# The Day the World Went Away guitar solo

> Trent Reznor's guitar solo on The Day the World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails (1999) starts at about 2:50. From the album The Fragile.

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Nine Inch Nails, 1999, from *The Fragile*. Solo by *Trent Reznor*.

Waves of distorted guitar crest into a massive wall-of-noise climax, more texture than lead but thrilling in scale.

The Day the World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails is #2 in our ranking of the best Nine Inch Nails guitar solos. The solo is played by Trent Reznor and the song was released in 1999.

## In our lists

- [The Best Nine Inch Nails Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/nine-inch-nails-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1999](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1999/) — #19

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Day the World Went Away?

Trent Reznor played the solo on Nine Inch Nails's The Day the World Went Away (1999).

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