“We Exist” by The Arcade Fire

"We Exist" comes from Reflektor, the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire, and in May 2014 it became the record's third single. The writing credit spreads across Win and Will Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Timothy Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry, with James Murphy producing. Lead singer Win Butler has said it's a gay kid's conversation with his straight dad as he comes out, and onstage he framed the right to marry whoever you choose as a human rights issue; the song's pitch is self-empowerment and equality.

The David Wilson-directed video arrived ten days before the single and cast Andrew Garfield as a transgender woman who shaves her head, gets dressed and walks into a small-town bar, only to be harassed and attacked by some of the drinkers. Parts of it were shot during the band's headlining set at Coachella 2014.

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