark piano loop and gritty street narratives, and also uses the chorus from that song in a verse.
The remix of the song was featured as a bonus track on the 2004 rerelease of "The Infamous". In 2006, the song was included on the compilation album "". It is sampled in Immortal Technique's "Dance With the Devil" from Revolutionary Vol.1, AZ's "Animal" from The Format, and CunninLynguists' "War" from Southernunderground.
The song is also featured on the video game
Track listing
Side A
#"Survival of the Fittest" [LP Version]
#"Survival of the Fittest" [Remix]
Side B
#"Survival of the Fittest" [Extended Version]
#"Survival of the Fittest" [Remix Instrumental]
#"Survival of the Fittest" [Acappella]
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