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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 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]].''.
==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.".
[[Rob Sheridan]] has since mentioned that the project is delayed due to packaging decisions, and as yet there is no new reissue date.
====Differences to the CD version====
Many of the tracks on the vinyl release differ from the CD equivalent:
===Cassette Release===
The tracklist for the double cassette releases of ''The Fragile'' follow the CD tracklist, save for the insertion of "Appendage" onto the end of "Please" on US copies. The first tape splits between "Just Like You Imagined" and "Even Deeper,", while the second tape splits between "Starfuckers, Inc." and "Complication.".
==Early Track Sequences==
#Even Deeper
#The New Flesh
#The Day . . . Day…
#Complication
#Please
#Rotation
#The Fragile
#The Mark . . . Mark…
#Stained
#Anomaly
A photo uploaded to nin.com during ''The Fragile'' era hinted at a collection of unused songs called "The Lost Fragile Tracks". No other information was given besides this title for the in-studio CD-R.
Interestingly, the same photo also shows another CD-R featuring "Please Part 2" (presumably renamed to "Appendage" for ''The Fragile'' cassette version) and "The New Flesh.".
==Trent Reznor on ''The Fragile''==
Reznor described ''The Fragile'' in a 1999 interview:
For the vinyl, the decision to move to three discs was based on fidelity. (you can only fit so many minutes on a side of vinyl before it degrades the sound)
So now we are faced with SIX beginnings and endings. Simply splitting the sides up didn't work as well this time so we decided to include the other two tracks we had been considering ('10 miles high' and 'the new flesh') as well as use the full unedited versions of all the other songs on the record. The vinyl sequencing has actually grown on me lately as a viable alternate! -just thought you might want to know...know…"</p>
<p>—Reznor [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart180.shtml]</p>
A look through David Carson's book ''Fotografiks'' reveals that the top section of the album cover is from a photo of a waterfall and the bottom section is from a closeup photo of the inside of some kind of seashell. He explained further in an image on his website:
<blockquote>
<p>"packaging for trent reznor, back was going to be the front till the last moment. trent changed it saying it was kinda irritating yet something about it we liked so maybe it fit the music. front cover flowers i shot outside of austin texas. the 1 hour place called and said they messed up and used the wrong chemicals and the film was ruined. i said lemme see em anyway. this is how they came out. cover image is a waterfall in iceland and a seashell in the west indies.".</p>
<p>—David Carson</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Trent was anything but brain addled at the time we were completing the Fragile. He was brilliant and feverishly recording and mixing in 3 rooms at the same time to complete the project on time for its scheduled release. What he had realized was that he'd created a work that was much longer than was practical to release and that wasn't quite hanging together the way he had hoped when he created its individual parts. Remember, there are thousands of bits of music and lyric that went into this record and they were recorded asynchronously. So he called me for help. Luckily, I had just come off another project and was able to head to New Orleans immediately - supposedly immediately—supposedly for a few days.</p>
<p>My job was to take all of this work and reorganize it to more practically and effectively tell the story that originally generated all these bits. Sort of like editing a film. Trent had "shot" more than he needed and it wasn't hanging together the way he wanted. But he was also tied to the other studios recording and mixing while this was going on so he needed someone he trusted to come in and take over the "editing" process and help his "film" hang together better.</p>
==Personnel==
* Tom Baker - Mastering
*[[Adrian Belew]] - Guitars ("Just Like You Imagined,", "The Great Below,", "Where Is Everybody?")
*Heather Bennet - Vocals (Background)
*Paul Bradley - Programming
*[[wp:Dr. Dre|Dr. Dre]] - Mixing Assistant (on "Even Deeper")
*[[wp:Bob Ezrin|Bob Ezrin]] - Album Sequencing Assistant
*[[wp:Mike Garson|Mike Garson]] - Piano (on "Just Like You Imagined,", "The Way Out Is Through" and "Ripe (With Decay)")
*[[Page Hamilton]] - Guitar (on "No, You Don't") - '''uncredited'''
*Tracy Hardin - Vocals (Background)
*[[Leo Herrera]] - Engineer
*[[Keith Hillebrandt]] - Programming, Choir, Chorus, Sound Design
*[[Danny Lohner]] - Drum Programming, Ambiance, Synthesizers, Guitar on "Somewhat Damaged", "Just Like You Imagined,", "The Great Below,", "Complication"
*[[Clint Mansell]] - Choir, Chorus
*[[Alan Moulder]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing