"Ghostbusters" is a song recorded by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11 in 1984, and stayed there for three weeks. It also reached number two on the UK Singles Chart for many weeks in summer 1984. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Arista redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... For other uses, see Ghostbusters (disambiguation). ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ... Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian/American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

An instrumental version of the song serves as the theme song for the spin-off cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters. The Real Ghostbusters was an American animated television series based on the hit 1984 film Ghostbusters. ...

Parker Jr. was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song for the film. Unfortunately, he only had a few days to do so and the film's title seemed impossible to include in any lyrics. However, when watching television late at night, Parker Jr. saw a cheap commercial for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business. This inspired him to write the song as a pseudo-advertising jingle that the business could have commissioned as a promotion.

Parker was later the defendant in a copyright-infringement lawsuit which claimed "Ghostbusters" was too similar in musical structure to "I Want a New Drug", written and performed by Huey Lewis & the News (more specifically, the guitar riff which runs through the song). "I Want a New Drug" was a U.S. top ten hit earlier the same year. The two parties settled out of court, with Parker paying Lewis a settlement. Not to be confused with copywriting. ... I Want a New Drug is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis & The News from their third album Sports (1983), released as a single. ... Huey Lewis & The News is a Grammy winning and Academy Award nominated US rock band based in San Francisco, California. ...

In later years, AutoNation adopted the theme for their advertising campaign. AutoNation is a chain of auto dealerships founded by entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga,[2] also founder of Blockbuster and Waste Management. ...

Cover versions

• Run DMC recorded a rap cover for the Ghostbusters II soundtrack
• Rapper Mistah F.A.B. samples the song in his single "Ghost Ride It".
• A cover of the song also appears on the debut album Peep by the Finnish band The Rasmus. It is available on their compilation album Hell of a Collection as well.
• British thrash metal band Xentrix covered the song as a single and released it in various versions on several albums. There was a bit of controversy when they used the Ghostbusters logo on the single sleeve without permission, but the band later reissued the single with different artwork.
• It has been covered by many other artists, notably many ska bands, as the song's metre lends itself well to a ska beat. A common ska cover available on the Internet is Attaboy Skip's"Ghost Chasing Science Guys", though like many popular songs it is frequently misattributed on peer-to-peer file sharing services, often to Goldfinger or the Mad Caddies.
• A remix of the song serves as the theme song for the cartoon series Extreme Ghostbusters.
• Beatmania IIDX 14: Gold includes a remix of the Ghostbusters Theme as a playable track.
• "Ghostbusters" has also been remixed by many DJs, and become one of the more popular songs to use in mashups. Most famously it has been combined with Michael Jackson's "Bad" as "Bad vs Ghostbusters", and Nine Inch Nails' "The Hand That Feeds" as "The Ghost That Feeds".
• The song was also covered by Mickael Turtle, an animated character, in 2005, and reached #5 in France on December 3, 2005, and #23 in Switzerland on January 15, 2006^[1].
• British pop/rock band McFly covered it during their Motion In The Ocean tour in 2006. It appears on the DVD of their show at Wembly during the tour.

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In the media

The song is referenced in both the films and the cartoon series.

In Ghostbusters II, at one point in the movie, Peter Venkman says, "Kitten, I think what I'm saying is that sometimes, shit happens, someone has to deal with it, and who you gonna call?" Ghostbusters II is the 1989 sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. ... Peter Venkman, Ph. ...

In an episode of The Real Ghostbusters, the Ghostbusters are trapped in an alternate reality New York populated by ghosts, where a group of ghosts called the Peoplebusters go around the city catching human beings. When they are fleeing from the Peoplebusters, the GBs pass a ghost dining in an outdoor cafe, who witnesses the scene and sings "When there isn't something strange/in your neighborhood/Who you gonna call?/Peoplebusters!" The Real Ghostbusters was an American animated television series based on the hit 1984 film Ghostbusters. ...

It has been confirmed that the song will appear in the Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

The British band McFly also performed the song as it is one of the lead singer's (Tom Fletcher) favorite songs For the characters of Back to the Future, see McFly family. ...

Professional wrestler Jerry Lawler made a parody of the song in Memphis Wrestling entitled "Wimpbusters". ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Memphis Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

In the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) asks Buffy, "Who you gonna call?" then follows it with "God, that line is never gonna be usable again, is it?" to which she replies, "Probably not." For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... William Pratt, better known as Spike, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Buffy may mean any of the following: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV series that ran from 1997-2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), the 1992 movie that led to the series Buffy Summers, title character in that series See also Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation) The Buffy EP, 1999 EP...

In the "Petergeist" episode of Family Guy, Tom Tucker reports that the Griffin family's house is infested with ghosts. "Who they gonna call?" he asks. His co-anchor, Diane Simmons, suggests "Ghostbusters?" and Tucker replies with "No, Diane, their insurance. That's just stupid what you said." “Petergeist” is an episode from season four of FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ...

In an episode of the TV show Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere, a motor mechanic who goes by the name of Mick Bustin has the slogan "When there's something strange/Underneath your hood/Who ya gonna call?/Mick Bustin" for his business, and Ghostbuster parody logos all over his auto shop.^[2] Max and Paddys Road to Nowhere is a British comedy television show on Channel 4 starring and written by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness. ...

In the "Bloooo" episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wilt asks who to call to help out their "ghost" problem, and Coco responds by saying "Co-coco" in the same way the word Ghostbusters is said in the song. Wilt replies, "No, they've been out of business for a long time." Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends (sometimes called Fosters for short, and abbreviated as FHIF/FHFIF) is an Emmy Award-Winning American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, who also created The Powerpuff Girls. ...

In the arcade

"Ghostbusters" was made a playable song in Beatmania IIDX 14 Gold. beatmania IIDX (alternately beatmaniaIIDX or just IIDX, pronounced two dee-ecks or two deluxe) is a series of rhythm video games introduced by Konami in 1999. ...

Formats and track listings

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External links

• Ray Parker Jr. discusses the making of 'Ghostbusters'
• The Unofficial Ghostbusters Remix Project - lists popular cover versions, remixes and mashups

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