Song choice - "Shine" by Years & Years

As much as I rallied for N.W.A's "F**k the Police", which has a powerful social message and would be a hoot to film, the majority vote of the group went to "Shine" by the British electronica group Years & Years. I'm not a huge fan of the song or its artist or its genre, but I suppose it does have a lot of heart and storytelling potential for a music video. It was released on 5 July 2015 by Polydor Records as the album's fifth single and is the third track on the album. "Shine" peaked at number two on the UK singles chart. The song was highly acclaimed by music industry critics who thought its only shortfalling was the slow tempo. For the official (real) video for the song, the band took inspiration from the films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, so I like the idea of creating a video for a song that can pay homage to those Amblin classics.