Video: Will.i.am premieres new song from surface of Mars via Curosity rover Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am debuted his latest song, "Reaching for the Stars," from the surface of Mars on Tuesday, using the Mars rover Curiosity to beam the song back to Earth. It is the first song to ever debut from another planet. Will.i.am unvealed the song during a press conference at a NASA laboratory in Pasadena, California. He told the audience, which included a number of young students, that the song was meant to transcend time and cultures. "I wanted to show human collaboration and have an orchestra there and something that would be timeless where it is, you know, and translated in different cultures, not have like a hip hop beat or a dance beat," he said. The song played for both the gathered reporters as well as Nasa employees. Flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, popularly known for his 'Mohawk' haircut, began the song from his computer. He and his colleagues then spent the next several minutes dancing and clapping to the tune.