"Fragile Thing" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, released in 1999 as the lead single from their eighth studio album Driving to Damascus.

[2] Bassist Tony Butler told The Hounslow Chronicle in 1999 that the song is "slowish and ballady" and "tailored to Radio 2 listeners".

[5] Despite Track Record's belief that the song would break the UK Top 40, sales suffered after the limited edition CD release (housed in a box) had to be withdrawn by the label.

"[8] In a review of Driving to Damascus, Aaron Badgley of AllMusic commented, "Listening to the harmony vocals melt with the guitars in "Fragile Thing," it's difficult not to be moved.

[10] Scott Rowley of Louder Sound considered the song "a well-crafted, country-tinged ballad, albeit one that had more in common with the Beautiful South than the Celtic rockers of old.