Today, we attempted to contact the management of the Hoosiers today to gain permission to use the song. This is the message we sent to their management.
Hello there,
I am a student who is currently studying A2 Media, and for the coursework, me and my partner are needed to construct a music video. Currently we have been working around the song "The Wheels Fell Off" and we would like your official permission to use the song in our video.This will only be used for our coursework and will be non profit. We will be placing his on Youtube for our examiner to mark on the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQI-DvPRhBimPpCtkhxLt
We hope to hear back from you soon.
Ewan McConnachie
In less than an hour the management responded with this:
Hello Ewan,
Many thanks for writing to us. We are more than happy for you to use the music in your video project.
As you state it is non-commercial, I will just reiterate that this is the only stipulation we require.
Also, due to the way YouTube automatically identifies music in new uploads, there is potential that your video on YouTube could get blocked completely. We try to allow fans to upload their own interpretations, but unfortunately this automated process is something we have little control over. Just letting you know in advance if it happens.
Please let us know when you upload your final project!
Best,
-erik