“Survival of the Sickest” by Saliva

"Survival of the Sickest" was the title track and first single from Saliva's fourth album, and Island sent it out in 2004 as the follow-up to "Raise Up". Critics were kind to it and rock radio was kinder: it climbed to 6 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and 22 on the Alternative Songs list.

Wayne Isham directed the video, which follows two girls on their way backstage at a Saliva show, and the song found second homes in racing and wrestling, turning up on the NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup game and serving as the official theme of WWE's Unforgiven 2004 pay-per-view.

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