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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]

* "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

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]].''.

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".

*[[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"