Elected (EP)

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Elected
EP by Ayreon
Released	25 April 2008
Recorded	Late January - February 2008 (title track)
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	13:45
Language	English
Label	Inside Out Music/SPV
Ayreon chronology
01011001 (2008) Elected (2008) Timeline (2008)

Elected is the first EP by progressive metal project Ayreon, owned by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. It was released on 25 April 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and on 28 April in the rest of Europe. It features the guest performance of German singer Tobias Sammet, from Avantasia and Edguy.

The EP contains an Alice Cooper cover, an acoustic guitar and voice version of "E=MC²" and the track "Ride the Comet", both from the album 01011001. There is also a piano version of The Human Equation's "Day Six: Childhood". Some reviewers and also the CD-Text information on the CD itself call the EP The Universal Ayreonaut.

The album entered at #69 at the France Singles Top 100 and stayed in that position for three weeks.^[1]