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'''''The Fragile''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 14]]'''''), released on September 21, 1999, is the fourth studio album by [[Nine Inch Nails]]. The album features a rich array of electronic beats, ambient noise, and heavy guitar. While it received critical acclaim from many, it did not receive the commercial success that its predecessor, ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]],'' , did (attributed variously to the difference in musical climate, and insufficient promotion by [[Interscope Records]]).

Prior to its release, the single ''[[The Day The World Went Away (halo)|The Day The World Went Away]]'' came out on July 20; following ''The Fragile,'' , ''[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]'' was released in three parts on December 14. A collection featuring several [[Remixes|remixes]] and new material from ''The Fragile'' was released as ''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' on November 21, 2000. ''The Fragile'' was produced by [[Alan Moulder]], though it was originally going to be produced by Rick Rubin.[https://web.archive.org/web/20230120173533/https://www.mtv.com/news/wmzp4p/star-producer-rick-rubin-signs-on-for-nine-inch-nails-album]

====Differences To The from the CD Versionversion====

* "The Wretched"," "We're in This Together"," "Even Deeper"," Pilgrimage"Pilgrimage," "The Mark Has Been Made"," and "I'm Looking Forward to Joining You, Finally" all do not crossfade as on the CD version, because these songs either end or begin their respective sides

"+Appendage" is included on all the US, Canada, Mexico, and EU cassettes. "+Appendage" is listed, but not actually included, in the tracklistings tracklisting of some countries' the cassettes, such as from Thailand, Bulgaria, Turkey, Poland, and Polandthe US BMG Music Service club. Other countries' cassette releases, such as from the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, and Russia, omit "+Appendage" entirely, from both the tracklisting and the tape.

[[Image:FragileInst.jpg|thumb|''The Fragile Instrumental'' Artwork]]''The Fragile Instrumental'' was made available on June 30th, 2015 exclusively via [[Apple Music]]. It contained instrumentals of every track, with some also being alternate versions (see the [[Remixes#The_Fragile_Era|remixes]] page for details.) It also contained three previously unheard tracks: "[[The March]]" (instrumental), "[[Hello, Everything Is Not OK]]" (instrumental) (a demo of "10 Miles High"), and "[[Can I Stay Here?]]" (instrumental). It is also notable that it contains the first non-cassette version of "+Appendage". It was released along with ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth Instrumental]]''.

When ''The Fragile'' ended up being a double album, [[Trent Reznor]] struggled with the sequencing and sought outside help. He ended up using Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin, but had also initially considered names such as Brian Eno, Todd Rundgren, and Ivo Watts-Russell.[httpshttp://www.theninhotlinenindestruct.com/archivesmags/articles/display/936PulseNov99.html]

Note that whilst The contents of CDs with more tentative sequences were leaked in 2025, showing near-final mixes to the finished album. Both of these CDs use the label "CD #1".[[Image:CD_-1_12_track.jpg|thumb|Leaked 12-track early sequence]][[Image:CD_-1_14_track.jpg|thumb|Leaked 14-track early sequence]]===="CD #1" 12-track version====#Somewhat Damaged #La Mer #Into the Void #The New Flesh#The Wretched#Anomaly#Even Deeper#Stained#Please #Rotation #The Fragile #The Great Below ===="CD #1" 14-track version====#Somewhat Damaged #La Mer #Into the Void #The Wretched #Even Deeper #The New Flesh #The Day the World Went Away#Complication #Please #Star Fuckers #Rotation #The Fragile #The Mark Has Been Made#Stained "[[Anomaly]]" has been confirmed to be is the working title of used for "The Way Out Is Through", the final titles for "[[Rotation]]" is the title used for "The Big Come Down", and "[[Stained]]" have not been revealed; is the title used for "Underneath It All" may be . The short instrumental at the final title end of "Where is Everybody?" is in a different place for the lattereach of these CD-Rs, based on its prominent lyrical use of instead being used for the word. Stated in an interview with the [[Nailed]] Podcast, [[Charlie Clouser]] believes that transition from "Please" to "Rotation" is an early iteration of ("[[The Big Come Down]]") for the 12-track CD, but could not say and for certainthe transition from "Rotation" to "The Fragile" for the 14-track CD. Most transitions between songs are heavily altered.

Interestingly, the same photo also shows another CD-R featuring "Please Part 2" (presumably renamed to "Appendage" for ''The Fragile'' cassette version) and "The New Flesh"."

The album was supported by a tour that visited North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. The chaos of earlier tours was beginning to subside and the shows were somewhat more focused on production and precise performance. During the North American portion of the tour, three tall rectangular screens were lowered mid-set for showing pieces of film. Despite the fact that Trent Reznor was in the throes of addiction during this tour, it was well-received by fans and critics alike. The [[Fragility 2.0]] tour was filmed and released as ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' on 2-disc DVD (both Dolby Digital and DTS versions) and VHS in 2002. It was also released as a live CD, at one point combined with a second disc of re-constructed material and new songs called ''[[Still]].''.

==LiveRepresentation==

In terms of narrative, the album is an unofficial continuation of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].'' . Reznor compares the lyrical content of the two albums:

* The lyric "[[Nothing Can Stop Me Now|nothing can stop me now]]" appears in "La Mer" and "We're In This Together", albeit translated into French Creole on the former and altered to "none of them can stop us now" on the latter. The same phrase was previously used in "[[Piggy]]", "[[Ruiner]]" , and "[[Big Man With A Gun]]" and would recur later in "[[Sunspots]]".

* The lyric "could have been" is prominently used in "The Wretched", "The Great Below" , and "And All That Could Have Been".

[[Image:Fragileartsource1.jpg|thumb|David Carson's images showing inside of seashell, and original source image for the abum album cover]]

*[[Adrian Belew]] - Guitars ("Just Like You Imagined"," "The Great Below"," "Where Is Everybody?")

*[[wp:Mike Garson|Mike Garson]] - Piano (on "Just Like You Imagined"," "The Way Out Is Through" and , "Ripe (With Decay)")

*Danny Lohner - Drum Programming, Ambiance, Synthesizers, Guitar on "Somewhat Damaged", "Just Like You Imagined"," "The Great Below"," "Complication"