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Only the Strongest Will Survive

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Only the Strongest Will Survive
Studio album by
Released21 April 1999
GenreBritpop, alternative rock, electronic rock
Length74:52
LabelCreation
ProducerStephen Harris, Andy Bell
Hurricane #1 chronology
Step into My World EP
(1997)
Only the Strongest Will Survive
(1999)
Step into My World
(2004)
Singles from Hurricane #1
  1. "Only the Strongest Will Survive"
    Released: 9 February 1998
  2. "Rising Sign"
    Released: 12 October 1998
  3. "The Greatest High"
    Released: 22 March 1999
  4. "Remote Control"
    Released: 3 October 1999

Only the Strongest Will Survive is the second studio album by British rock band Hurricane #1. It was released on 21 April 1999.[1] All songs were written by Andy Bell except "What Do I Know?" by Alex Lowe. It made number 55 in the UK album charts,[2] and the top 20 in Japan.

The band attempted a different musical approach with this album, with a heavier influence of electronic sounds, drum machines and sampling. Remixers were approached to provide the many remixes of songs from this album.

Track listing

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All songs written by Andy Bell (Creation Songs), except "What Do I Know?", written by Alex Lowe (Creation Songs).

  1. "Intro" - 1:54
  2. "N.Y.C." - 4:06
  3. "The Greatest High" - 3:58
  4. "Remote Control" - 4:47
  5. "The Price That We Pay" - 3:16
  6. "Separation Sunday" - 5:33
  7. "Rising Sign" - 7:02
  8. "Only the Strongest Will Survive" - 4:43
  9. "Long Way Down" - 6:39
  10. "Twilight World" - 3:59
  11. "Come Alive" - 4:05
  12. "What Do I Know?" - 3:58
  13. "Afterhours" - 6:00
  14. "Outro/N.Y.C.2" - 14:45
  15. "Sweet Insanity" - 4:17 (Japanese bonus track)
  16. "You Wear It Well" - 4:13 (Japanese bonus track)

Note:

  • In the CD version, the track 14 was finished at 3:14, continue with silence, and latter with the hidden track (sometimes considered as the reprise of the "Intro"), which begins at 6:16.
  • In the digital version, the silence and the hidden track on track 14 were not included. However, some of the digital version was included the hidden track as separate track.
  • Japanese CD version includes 2 bonus tracks, with the silence and the hidden track on track 14 were omitted for this version due to limitation capacity of CD.

Personnel

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  • Alex Lowe - lead vocals
  • Andy Bell - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Will Pepper - bass
  • Gareth Farmer - drums
  • Steve Sidelnyck - programming, percussion
  • Ian "Mac" McLagan - Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, piano, clarinet
  • Idha - backing vocals on "Afterhours"

Singles

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Information
"Only the Strongest Will Survive"
  • Released: 9 February 1998
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"Only the Strongest Will Survive (mixes)"
  • Released: 9 February 1998
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"Rising Sign"
  • Released: 12 October 1998
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"Rising Sign (mixes)"
  • Released: 12 October 1998
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"The Greatest High"
  • Released: 22 March 1999
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"The Greatest High (mixes)"
  • Released: 22 March 1999
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"Remote Control"
  • Released: 3 October 1999
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
"Remote Control (mixes)"
  • Released: 3 October 1999
  • Writer: Andy Bell
  • Producers: Stephen Harris, Andy Bell

References

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Citations
  1. ^ "Only the Strongest Will Survive - Hurricane 1 | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ Roberts 2006, p. 264
Sources
  • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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