%22Fragile%22 is a song written and performed by English musician Sting from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun. Released as a single the following year, it placed to number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. Sung additionally in both Spanish and Portuguese under the titles %22Fragilidad%22 and %22Fragil%22, it appeared twice more on his 1988 EP variant of the album, Nada como el sol. The Spanish version features as a b-side to %22I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying%22.The song is a tribute to Ben Linder, an American civil engineer who was killed by the Contras in 1987 while working on a hydroelectric project in Nicaragua. The studio version is widely regarded as one of Sting's signature songs.