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.
The EP includes the single with the same name and another original song ("Recovery"), both in English, and various cover songs performed during the eleventh season of X Factor Italia. The EP was certified platinum and in addition its tracks collected two platinum and four gold certifications by FIMI.
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 and it currently sits at 2.2 billion Spotify streams as of now.
Track listing
Personnel Måneskin Damiano David – vocals Victoria De Angelis – bass guitar Thomas Raggi – electric guitar Ethan Torchio – drums
Production and design Måneskin – production (tracks 1 and 2) Lucio Fabbri – production (tracks 3–7) Donato Romano – engineering (track 1) Antonio Baglio – mastering (track 1) Alessandro Marcantoni – recording (tracks 3–7) Pietro Caramelli, Claudio Giussani – mastering (tracks 3–7) Cirasa – artwork Riccardo Ambrosio – photography
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Chosen Chart (2017–2023) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 21 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) 15 Latvian Albums (LAIPA) 6 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 2 US Billboard 200 103 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 14 US World Albums (Billboard) 2
Year-end charts
+ 2017 year-end chart performance for Chosen Chart (2017) PositionItalian Albums (FIMI)66
+ 2018 year-end chart performance for Chosen Chart (2018) PositionItalian Albums (FIMI)24
+ 2021 year-end chart performance for Chosen Chart (2021) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 114 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 76 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) 73 Italian Albums (FIMI) 32 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 78 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 59
+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Chosen Chart (2022) Position Italian Albums (FIMI) 73 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 19
Certifications
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