Survival of the Fittest (song)

"Survival of the Fittest"
Grayscale photo of Havoc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep with Mobb Deep logo at bottom left corner and "Survival of the Fittest" text at top right corner.
Single by Mobb Deep
from the album The Infamous
ReleasedMay 29, 1995
Recorded1994
StudioBattery Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length3:43
LabelLoud, RCA, BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Havoc
Mobb Deep singles chronology
"Shook Ones, Part II"
(1995)
"Survival of the Fittest"
(1995)
"Temperature's Rising"
(1995)
Music video
"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".