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| album = ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''

==About==''The Frail'' is the third track on the Left disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]. '' The track is an entirely [[:Category:NIN Instrumentals|instrumental]] piano piece (in G Minor) which builds up and prepares the listener for the following song, "[[The Wretched]]."

==Appearances===Appearances==Halos===*''The Fragile''*''[[Things Falling Apart]]''*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]] '' (CD/DVD/VHS)

==Versions=Versions====*The Frail===*The Frail (Version)*original album version consists of a simple piano melody and some white noise in the background that builds to a vocal harmony, leading into "The Frail (And All That Could Have Been)Wretched."

==Performed =The Frail (Version)===Found on ''Things Falling Apart,'' this version contains distorted elements and string instrument sounds, with the melody sounding like a violin rather than a piano. ===The Frail (And All That Could Have Been)===On this live version, [[Trent Reznor]] starts by playing the melody solo on a keyboard. There is some improvisation, setting it apart from the album version. As it builds, the other sound elements are incorporated. As on ''The Fragile,'' it provides a segue into "The Wretched. ==Live==This song is frequently performed live, as on the album, leading into [["The Wretched]]. [[Trent " Reznor|Trent]] has been known to improvise and expand upon the basic piano part in a live setting.