Chosen (EP)

Chosen is the debut extended play by Italian rock band Måneskin. It was released on 8 December 2017 and peaked at number 3 on the Italian Albums Chart.[2]

Chosen
EP by
Måneskin
Released8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
StudioL'Isola Studios, Metropolis Recording Studio, Milan[1]
GenreRock
Length20:49
Label
Producer
Måneskin chronology
Chosen
(2017)		 Il ballo della vita
(2018)
Singles from Chosen
  1. "Chosen"
    Released: 24 November 2017

The EP includes the single with the same name and another original song ("Recovery"), both in English language, and various cover songs performed during the eleventh season of X Factor Italia.[3] The EP was certified platinum and in addition its tracks collected two platinum and four gold certifications by FIMI.[4]

Outside Italy and post-Eurovision success, the band's rock cover of "Beggin'" by The Four Seasons became the most popular song from the record.[5]

Track listing
Chosen track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Chosen"Damiano David
  • Victoria De Angelis
  • Thomas Raggi
  • Ethan Torchio
2:42
2."Recovery"Damiano David
  • Victoria De Angelis
  • Thomas Raggi
  • Ethan Torchio
2:55
3."Vengo dalla Luna" (Caparezza cover)  3:04
4."Beggin'" (The Four Seasons cover)  3:31
5."Let's Get It Started" (Black Eyed Peas cover)  2:26
6."Somebody Told Me" (The Killers cover)  2:41
7."You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Ed Sheeran cover)  3:30

Personnel

Group

  • Damiano David – vocals
  • Victoria De Angelis – bass guitar
  • Thomas Raggi – guitar
  • Ethan Torchio – drums

Production and design

  • Måneskin – production (tracks 1 and 2)
  • Lucio Fabbri – production (tracks 3-4-5-6-7)
  • Donato Romano – engineering (track 1)
  • Antonio Baglio – mastering (track 1)
  • Alessandro Marcantoni – recording (tracks 3-4-5-6-7)
  • Pietro Caramelli, Claudio Giussani – mastering (tracks 3-4-5-6-7)
  • Cirasa – artwork
  • Riccardo Ambrosio – photography

Charts
Chart performance for Chosen
Chart (2018–2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 33
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9][10] 21
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 93
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[14] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 3
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[16] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 11
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 49
US Billboard 200[21] 103
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 14
US World Albums (Billboard)[23] 2

Certifications
Certifications for Chosen
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[24] 2× Platinum 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Måneskin – Chosen". Discogs. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. Alessandra Vitali (29 January 2018). "Maneskin, per loro uno Speciale Webnotte: la band e un successo che non si ferma più". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. "X FACTOR 11: ecco copertine e tracklist di tutti gli EP dei finalisti: NIGIOTTI, LICITRA, MANESKIN, SAMUEL e anche I ROS". All Music Italia (in Italian). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. "Italian single certifications – Maneskin" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Maneskin" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  5. Kreisler, Lauren (20 June 2021). "KSI lands highest new midweek entry with Holiday while Eurovision winners Maneskin hit a startling run of form". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Måneskin – Chosen" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Måneskin – Chosen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Måneskin – Chosen" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. "Billboard Canadian Albums: For the week ending July 31, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 27, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  12. "Måneskin: Chosen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Måneskin – Chosen" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. "TÓNLISTINN – PLÖTUR". Plötutíðindi. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  15. "Italiancharts.com – Måneskin – Chosen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. "2021 24-os SAVAITĖS (birželio 11-17 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  17. "Album 2021 uke 25". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  18. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  19. "Veckolista Album, vecka 27" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Måneskin – Chosen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  21. "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 24, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  22. "Top Rock Albums Chart: Week of July 24, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  23. "World Albums Chart: Week of July 24, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  24. "Italian album certifications – Måneskin – Chosen" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 August 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Chosen" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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