<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Are You Happy" (1968) </Td> <Td> "Only the Strong Survive" (1969) </Td> <Td> "Moody Woman" (1969) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Are You Happy" (1968) </Td> <Td> "Only the Strong Survive" (1969) </Td> <Td> "Moody Woman" (1969) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Only the Strong Survive" is a song written by Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and originally sung in 1968 by Jerry Butler, released on his album The Ice Man Cometh . It was the most successful single of his career, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Black Singles Chart, in March and April 1969, respectively . </P> <P> "Only the Strong Survive" was the first of two singles which were platinum certified by the RIAA, selling over a million copies (the second was "Ain't Understanding Mellow" in 1972). </P>

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