Hayden Panettiere’s “Wake Up Call”

The Heroes star, Hayden Panettiere, played her first single, “Wake Up Call,” on Ryan Seacrest’s KISS-FM radio show Tuesday – and opened up about the “very different, very diverse” songs comprising the album.

“They’re a little bit eclectic,” Hayden Panettiere, 18, said. The actress described the experience of hearing her music on the radio as “scary” and “terrifying,” but told the talk show host that she’s put a lot of effort into the songs on her debut disc. In fact, the project has been four years in the making.

“[The music] changed so much over the years,” she says, “just because my life experiences and who I am as a person is obviously reflected in the music.”

When it comes to her own musical tastes, the actress says her listening habits are equally eclectic, name-checking everyone from Luciano Pavarotti to rapper Nas. Panettiere also hopes that spirit permeates her music. Her wish for the disc is simply “[to make] sure that music didn’t all sound the same.”

Enjoy Hayden Panettiere’s first single, “Wake Up Call” after the jump