R.E.M. Song to Debut on Anderson Cooper 360° Wednesday
'Until the Day Is Done' Tied to CNN's 'Planet in Peril' Documentary
By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 10/9/2007 5:01:00 AM MT
“Until the Day Is Done”, the new song from R.E.M., will debut on Anderson Cooper 360° on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in advance of the group’s album due for release next spring, officials said Tuesday.
The song will be matched to clips from CNN’s Planet in Peril, which features footage from areas around the world where environmental crises are not a theory but are happening in real time, and will play over the documentary’s closing credits.
Coinciding with its debut on Anderson Cooper 360°, the video trailer will be available at the Planet in Peril section of CNN.com at www.CNN.com/PlanetinPeril. The four-hour documentary airs in two parts on Oct. 23 and 24, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., and will air worldwide on CNN International in more than 200 countries and territories.
“With Planet in Peril, Anderson Cooper and his team have done an amazing job capturing global eco-devastation,” R.E.M leader Michael Stipe said in a prepared statement. “The images in the film are beautiful, while at the same time heart-breaking and frightening. We are honored to have our song included in this monumental project.”
Planet in Peril brings viewers the stories behind the statistics, as CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Animal Planet host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin focus on four main issues that threaten the planet and its inhabitants: climate change, deforestation, species loss and overpopulation. Planet in Peril was filmed in 13 countries over nearly a year.
“Until the Day Is Done” will be included on R.E.M.’s new album due Spring 2008. In the meantime, R.E.M.’s live CD/DVD, the first ever of their 27-year career, is due out Oct. 16 on Warner Bros. Records. Titled R.E.M. Live, the 22-track audio and visual package captures singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills performing live at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 27, 2005.
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