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}}'''"Somewhat Damaged"''' is the first track on the Left side of the double disc ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' It primarily builds using percussive samples, without many melodic elements. The first part of the song is in a 3/4 time signature before turning into a 4/4 time signature superimposed over a 3/4 time signature.
During a podcast with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s cEvin Key, [[Danny Lohner]] revealed that "[[Somewhat Damaged]]" was written and originally demoed around the time of "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug]]".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8AJHQGtnsI]
[[Image:Fragile_diary_070499_SD.jpg|thumb|Journal entry from The Fragile sessions in 1999 published on nin.com detailing the revision of the end of "Somewhat Damaged."]]
===Song Credits===
*Written by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Danny Lohner]]
*Additional Guitars: Danny Lohner
==Live==
"Somewhat Damaged" made its live debut on [[1999/11/14 Barcelona, Spain|November 14, 1999]]. On the [[Fragility]] Tour, the song was played at about half of the shows, and performed pretty much the same as the album version, with Reznor on the guitar.
However, beginning with the [[With Teeth Summer Amphitheater Tour]], and for every subsequent performance, Reznor significantly reworked the song's live introduction. The reworked introduction starts off very minimalist, with Reznor singing almost a cappella over just a simple synth rhythm line. The new introduction eschews the album version's heavy kick drum entirely, and the guitar line and tom-tom drums aren't brought in until the second stanza. The full instrumental complement of the album version isn't brought in until the end of the second stanza, which makes for a more impactful contrast with the subdued introduction.