Changes

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).

Before the release of this full-length, the single "[[The Day The World Went Away (halo)|The Day The World Went Away]]" was released; following The Fragile's release, "[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]" was released. A remix CD featuring several songs from ''The Fragile'' was released as ''[[Things Falling Apart]].''

The [[Fragility 2.0]] tour was filmed and released as "[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]" on DVD and VHS. It was also released as a CD which was eventually combined with an extension called ''[[Still]]''.

''"There's a general theme to the album of systems failing and [[Things Falling Apart|things sort of falling apart]]. In keeping with the idea of making everything sound a little broken, I chose stringed instruments because they're imperfect by nature. Although it may not sound like it, most of the album is actually guitar - and that includes the orchestral sounds and weird melodic lines. When it came to instruments that I didn't really know how to play - like the ukulele or the slide guitar - we were able to get some really interesting sounds by making the studio the main instrument.''[http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/1999/NIN.htm]"''