The Fragile

1999 album by Nine Inch Nails
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The Fragile

Summary

The Fragile is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,801 views/month, #582 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fragile's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Fragile's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • The Fragile's genre is art rock[5].
  • The Fragile was produced by Trent Reznor[6].
  • The Fragile was produced by Alan Moulder[7].
  • The Fragile was performed by Nine Inch Nails[8].
  • The Fragile's record label is recorded as Nothing Records[9].
  • The Fragile's record label is recorded as Interscope Records[10].
  • The Fragile's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Fragile is part of Nine Inch Nails' albums in chronological order[12].
  • The Fragile's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Fragile was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • The Fragile was distributed by music download[15].
  • The Fragile was distributed by compact disc[16].
  • The Fragile was released on September 21, 1999[17].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as Somewhat Damaged[18].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as The Day the World Went Away[19].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as The Wretched[20].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as We're in This Together[21].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as Starfuckers, Inc.[22].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as The Fragile[23].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as Just Like You Imagined[24].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as Into the Void[25].
  • The Fragile's tracklist is recorded as I'm Looking Forward to Joining You, Finally[26].
  • The Fragile's lyricist is recorded as Trent Reznor[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1999-09-20[29]

  • Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, ambient, art rock, dark ambient, electronic, electronica, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, post-rock, rock[30]

  • Community tags: alternative metal, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, ambient, art rock, dark ambient, electronic, electronica, heavy alternative, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, post-rock, rock[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fc4d7589-a6b9-35ca-a6b6-8c8e70c3baaa[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fragile was performed by Nine Inch Nails[8]. Producers include Trent Reznor[6] and Alan Moulder[7].

Publication

The Fragile was released on September 21, 1999[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include alternative rock[4] and art rock[5]. It is part of Nine Inch Nails' albums in chronological order[12]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[14], music download[15], and compact disc[16].

Why It Matters

The Fragile ranks in the top 0.96% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,801 views/month, #582 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Spotify. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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