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Hoobastank - The Reason Song : The Reason Artist : Hoobastank Album : The Reason Recorded : 2003 Released : April 27, 2004 Genre : Pop Rock, Alternative Rock Length : 3:53 Label : Island SongWriter(s) : Douglas Robb, Dan Estrin, Chris Hesse, Markku Lappalainen Producer : Howard Benson In "The Reason" the band members stage a diversion so they can carry out the elaborate theft of a ruby gem from a pawnshop, but those facts are only clear after enough of the action unfolds, because nothing is as it seems. In the beginning of the video, a girl gets hit by a car and then turns out to be an accessory to the crime. After the "accident", while everyone's attention is diverted, the band members execute the heist. The viewer then realizes that she was in on the operation, as she gets up and rides off with an accomplice on a motorcycle at the end. The presumed owner of the pawnshop displays a look of realization, and the song ends with the band admiring their n...

Jessie J - Flashlight Song : Flashlight Artist : Jessie J Album : Pitch Perfect 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released : 23 April 2015 Genre : Pop Length : 3:27 Label : Republic SongWriter(s) : Sia Furler, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore, Sam Smith Producer : Greg Kurstin, Kuk Harrell The music video (directed by Hannah Lux Davis) was released on 23 April 2015 on YouTube. In the video, Jessie J heads to Barden University (the campus of UCLA) where she performs the ballad while watching the students go about their days while walking around the campus, while scenes from Pitch Perfect 2 are shown. "Flashlight" received generally mixed reviews. In a less favourable review, Steven J. Horowitz of Billboard gave the song two stars out of five, saying: "prone to funny bone shout-singing on her more upbeat singles, Jessie J dials back her vocal force on the tepid "Flashlight", off the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack. The more subtle delivery would be welcome i...

Twenty One Pilots - Heathens Song : Heathens Artist : Twenty One Pilots Album : Suicide Squad: The Album [2016] Recorded : 2016 Released : June 16, 2016 Genre : Rap Rock Length : 3:15 Label : Atlantic, Warner Bros SongWriter(s) : Tyler Joseph Producer : Mike Elizondo, Tyler Joseph On June 21, 2016, the official music video, directed by Andrew Donoho, was uploaded to the Fueled by Ramen YouTube channel. It shows Joseph singing the song in Belle Reve, a fictional prison in the DC Universe, with Dun appearing while playing drums in the course of the video. Joseph makes his way to a small stage in the middle of a room, where Dun is already on the stage playing the drums. Joseph then picks up a floating bass guitar and begins playing it while the prisoners leave their cells and watch the duo perform the remainder of the song. At the end of the video, Joseph is sitting in the room alone as the prison security guards surround him. Throughout the music video, various clips of Suicide...

Sia - Cheap Thrills Song : Cheap Thrills Artist : Sia Album : This Is Acting Released : 11 February 2016 Genre : Synthpop, Dance, Electronic, Pop, Reggae Length : 3:44 Label : Inertia, Monkey Puzzle, RCA SongWriter(s) : Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin Producer : Kurstin A lyric video featuring Sean Paul performing a new verse was released on 10 February 2016. In the video, a faceless couple wearing wigs (the dancers Minn Vo and Stefanie Klausman), which have become part of Sia's signature look, win a dance contest on a black-and-white television show reminiscent of American Bandstand. Sia and Daniel Askill directed a performance video featuring Maddie Ziegler dancing with two male dancers to Ryan Heffington's choreography, which was released on 21 March 2016. The three dancers wear beige, with black and blonde hairstyles and gloves in the half-and-half style used in most of Sia's videos for This Is Acting. They dance on a bare stage, with Sia at a rear corner singing int...

Katy Perry - Rise Song : Rise Artist : Katy Perry Album : Single for Olympic Games Rio 2016 Released : July 14, 2016 Genre : Electronic Length : 3:23 Label : Capitol SongWriter(s) : Katy Perry, Max Martin, Ali Payami, Savan Kotecha Producer : Max Martin, Ali Payami A promotional video directed by Joseph Lee was released on July 15, 2016, featuring scenes of athletes from past Olympics. Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone wrote that the video is "a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics' past". Billboard's Gil Kaufman called the video "inspirational", saying it has a "superstar power" with the presence of famous athletes. Bleacher Report's columnist Vanessa de Beaumont described it as a "moving tribute". The A.V. Club writer Esther Zuckerman felt that the video was "incredibly corny, but surprisingly effective". Esquire contributor Matt Miller praised it as "perfect" for having "Beaut...

Ariana Grande - Focus Song : Focus Artist : Ariana Grande Album : Moonlight [2016] Released : October 30, 2015 Genre : Pop Length : 3:31 Label : Republic SongWriter(s) : Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ilya Salmanzadeh Producer : Ilya, Max Martin Hannah Lux Davis directed the music video, which was released on October 29, 2015. She had previously directed the music videos for Grande's "Love Me Harder" and her joint single "Bang Bang". It features the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 throughout the music video. The video surpassed 100 million views on November 19, 2015, making it Grande's eighth Vevo-certified music video after "Baby I". The video begins with video flashes of Grande in a two-piece outfit and platinum hair as shown in the single art cover. She makes several different poses while standing and dancing inside of a circular shape. The circle is meant to look like a camera lens, referring to the song's title. As the video...