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| length = 1:54
| BPM = 113, 123 (approx.)
| versions = The Frail<br>The Frail (AltAlternate 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]]."
===Halos===
*''The Fragile''
*''[[The Fragile: Deviations 1]]''
*''[[Things Falling Apart]]''
*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (CD/DVD/VHS)
==Versions==
===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 per its description when it was posted to [[ninremix.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 (AltAlternate Version)==='''''Running Time: 1:46''''' Released exclusively through on ''The Fragile: Deviations 1''. Also known as "The Frail" (Alt) when it was originally released on Apple Music. Part 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)===
'''''Running Time: 2:47'''''
Found on ''Things Falling Apart,'' this version contains distorted elements and string instruments, with the melody played on a violin rather than a piano.
*Manipulation: [[Benelli]]
*Production: [[Joshua Eustis]], Turk Dietrich
*Violin: Steve Hakel*Cello: Mark Paradis ===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."Ha
==Live==