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The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album) The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album) 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 and Interscope Records. 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 in its debut week before dropping to number 16 the following week. It was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 4, 2000, denoting shipments of over 898,000 copies in the United