for plagiarism, alleging he had copied the melody (primarily the bassline) from Lewis' 1983 song " I Want a New Drug". Shortly after the film's release, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. Lawsuit įurther information: List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes The Ghostbusters also perform the same dance in the closing credits to the Real Ghostbusters cartoon series, as well as in a trailer for the 2009 Ghostbusters video game. The crew closed down Times Square to film the scene, although a sizable crowd can still be seen in the background.
The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film, in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing down the streets of New York City. None of the actors were paid for participating but did so as a favor to Reitman. Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk, and Teri Garr. ĭirected by Reitman, the "Ghostbusters" music video was number one on MTV, and features cameos by celebrities Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Ollie E. It features a young woman, played by actress Cindy Harrell, who is haunted by a ghost portrayed by Parker, roaming a nearly all-black house interior (with vibrant neon designs outlining the sparse architectural and industrial features) until the woman finally calls the service. The music video for the song was directed by Ivan Reitman, the same director as the Ghostbusters film, and produced by Jeffrey Abelson. The theme is estimated to have added $20 million to the film's box office gross.
He turned down the opportunity, as he did not want to be known as a soundtrack artist. Lindsey Buckingham, on his interview disc Words & Music, stated that he was approached to write the Ghostbusters theme, based on his successful contribution to Harold Ramis's National Lampoon's Vacation, " Holiday Road". This inspired him to write the song as a pseudo-advertising jingle that the business could have commissioned as a promotion. However, when watching television late at night, Parker saw a cheap commercial for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business. Parker was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song for the film, though he only had a few days to do so and the film's title seemed impossible to include in any lyrics. 7.4 Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott version.A lawsuit, regarding Parker's plagiarism of Huey Lewis and the News's song " I Want a New Drug", resulted in Lewis receiving a settlement. The song was nominated at the 57th Academy Awards for Best Original Song, but lost to Stevie Wonder's " I Just Called to Say I Love You". The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008, at No. Debuting at number 68 on June 16, 1984, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at number two on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, 1984, staying there for three weeks. as the theme to the film of the same name, and included on the film's soundtrack. " Ghostbusters" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. Ghostbusters soundtrack singles chronology
"Ghostbusters"įrom the album Ghostbusters: Original Soundtrack Album