It was produced by ¡Mayday!, Daniel "Keys" Perez, Ralfy "FAFA" Valencia and Michele Goodfriend.

A music video was released on February 9, 2014 featuring the artists rapping and singing in an abandoned warehouse.

[1][2] Following its premiere, the song was made available for purchase with the iTunes pre-order for Something Else, also being released to Amazon.com as the album's second official single.

[3][4] The song was inspired by Max Bell, a writer for LA Weekly who referred to Tech N9ne's Paid Dues performance as "gimmicky and redundant".

It was getting closer to the show, and I wrote the last four bars at the studio because, our meet and greets aren’t an hour anymore.

[1] The song's production was created by ¡Mayday!, Ralfy "FAFA" Valencia, and Danny "Keys" Perez.

Arasia Graham of HipHopDX said, ""Fragile" finds Tech N9ne and Kendrick Lamar annihilating a clear-cut beat through their bars with a concise delivery, while expressing disdain for critics.

And Kendall Morgan's emotive vocals entice the track making it a contender for best on the album.

[15] Sha Be Allah of The Source called the song "a slow tempo, rimshot driven track blessed with lyrics from arguably the best of the underground and mainstream.

"[16] AllMusic's David Jeffries stated, ""Fragile" ups the album artistically with jazz club ambience and the great Kendrick Lamar as guest star.

"[18] On December 3, 2013, Tech N9ne shot the music video for "Fragile" with director Anthony Devera.