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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.
→Early Track Sequences
The track list for the double cassette releases of ''The Fragile'' follows the CD track list, save for the insertion of "[[+Appendage]]" onto the end of "Please" on US and some other countries' copies. The first tape splits between "Just Like You Imagined" and "Even Deeper," while the second tape splits between either "Please (+Appendage)" and "Starfuckers, Inc." or "Starfuckers, Inc." and "Complication".
"+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.
==Instrumental Versions==
==Sequencing==
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]
===For Different Formats===
#Stained
===Bob Ezrin on Album Sequencing===
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==
A number of songs from this album [[NIN_songs_never_played_live|have not been played live]], including non-CD tracks "10 Miles High" and "The New Flesh". During the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]] in 2018, several shows teased the possibility of hearing ''The Fragile'' in its entirety, with the first four songs on the album starting the show, but then breaking the sequence with non-''Fragile'' songs.
==Artwork==
[[Image:Fragile_cover_explanation.jpg|thumb|David Carson's explanatory image of ''The Fragile'' covers]]
[[Image:Fragileartsource1.jpg|thumb|David Carson's images showing inside of seashell, and original source image for the abum album cover]]
[[Image:Fragileartsource2.jpg|thumb|Another David Carson image of the same seashell, demonstrating the out-of-focus aspect]]
[[Image:TFconceptart1.jpg|thumb|''The Fragile'' concept art]]