What Songs Should Play When NASA Webb Releases First Image? Here's How Audiences Can Suggest Additions To Spotify Playlist

The playlist consists of songs which are a metaphor to the excitement the world is experiencing before seeing the first full-colour images captured by Webb, the most powerful space observatory.

As James Webb Space Telescope is set to release its first full-colour images in less than a week, ESA has created a playlist on Spotify. The songs on the playlist create the perfect mood before Webb's first images unravel some of the secrets of the cosmos. There are 108 songs.

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James Webb Space Telescope's first full-colour images will be unveiled on July 12. The first images from the world's largest and most powerful space telescope will demonstrate Webb at its full power, ready to begin its mission to 'Unfold the Universe'.

Webb is an international collaboration between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). 

Songs On The Spotify Playlist

As Webb is set to release its first full-colour images in less than a week, ESA has created a playlist on digital music service provider Spotify. The playlist consists of songs which are a metaphor to the excitement the world is experiencing before seeing the first full-colour images captured by the most powerful space observatory.

The songs on the Spotify playlist create the perfect mood before Webb's first images unravel some of the secrets of the cosmos. The playlist consists of 108 songs. 

We're updating our #Spotify playlist in time for #Webb's first images and need your help!

Reply with your ideas, and we’ll share the updated list on 12 July.

For inspiration think stars ✨, galaxies, exoplanets & deep views of the Universe. https://t.co/yyGqueSgvS pic.twitter.com/bIil1vqpyI

— ESA (@esa) July 6, 2022

Some of the most popular songs on the playlist include: What the World Is Waiting For by The Stone Roses, Across The Universe by The Beatles, Planets of the Universe by Stevie Nicks, My Universe by Coldplay and BTS, Higher Power and A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay, Counting Stars by OneRepublic, The First Picture of You by The Lotus Eaters, Starlight and Supermassive Black Hole by Muse, Frozen by Madonna, Complicated by Avril Lavigne, Spread Your Wings by Queen, Floating Through Space by Sia and David Guetta, Mighty Wings from the 1986 movie Top Gun, Afraid of Sunlight by Marillion, Take It Easy by Eagles, Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses, and the theme from the TV series Cosmos by Vangelis.

How Audiences Can Suggest Additions To The Playlist

ESA has also asked the audiences to suggest additions to the Spotify playlist. "For inspiration, think stars, galaxies, exoplanets & deep views of the Universe," the space agency wrote.

Replying to ESA, a Twitter user suggested some songs that could be added to the playlist. These include Deeper Understanding and The Big Sky by Kate Bush, Afterglow by Wilkinson, Searchlight by Jon Hopkins, Cold Day in the Sun by A Flock of Seagulls, Deep Space by PJ Harvey, and Looking Back by Aksel.

Deeper Understanding/The Big Sky : Kate Bush
Afterglow: Wilkinson
Searchlight: Jon Hopkins
Planet Telex: Placebo
Cold Day in the Sun: Foo Fighters
Space Age Love Song: A Flock of Seagulls
Dear Darkness: PJ Harvey
Deep Space: Sub Focus
Looking Back: Aksel
Low Light: Peter Gabriel

— ƝL𝔅_UK 🌈🇪🇺 (@KmunityOfEquals) July 6, 2022

ESA Space Solutions shared some suggestions such as Miles Away and Ray of Light by Madonna, We Are All Made of Stars by Moby, All the Stars by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Andromeda by Weyes Blood, Come Back To Earth by Mac Miller, Written in the Stars by Tinie Tempah, and Starry Eyed by Ellie Goulding.

🌟 Some suggestions from us...
Madonna - Miles Away & Ray of Light
Moby - We Are All Made of Stars
Primal Scream - Star
Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars
Weyes Blood - Andromeda
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

— ESA Space Solutions (@Space4Europe) July 6, 2022

On July 12, ESA will share the updated list with the songs that can be played when Webb releases its first full-colour images. 

The space-based, infrared observatory is a powerful time machine that will look back in time to see the first stars and galaxies forming out of the darkness of the early universe. Webb will examine every phase of cosmic history, from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets, and the evolution of our own solar system.