Survival was the Bob Marley and the Wailers album released in 1979 with a strong focus on African political liberation.
The album was issued by Island Records and included songs such as “Zimbabwe,” “Africa Unite,” and “So Much Trouble in the World.” Its themes connected African independence, anti-colonialism, Black solidarity, and resistance to oppression.
The album’s title was originally planned as Black Survival, but the word “Black” was removed. The final title still conveyed the record’s central message: the endurance and unity of African and African-descended people.
Survival is sometimes confused with Uprising, Marley’s final studio album, released in 1980. It is also distinct from Confrontation, a posthumous album released in 1983. Survival was recorded and released while Marley was alive and actively touring.