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 Prior to its release of this full-length, the single "[[The Day The World Went Away (halo)|The Day The World Went Away]]" was releasedcame out on July 20; following ''The Fragile's release', "[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]" was releasedin three parts on December 14. A remix CD collection featuring several songs remixes and new material from ''The Fragile'' was released as ''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' on November 21, 2000. The [[Fragility 2.0]] tour was filmed and released as "[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]" on 2-disc DVD (both Dolby Digital and DTS versions) and double VHS on January 22, 2002.It was also released as a live CD, eventually combined with a second disc of re-constructed material and new songs called ''[[Still]]''.
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]]''.
==10th anniversary Reissue==
In a Question and Answer session with NIN fans, Reznor hinted at the reissue of The Fragile for early 2010, a statement repeated via the [http://twitter.com/nineinchnails/status/4157519090 official twitter account], calling it an "Ultimate reissue".<!--No speculation, only facts here. I'm watching you Greg-->