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| BPM = 107
| versions = The New Flesh<br>The New Flesh (Alt)<br>The New Flesh (Instrumental)<br>The New Flesh (thingsfallingapart.com version)<br>Complications Of The Flesh<br>The New Flesh (''And All That Could Have Been'')
| live = [[NIN songs never played live|Unperformed]] in full
}}'''"The New Flesh"''' is a song originally exclusive to the vinyl version of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]],'' disc 1 of the European and Japanese ''[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]'' single, and the Australian ''[[Into The Void (halo)|Into The Void]]'' single. On the vinyl edition of ''The Fragile,'' "The New Flesh" comes immediately after "[[Complication]]," ending that side.
===The New Flesh===
This is the original version. Fading in with a synthesizer whine and various manipulations and reversed effects, Reznor's spoken vocals are accompanied by clocks ticking, a synthesized bass loop and chromatic piano improvisation, the latter a feature shared with "[[The Way Out Is Through]]." The layers ebb and flow through the first half of the track, eventually crossfading with a distorted full band coda, similar in composition to the muffled ending of "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]." As the guitar, bassline and drums fade in, Reznor yells over top, eventually joined by loud crowd loops. The entirety of this 3/4 coda fades out and filters down the low and mid frequencies, the high pitches stopping suddenly.
===The New Flesh (Instrumental)===
Released on ''The Fragile: Deviations 1'' version. Also known as "The New Flesh" (Alt) when it was originally released on Apple Music as part of ''The Fragile Instrumental''. Both versions are musically identical.
===The New Flesh (thingsfallingapart.com version)===