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'''''The Fragile''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 14]]'''''), released on September 21, 1999, is the fourth studio album by [[Nine Inch Nails]]. 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]]).
Prior to its release, the single ''[[The Day The World Went Away (halo)|The Day The World Went Away]]'' came out on July 20; following ''The Fragile,'' ''[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]'' was released in three parts on December 14. A collection featuring several [[Remixes|remixes]] and new material from ''The Fragile'' was released as ''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' on November 21, 2000. According to [[Alan Moulder]], the album started out with 173 different pieces or musical ideas, and the cover of [[Gary Numan]]'s "[[Metal]]" had been completed when the album sessions began.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CrXjiTnwN8] During a podcast with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s cEvin Key, [[Danny Lohner]] revealed that [[Trent Reznor]] was inspired by Tom Waits' ''Bone Machine'' when making ''The Fragile'', and 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]
==Track List==
====Left====
#"[[Somewhat Damaged]]" - 4:31
#"[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" - 4:33
#"[[The Frail]]" - 1:54
==Sequencing==
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