The Fragile
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The Fragile is a 1999 double album by Nine Inch Nails that blends industrial rock with atmospheric soundscapes and introspective themes, widely regarded as one of the band’s most ambitious and acclaimed works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fragile canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6480329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fragile Context triple: [Nine Inch Nails, notableWork, The Fragile]
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A.
Come as You Are
"Come as You Are" is a widely known grunge song by Nirvana, released in 1991 and recognized as one of the band's signature tracks.
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B.
Never Mind
"Never Mind" is a track by the American metal band Funeral, featured as part of their musical work.
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C.
Live Through This
Live Through This is Hole’s critically acclaimed 1994 alternative rock album known for its raw emotional intensity and feminist themes.
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D.
Brokedown Palace
"Brokedown Palace" is a reflective, country-tinged ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody and themes of farewell and homecoming.
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E.
The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral is Nine Inch Nails' critically acclaimed 1994 industrial rock concept album known for its dark themes, innovative production, and major influence on alternative music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fragile Target entity description: The Fragile is a 1999 double album by Nine Inch Nails that blends industrial rock with atmospheric soundscapes and introspective themes, widely regarded as one of the band’s most ambitious and acclaimed works.
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A.
Come as You Are
"Come as You Are" is a widely known grunge song by Nirvana, released in 1991 and recognized as one of the band's signature tracks.
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B.
Never Mind
"Never Mind" is a track by the American metal band Funeral, featured as part of their musical work.
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C.
Live Through This
Live Through This is Hole’s critically acclaimed 1994 alternative rock album known for its raw emotional intensity and feminist themes.
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D.
Brokedown Palace
"Brokedown Palace" is a reflective, country-tinged ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody and themes of farewell and homecoming.
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E.
The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral is Nine Inch Nails' critically acclaimed 1994 industrial rock concept album known for its dark themes, innovative production, and major influence on alternative music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance nomination (for "Starfuckers, Inc.") ⓘ |
| chartPosition | US Billboard 200 number 1 ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
Into the Void
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Day the World Went Away NERFINISHED ⓘ We’re in This Together NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTrack |
Even Deeper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Just Like You Imagined NERFINISHED ⓘ La Mer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ripe (With Decay) NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhat Damaged NERFINISHED ⓘ Starfuckers, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fragile (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Below NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way Out Is Through NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ambitious
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experimental ⓘ |
| followedBy | With Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital ⓘ vinyl ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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ambient ⓘ art rock ⓘ industrial ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | David Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Fragile (Left disc)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Fragile (Right disc) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 103 minutes ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDiscs | 2 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Downward Spiral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Moulder
NERFINISHED
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Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Nothing Studios, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Interscope Records
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Nothing Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-09-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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emotional turmoil ⓘ introspection ⓘ loss ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fragile Description of subject: The Fragile is a 1999 double album by Nine Inch Nails that blends industrial rock with atmospheric soundscapes and introspective themes, widely regarded as one of the band’s most ambitious and acclaimed works.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.