The Day the World Went Away

This article is about the song. For the episode of Person of Interest, see The Day the World Went Away (Person of Interest).

"The Day the World Went Away"
Single by Nine Inch Nails
from the album The Fragile
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999 (1999-07-20)
RecordedAugust 1997–April 1999
Genre
Length
  • 4:33 (album version)
  • 4:03 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Trent Reznor
Producer(s)
Nine Inch Nails singles chronology
"The Perfect Drug"
(1997) 		"The Day the World Went Away"
(1999) 		"We're in This Together"
(1999)
Halo numbers chronology
Halo 12
(1997) 		Halo 13
(1999) 		Halo 14
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

"The Day the World Went Away" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on July 20, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album The Fragile (1999). The song was the band's first top-forty hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 17, which remains their highest-ever position on the chart.[3]

  1. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 14, 1999). "NIN Mastermind Gets Provocative On New Songs". MTV. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021.
  2. ^ AllMusic Review
  3. ^ "Nine Inch Nails - Chart history - The Hot 100". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.