( CNN ) -- Rock group R.E.M . debuted a song from its upcoming album Wednesday on CNN 's `` Anderson Cooper 360° '' program . R.E.M . singer Michael Stipe says the band was honored to be involved with the `` Planet in Peril '' project . The song `` Until the Day Is Done '' also will appear later this month in `` Planet in Peril , '' a four-hour CNN documentary that looks at environmental crises around the world . `` With 'Planet in Peril , ' Anderson Cooper and his team have done an amazing job capturing global eco-devastation , '' said R.E.M singer Michael Stipe in a news release . `` The images in the film are beautiful , while at the same time heartbreaking and frightening . We are honored to have our song included in this monumental project . '' This is n't the first time R.E.M . has worked with Cooper . The band premiered its video `` Bad Day '' on the show in 2002 . `` Planet in Peril '' executive producer Charlie Moore said the group 's longstanding commitment to environmental causes made them a natural choice for the project . Watch a trailer for `` Planet in Peril '' and hear `` Until the Day Is Done '' » . Moore said they contacted R.E.M . earlier this year to see if the group would be willing to write a song to go with the documentary , and the band happened to be in the studio working on their upcoming album . `` We were able to hear some of the stuff they were doing and this particular song fits perfectly for the project , '' Moore said . He said the group , their management and their record label were eager to be involved . `` It 's sort of serendipitous that we were able to work something out with them , '' Moore said . `` All the stars were lined up for this to happen , they were in the studio , they were working on a song that fit with the feeling that the pictures portray and they really match up very well . And we like their music , we like their work and are just thrilled that they wanted to be a part of it . '' `` Planet in Peril '' features CNN anchor Anderson Cooper , chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and `` Animal Planet '' host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin . The two-part documentary was filmed in 13 countries and focuses on the issues of climate change , deforestation , species loss and overpopulation . CNN will air `` Planet in Peril '' on October 23 and 24 at 9 p.m . ET . It also will be broadcast on CNN International . In a message on the R.E.M . 's Web site , the group said it had finished recording songs for the new album , which is scheduled to be released next year . The band also is releasing a live CD/DVD on Tuesday with 22-tracks recorded at a 2005 concert in Dublin , Ireland . E-mail to a friend .
R.E.M . song ` ` Until the Day Is Done '' debuts on CNN . Song also to be used in documentary `` Planet in Peril '' Song will be on R.E.M . 's upcoming album . Comment: