LISTEN: Will.i.am teams up with Nicole Scherzinger on new song, Smile Mona Lisa

will.i.am has released the audio track for his latest song, Smile Mona Lisa, with Nicole Scherzinger.

The new tune is taken from his latest album, WillPower, which is due to be released on Monday.

Speaking about the song, the Voice judge explained how this track holds a special place in his heart, after he decided to record some of it right next to the song's namesake.

Yes, ratherthan just recording some funky sounds for the track in a recording studio the singer decided thatworking some notesnext to her painting would probably help his creative juices flow.

How artistic. And odd

"That song touches me because I recorded a large portion of that song inside the Louvre, next to Mona Lisa's picture,"

"They let me go to the Louvre at 2am to record the guitars for that song, I wanted to capture the ambience of the Louvre, that Mona Lisa lives in. That was exciting, to walk through the Louvre at 2am with the manager."

We bet old Mona loved that.

Were pretty sure that ifshe was alive today, he would have her singing on a track too. At least hell always have the memories...and Scherzy.