Nine Inch Nails The Fragile Commercial

[remaftp]

Remember when this came out during the boy band/nu-metal bullshit era and was considered a commercial disappointment. Very glad the tides turned considerably since.

[helloweenarctico]

...but stiLL WE CCCRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWLL

[Captainplayemkrashy]

Everytime, "I'll just watch it one more time"

[blitzenius]

The Fragile is famous for me, too because of the packaging design by David Carson, including this ad in which he directed.

[LateralNoise]

GOOSEBUMPS. So, so great. NIN are the masters of the music/album teaser.

[SavaeReardon]

I was dying trying looking for a playlist of this album on YouTube... Then I looked at my pile of CDs and remembered that at one point I bought all the NIN albums. Including this one.

[CleonAnt]

Fuck sake, ANY NiN fan knows that at 0.21 he says 'But still we crawl'

[Crueltool8]

@CleonAnt seriously

[recalibration]

@CleonAnt

^ This.

[qberfox]

what he says at 0:21.? please respond

[abschee]

@qberfox "but still we crawl" from the song The Way Out Is Through

[mariezee4]

I was 8 when this came out. Crazy.

[PKemmerich]

I adore NIN, I adore The Fragile- why does this commercial make me so sad?

Nostalgia I guess...

[mrxdolliee]

0:21... Orgasmic....

xD

[Ripley0440]

Trent acapella?

I wan't more.

That was interesting.

[Ihavealltherightstuf]

o man this was the first nin cd i was introduced to i am so grateful.

[sgf1989]

I remember getting this on my 10th birthday. man oh man my mom rules

[NJKB1981]

My mom took me to Best Buy to buy it!

[NJKB1981]

@recalibration What video?

[LoneSoldierCobra]

cool story bro

[asemanasa]

wtf? that is so cool man! parents should always be on the same side as there children! that is heartwarming:-)

[sgf1989]

@asemanasa yea, and that was way back in the day when you could get in trouble at elementray school for saying you had a copy of this and that was also back when 17.00$ was an outrageous price on cds (my mom paid 13.00 I think)

[recalibration]

@sgf1989

May your mother live forever.

[crashcrashblah]

I cannot wait for the re-issue!

It's going to be epic!

[HunSavage]

I wonder what the re-issue will be like. I've got a feeling they may switch/add/delete tracks to give the album a better flow.

[KingOfUm]

Really? I think it'd be best (and awesome) if they made a 3 CD set, one simply for extra material, that I would really enjoy personally, though I'm sure many others would agree.

[dantedraco]

This album did not match the hype for me. Yea, it wasn't bad but it wasn't that great either. I like Manson's Eat Me Drink Me better then this record. (yes, I am expecting many negatives for this comment)

[0594345]

This really was the greatest commercial I ever saw. The timing was perfect too, think it was during some awards show on MTV.

[poinoup]

10 years later.

Both this and the With Teeth commercial still gives me those shivers.

[NJKB1981]

I know what you mean...just got them myself!

[savagestar711]

Happy 10 year anniversary to my all time favorite album.

[kman6969]

It'd would've been a much better album if they ditched 7 or 8 tracks and kept it tighter.....they could've always released the 'filler' tracks on an EP or things falling apart etc.

[GrundleTerror]

It makes me wanna go out and buy it AGAIN!

[mangosnake]

@GrundleTerror

Amen Brother !

[AbsoluteOblivion]

Most epic commercial I've ever seen. No lie.

[ENigma9001]

If chins could kill...lol

great commercial for a great album.

Nuff said.

[HebaHC]

it's awesome, how the commercial includes the acapella clip of trent singing

[angie4josh]

arguably the best NIN album

[ny5280]

i rember seeing that back in 99, and geting fired up for the new album???nin rocks????

[Stratoulis]

yes, youre right!. i also really miss nine inch nails' artwork like this.

[absenceofcolour]

hahaha you have a good point, by this point hes pretty anti christian isn't he? lol

[poinoup]

fucking classic...one of the best promos ever.

i miss commercials like this

[absenceofcolour]

God Bless Trent Reznor, his artwork and imagination truely captures inspiration and my attention :)

[butjohnnycansing]

how can he bless himself?

[absenceofcolour]

OMG you are totally right.... Trent IS God.... how stupid of me.

[dtc5793]

chills

[claatu]

I am sure this piece of artwork is forbidden in Italy because it would have been considered subliminal message, while , oh yes, showing tits and asses all day long seems ok... fucking modern italy.

[amityvilletoaster1]

trent reznor has actually said that the fragile was supposed to be the sequel to TDS, that it is the continuation, even though it wasn't released until 5 years later

[japface]

spiritual successor.

[oosa]

awesome.

[TheJokerIsDead]

This was a great intro to promote his new album in '99

[amityvilletoaster1]

you would think it would have a longer commercial then thing falling apart

but, its still great :)

[mudvayne6101]

do you mean as in the album after? well in that case it is. But it wasn't released til like...5? years after TDS came out. People just weren't as excited for it I guess...or he lost some fans along the way due to his absence. But to me this album is his best. No question

[yanivoy]

i dont remember it one of my favorite nin albums

[OrIGInalPyRO]

I remember seeing this back in 1999 when I had no idea who Trent was. Amazing record

[crossraiyne]

that was fucking awesome, i wish i had been into nin back then and seen that i would have creamed my pants

[mudvayne6101]

It sucks that it didn't have as much recognition or success as The Downward Spiral...

[VanityInPerson]

Goddamn, I love this commercial. And "The fragile" is the most incredible piece of music I've ever heard.

[PearlJammer07]

Never saw this one. Did it air in America?

[kdccdk]

It did indeed air in the US, I think I nearly passed out when I saw it.

[korenna]

Lovely.

[Farnick]

This is a dumb question. but what song is that. I Have the feeling i have heard it before. i just cant remember it.

[Farnick]

Never mind. I'm an idiot.

[Filipeferreira]

first is "just like you imagined" Then "the way is through"

[jamesusillXD]

Thankyou ^^

[amnesiac618]

fucking cool

[fabesgreenlantern]

The only CD comercial that ever made me go out and buy a CD.

[BigMig5]

I totally agree.

[lifedeath08]

Amazing.

[lifedeath08]

awsome!

[anthonykiedisbegod]

Oh my GOD the face he makes as/after he sings crawl! SO HOT!  And how AMAZING does he sound?!

[NMustangs074]

Every song on this album is perfect.

[01JP]

fuckin rockin album listened to it way too much but Id rather listen to a NIN album than any of this new corporate shit

[Trentholic92]

i'm listening to the fragile right now! Still kicking ass! Great commercial.

[semiautomaticpulse]

Years later, this promo still gets me excited for The Fragile. Now I think I'll go listen. :)

[rodrigoNIN6]

INCREDIBLE perfect impression of the fragile art 5 stars!

[yuy100]

awesome

[kdccdk]

Best. Promo. Ever.

[Hammermememer]

Ur a scholar