Fragile (song)

"Fragile"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Recorded by Sting
Released:	1988-04-25 (Germany) 1998-04-28 (UK) 2001-10-22 (Sweden and Germany re-release)
Recorded:	RECORDED TIME PERIOD
Length:	SONG LENGTH
Album(s):	...Nothing Like The Sun
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	PRODUCER NAME(S)
Studio(s):	AIR Studios
Released as single?	YES, B-SIDE, or NO

"Fragile" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1987.

About the song

Sting wrote the lyrics first - as a poem about Ben Linder, was murdered on April 28, 1987 in Nicaragua. A month of rain while recording on Montserrat inspired him for the chorus.

Personnel

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Release History

Albums

Fragile appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	...Nothing Like The Sun	1987-MM-DD	Country
	Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994	1994-11-08	Country
40px	At The Movies	1997-MM-DD	Japan
40px	My Funny Valentine: At The Movies	2005-03-23	Japan

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"Song"(s)	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"A-side song"/"B-side song"	1988-04-25	Germany
	Catalog no.	"A-side song"/"B-side song"	1988-04-28	UK

12" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary)	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the color of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay

Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence
and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star   like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are   
How fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star   like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are  
How fragile we are

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

source: Polydor info sheet (German release date), UK promo sheet (UK release date), Swedish 2001 re-release promo with release date, German single info sheet with 2001 release date, Sodajerker interview from 2019-05-21 about the lyrics