The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album)
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The Fragile is the third studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as a double album on September 21, 1999 by Nothing Records and Interscope Records in the United States and by Island Records in Europe. It was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and longtime collaborator Alan Moulder. The Fragile peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart during its debut week, before dropping to number 16 the following week. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 4, 2000, denoting shipments of two million copies in the United States. Despite some criticism for its length and lyrical substance, the album received positive reviews from most music critics. The Fragile was promoted with three singles: "The Day the World Went Away", "We're in This Together", "Into the Void" and "Starfuckers, Inc." which was released as a radio-only promotional single.
A companion remix album titled Things Falling Apart was released in 2000. In 2016, as part of Nine Inch Nails' campaign to release all of their albums on vinyl, the band announced an extended instrumental version titled The Fragile: Deviations 1. It is to be released on vinyl in 2017 and was available for download for people who pre-ordered.
The Fragile was produced by Trent Reznor and Alan Moulder at Nothing Studios in New Orleans. There were some personnel changes within Nine Inch Nails after the Self-Destruct tour, which saw drummer Chris Vrenna replaced by Bill Rieflin and Jerome Dillon, the latter of whom would become Nine Inch Nails' full-time drummer until late 2005. Charlie Clouser and Danny Lohner contributed occasional instrumentation and composition to several tracks although the album was predominantly written and performed by Reznor alone. The Fragile was mixed by Alan Moulder and mastered by Tom Baker. The packaging was created by David Carson and Rob Sheridan.
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