| "Survival of the Fittest" | ||||
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| Single by Mobb Deep | ||||
| from the album The Infamous | ||||
| Released | May 29, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Loud, RCA, BMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Havoc | |||
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| "Survival of the Fittest" on YouTube | ||||
"Survival of the Fittest" is a song by American hip hop duo Mobb Deep from their second studio album, The Infamous (1995). It was released as the second single from the aforementioned album on May 29, 1995, by Loud Records. The song was produced by Havoc, using a sample of the 1976 song "Skylark" by The Barry Harris Trio and Al Cohn.
The single had mainstream success, it peaked at no. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and hit the Top 10 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The song received acclaim from music critics and is widely considered a classic of 1990s New York hip hop, along with the lead single from the album, "Shook Ones, Part II".