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| length = 1:54
| BPM = 113, 123 (approx.)
| versions = The Frail<br>The Frail (Alt)<br>The Frail (Alternate Version)<br>The Frail (Version)<br>The Frail (''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'')
| live = [[Fragility]] through present
}}'''"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]]."
===The Frail===
A very simplistic instrumental in two parts, "The Frail" shares its progression with the guitar solo in "[[The Fragile (song)|The Fragile]]," and was apparently inspired by the form of [[Keith Hillebrandt]]'s remix of that track (available on [[nin.com|nin.com]] during The Fragile era). This half-note progression and background chorus synthesizers that appear to be based on samples of Reznor's voice (heard from the end of "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]") are the sole elements of this song. The piece seems to have been recorded free of a specific tempo. A new, deeper progression and chorus pads seemingly based on (or in tribute to) David Bowie's "[[Subterraneans]]" slowly build to a synthesized vocal harmony, leading into "The Wretched."
===The Frail (Alternate Version)===
Released on ''The Fragile: Deviations 1'' version. Also known as "The Frail" (Alt) when it was originally released on Apple Music as part of ''The Fragile Instrumental''. This seems to be a different piano performance at an even slower tempo, and lacks any synthesizer layers.
===The Frail (Version)===