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
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

Certifications
Certifications for Chosen
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[31] 2× Platinum 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
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