Chosen (EP)

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Chosen
Måneskin - Chosen EP.png
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

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]

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
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 Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[24] 2× Platinum 100,000double-dagger

double-dagger 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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