Chosen (EP) explained

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, 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]

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 3–7)
• 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

Chart (2017–2023)! scope="col"

Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] [7]	21
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[8]	15
Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[9]	6
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[10]	2
US Billboard 200[11]	103
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	14
US World Albums (Billboard)[13]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)! scope="col"

Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]	66

Chart (2018)! scope="col"

Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15]	24

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	114
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17]	76
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	78
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20]	59

Chart (2022)! scope="col"

Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21]	73
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[22]	19

Notes and References

1. Web site: Måneskin – Chosen . 20 June 2021 . Discogs.
2. News: Maneskin, per loro uno Speciale Webnotte: la band e un successo che non si ferma più. la Repubblica. 29 January 2018. 26 March 2021. Alessandra Vitali. it.
3. Web site: X FACTOR 11: ecco copertine e tracklist di tutti gli EP dei finalisti: NIGIOTTI, LICITRA, MANESKIN, SAMUEL e anche I ROS. All Music Italia. 8 December 2017. 26 March 2021. it.
4. Italy. single. Maneskin. 22 June 2021.
5. Web site: KSI lands highest new midweek entry with Holiday while Eurovision winners Maneskin hit a startling run of form . Lauren . Kreisler . 20 June 2021 . . 22 June 2021.
6. Web site: Billboard Canadian Albums. FYIMusicNews. 27 July 2021.
7. Billboard Canadian Albums: For the week ending July 31, 2021. Billboard. 27 July 2021.
8. Web site: TÓNLISTINN – PLÖTUR. Plötutíðindi. 7 June 2021.
9. Web site: Arī Latvijas straumēšanas topu ietekmē hokeja notikumi. TVNET. lv. 31 May 2023. 13 September 2023.
10. Web site: 2021 24-os SAVAITĖS (birželio 11-17 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. 18 June 2021. 18 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618103359/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/24s/. June 18, 2021. live.
11. Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 24, 2021. Billboard. 20 July 2021.
12. Top Rock Albums Chart: Week of July 24, 2021. Billboard. 20 July 2021.
13. World Albums Chart: Week of July 24, 2021. Billboard. 20 July 2021.
14. Web site: Classifica annuale 2017 (dal 30.12.2016 al 28.12.2017) – Album & Compilation. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 25 January 2022.
15. Web site: Classifica annuale 2018 (dal 29.12.2017 al 27.12.2018) – Album & Compilation. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 26 January 2022.
16. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2021. Ultratop. nl. 5 January 2022.
17. Web site: Album Top-100 2021. Hitlisten. da. 6 January 2022.
18. Web site: Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021) – Album & Compilation. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 8 January 2022.
19. Web site: Årslista Album, 2021. Sverigetopplistan. 14 January 2022.
20. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 17 January 2022.
21. Web site: Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 10 January 2023.
22. Web site: 2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 28 February 2023.