The Frail

Album:The Fragile

Length:1:54

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Versions:The Frail
The Frail (Version)
The Frail (And All That Could Have Been)

Live:Fragility through present

The Frail is the third track on the Left disc of The Fragile. The track is an entirely instrumental piano piece (in G Minor) which builds up and prepares the listener for the following song, "The Wretched."

Appearances

Halos

• The Fragile
• Things Falling Apart
• And All That Could Have Been (CD/DVD/VHS)

Versions

The Frail

The original album version consists of a simple piano melody and some white noise in the background that builds to a vocal harmony, leading into "The Wretched."

The Frail (Version)

Found on Things Falling Apart, this version contains distorted elements and string instruments, with the melody played on a violin rather than a piano.

Song Credits

• 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."

Live

This song is frequently performed live, as on the album, leading into "The Wretched." Reznor has been known to improvise and expand upon the basic piano part in a live setting.