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Ray Parker Jr.'s infectious and unforgettable theme for the 1984 film Ghostbusters is an iconic piece of movie history that almost wasn't.

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Ray Parker Jr.'s infectious and unforgettable theme for the 1984 film\u00a0Ghostbusters is\u00a0an iconic piece of movie history\u00a0that almost wasn't. Of course, the fun song that gifted\u00a0viewers the phrase \"Who ya gonna call?\" (as well as a star-studded music video) became\u00a0just as big of a hit as the\u00a0Ghostbusters film\u00a0itself, but that was far from a sure thing in the months leading up to the film's release. From the other songs considered to the amount of time Ray Parker Jr.\u00a0was given to complete his task, the story behind the Ghostbusters theme\u00a0is\u00a0as captivating as the song itself.

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Given the success and quality of the original\u00a0Ghostbusters, it's a\u00a0remarkable fact\u00a0that the movie's production was both troubled and rushed. Extensive rewrites to the original\u00a0Ghostbusters script, budget concerns from the studio, and a concise production window\u00a0are just a few of the hurdles\u00a0that\u00a0creators Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ivan Reitman faced\u00a0while making their film.\u00a0As\u00a0music is generally one of the last elements to be added to a movie, the hectic and hurried nature of\u00a0Ghostbusters' development made\u00a0finding the perfect theme song even more\u00a0of a challenge.

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Just as many aspects of\u00a0Ghostbusters came down to quick decisions and snap judgments, Ray Parker Jr.'s involvement in the film was far from a sure thing. As Aykroyd and co. were scrambling to finish the film and name\u00a0the ghost in the Ghostbusters logo,\u00a0Columbia Pictures was rumored to have reached out to Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac fame, thanks to the success he had found writing \"Holiday Road\" for\u00a0National Lampoon's Vacation\u00a0the previous year.\u00a0The film studio also received over sixty song submissions from other artists, none of which were deemed usable\u00a0(via CBC). Parker Jr. was only tapped to write the song after he had already booked a flight to Los Angeles for a completely different project - not to mention that he was, at the time, largely focusing his efforts away from music in order to take care of his ailing parents. He ended up extending his Los Angeles stay by a few days, which, incidentally,\u00a0was all the time he would get.

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Given that the\u00a0Ghostbusters theme would come to be used for several future\u00a0projects (presumably including\u00a0the never-made original\u00a0Ghostbusters 3),\u00a0it's remarkable\u00a0that Ray Parker Jr.\u00a0only had a few days to create\u00a0it. When Parker Jr. got involved, the movie was already in the mixing process, meaning that music would be the next addition to the project. Though Parker Jr., a longtime session guitarist, wrote the\u00a0music quickly, he has admitted to struggling with the theme song's lyrics. In the \"Ghostbusters\" episode of Netflix's\u00a0The Movies That Made Us,\u00a0Parker Jr. stated that he couldn't find a good way to sing the word\u00a0\"Ghostbusters,\" the inclusion of which was a must for the studio. Thankfully, when Parker Jr. was shown a cut of the film, he was struck by the in-movie\u00a0Ghostbusters advertisement (which\u00a0returns\u00a0in\u00a0Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Force Awakens-esque trailer). This reminded Parker Jr. of commercials for home services like plumbing and extermination, which led him to the phrase \"Who ya gonna call?\"

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Parker Jr. was ultimately able to write and record his\u00a0Ghostbusters theme in two and a half days.\u00a0Upon completion, he hurriedly sent a cassette tape to Ivan Reitman, who immediately incorporated it into the film. Though Parker Jr. was originally asked to write less than a minute\u00a0of music for the film's opening library scene, the track was extended to a radio-friendly four minutes.\u00a0Ray Parker Jr.'s efforts\u00a0were rewarded\u00a0with a level of success he had never seen. The Ghostbusters theme\u00a0quickly became\u00a0a chart-topping smash and was even nominated for Best Original Song at the 57th Academy Awards. Though it's likely that a theme-less\u00a0Ghostbusters\u00a0still would have led to\u00a0sequels and maybe even the return of Gozer in\u00a0Ghostbusters: Afterlife,\u00a0Ray Parker Jr.'s musical contribution\u00a0surely helped the film become the undeniable classic it is today.

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\"Ghostbusters\" is a song written by American musician Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and included on its soundtrack. Debuting at number 68 on June 16, 1984, the song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, staying there for three weeks (Parker Jr.'s only number one on that chart), and at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, staying there for three weeks. The song reentered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008 at No. 49 and again on November 5, 2021, at No. 38.\n

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\". A lawsuit accusing Parker of basing the song's melody on Huey Lewis and the News's song \"I Want a New Drug\" resulted in Lewis receiving a settlement.\n

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Parker was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song, although 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 saw a cheap commercial for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business.[3] This inspired him to write the song as a pseudo-advertising jingle that the business could have commissioned as a promotion.[citation needed]\n

Lindsey Buckingham, on his interview disc Words & Music [A Retrospective], stated that he was approached to write the Ghostbusters theme based on his successful contribution to National Lampoon's Vacation, \"Holiday Road\". He declined the opportunity as he did not want to be known as a soundtrack artist.[citation needed] Glenn Hughes and Pat Thrall also submitted a demo that was ultimately rejected. The Hughes and Thrall version was later rewritten and used as the track \"Dance or Die\" for the 1987 film Dragnet.\n

The theme is estimated to have added $20 million to the film's box-office gross.[4]\n

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The music video for the song was directed by Ivan Reitman, who also directed the Ghostbusters film, and produced by Jeffrey Abelson. It features a young woman played by actress Cindy Harrell[6] 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.[citation needed]\n

Directed by Reitman, the \"Ghostbusters\" music video was No. 1 on MTV and features cameos by celebrities Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Ollie E. Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk and Teri Garr. None of the actors were paid for participating but did so as a favor to Reitman.[7][8][9]\n

The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film, in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing down the streets of New York City. Times Square was closed in order to film the scene, although a sizable crowd may still be seen in the background.[3] 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.[citation needed]\n

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Shortly after the film's release, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, alleging that Parker had copied the melody (primarily the bassline) from Lewis's 1983 song \"I Want a New Drug\".[7][9] The case was settled out of court in 1985 for an undisclosed sum and a confidentiality agreement that prohibited discussion of the case. According to Parker, there were several lawsuits at the time, because \"when you sell that many records, I think everybody wants to say that they wrote the song.\"[9][10] Parker later sued Lewis for breaching the confidentiality agreement in a 2001 episode of VH1's Behind the Music by reasserting that Parker stole the song. Regarding his case against Lewis, Parker said, \"I got a lot of money out of that.\"[9] Lewis said it was at least $30,000 in a interview with Dutch television NPO.[11]\n

In a 2004 article for Premiere magazine, the filmmakers admitted to using the song \"I Want a New Drug\" as temporary background music in many scenes. They also noted that they had offered to hire Huey Lewis and the News to write the main theme but the band had declined. The filmmakers then gave film footage, with Lewis's song in the background, to Parker to aid him in writing the theme song.[12]\n

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Ray Parker, Jr.'s \"Ghostbusters\" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 11, 1984, two months after the film's release, and remained there for three weeks. It spent a total of 21 weeks on the charts.[8][18]\n

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Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[23]\n6\n
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Canada (Music Canada)[60]\nPlatinum\n100,000^\n
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61]\nGold\n45,000\u2021\n
France (SNEP)[62]\nPlatinum\n1,000,000*\n
United Kingdom (BPI)[64]\nPlatinum\n1,170,587[63]\n
United States (RIAA)[65]\nGold\n1,000,000^\n
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Run-D.M.C. version[edit]

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\"Ghostbusters\"
Single by Run-D.M.C.
from the album Ghostbusters II
B-side\"Pause\"
ReleasedJuly 12, 1989
GenreHip hop
Length\n
  • 4:07
  • \n
  • 6:00 (12\" mix)
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Label\n\n
Songwriter(s)\n\n
Producer(s)\n\n
Run-D.M.C. singles chronology
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\"Run's House\"
(1988)\n
\"Ghostbusters\" / \"Pause\"
(1989)\n
\"What's It All About\"
(1990)\n
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For the soundtrack of the film's 1989 sequel, Ghostbusters II, Run-D.M.C. recorded a hip hop version of \"Ghostbusters\", featuring new lyrics.[66] It was released on 7-inch vinyl and cassette as a standard single, as well as on 12-inch vinyl and CD as a double A-side maxi single with the track \"Pause\" from Run-D.M.C.'s fifth studio album, Back from Hell.\n

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Music video[edit]

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The song's music video begins with Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts climbing out of a limousine in front of a large crowd, with Run-D.M.C., dressed in the standard beige Ghostbusters' uniform, accompanying them. The group then performs the song on stage to a packed audience for the remainder of the video, intercut with clips from the film. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson also cameo at the beginning of the video as security personnel.\n

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Track listings[edit]

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7\" single / cassette\n

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 4:07
  2. \n
  3. \"Ghostbusters\" (Ghost Power instrumental) \u2013 4:07
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12\" single\n

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 6:00
  2. \n
  3. \"Ghostbusters\" (dub buster) \u2013 4:10
  4. \n
  5. \"Pause\" \u2013 6:00
  6. \n
  7. \"Pause\" (dub version) \u2013 3:32
  8. \n
  9. \"Pause\" (radio version) \u2013 3:46
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CD single\n

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 6:00
  2. \n
  3. \"Pause\" \u2013 6:00
  4. \n
  5. \"Pause\" (dub version) \u2013 3:32
  6. \n
  7. \"Pause\" (radio version) \u2013 3:46
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Charts[edit]

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Chart (1989)\nPeak
position\n
Australia (ARIA)[67]\n56\n
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[68]\n34\n
UK Singles (OCC)[69]\n69\n
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The Rasmus version[edit]

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Finnish rock band The Rasmus recorded a cover of the song which is included on their debut album Peep and EP album 3rd, both from 1996, as well as their compilation album Hellofacollection by 2001.\n

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Mickael Turtle version[edit]

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\"Ghostbusters\"
Single by Mickael Turtle
Released2005
Length2:26
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Mickael Turtle singles chronology
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\n\"Ghostbusters\"
(2005)\n
\"Super Freak\"
(2006)\n
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In 2005, the original song was covered by the animated character Mickael Turtle, reaching No. 5 in France on December 3, 2005, and No. 23 in Switzerland on January 15, 2006.[70]\n

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Track listing[edit]

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" (radio edit) \u2013 2:26
  2. \n
  3. \"Ghostbusters\" (extended club original mix) \u2013 5:07
  4. \n
  5. \"Ghostbusters\" (who's that remix long voix) \u2013 6:15
  6. \n
  7. \"Ghostbusters\" (extended club instrumental mix) \u2013 5:07
  8. \n
  9. \"Ghostbusters\" (who's that remix long dub) \u2013 6:12
  10. \n
  11. Mickael the Turtle \u2013 Teaser Video
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Charts[edit]

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Chart (2005)\nPeak
position\n
Australia (ARIA)[71]\n58\n
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[72]\n21\n
France (SNEP)[73]\n5\n
Germany (Official German Charts)[74]\n56\n
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[75]\n23\n
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Year-end chart (2005)\nPosition\n
France (SNEP)[76]\n50\n
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Certifications[edit]

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Region\nCertificationCertified units/sales\n
France (SNEP)[77]\nGold\n200,000*\n
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Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott version[edit]

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\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\"
Single by Fall Out Boy featuring Missy Elliott
from the album Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedJune 23, 2016
Recorded2016
Length3:07
Label\n\n
Songwriter(s)\n\n
Producer(s)Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
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\"Irresistible\"
(2015)\n
\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\"
(2016)\n
\"Young and Menace\"
(2017)\n
Missy Elliott singles chronology
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"This is For My Girls\"
(2016)\n
\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\"
(2016)\n
\"I'm Better\"
(2017)\n
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\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\", a version of the song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, featuring hip hop recording artist Missy Elliott, was released on June 23, 2016, from the soundtrack of the 2016 reboot Ghostbusters. The cover received negative reviews from critics, who criticized its musical structure.[78][79][80]\n

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Walk the Moon version[edit]

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Another cover version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album to the Ghostbusters reboot film. Walk the Moon's version drew comparisons to the original by Ray Parker Jr. and was met with a positive reception.[citation needed]\n

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Charts[edit]

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Chart (2016)\nPeak
position\n
Scotland (OCC)[81]\n70\n
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Parodies[edit]

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Over the years, a handful of local and national businesses across North America and around the world have done parodies of the Ghostbusters theme for advertising or promotional purposes, and used an instrumental version of either the original theme or a remake. The most notable parodies were used by CBS station KMOX-TV (now KMOV) in St. Louis, AutoNation, and the Carpet Mart chain of Central, Berks County, and Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania among others.[82][83][84] In the UK, the 118 118 directory assistance telephone service also used the Ghostbusters theme in one of their ads, and featured Ray Parker Jr. performing the parody.[85] In Romania, Automobile Dacia released a television advertisement in 2018 for one of its models, the Duster, accompanied by the song, in an instrumental version, but with people in various costumes singing \"Go, Duster!\" when in the standard song the chorus says \"Ghostbusters!\".[86]\n

American musician and comedian Neil Cicierega uses the song in \"Bustin\", released on his 2017 mashup album Mouth Moods.[87] It takes Parker Jr.'s vocals and edits them to feature many innuendos, most notably by repeating the titular line \"Bustin makes me feel good\" to use it as slang for ejaculation.\n

Streamer Vargskelethor Joel made a parody album, titled Super Ghostbusters, using a MIDI of the song, that has received over 3 million views on YouTube.[88]\n

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\"Ghostbusters\"
One of European variants of non-US artwork
Single by Ray Parker Jr.
from the album Ghostbusters: Original Soundtrack Album
B-side\"Ghostbusters\" (instrumental)
ReleasedJune 8, 1984
Genre\n\n
Length\n
  • 4:06 (soundtrack version)
  • \n
  • 3:46 (edit)
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LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr. singles chronology
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\"Woman Out of Control\"
(1984)\n
\"Ghostbusters\"
(1984)\n
\"Jamie\"
(1984)\n
Alternative release
\"Side
Side A of the US single
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\"Ghostbusters\" is a song written by American musician Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and included on its soundtrack. Debuting at number 68 on June 16, 1984, the song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, staying there for three weeks (Parker Jr.'s only number one on that chart), and at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, staying there for three weeks. The song reentered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008 at No. 49 and again on November 5, 2021, at No. 38.\n

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\". A lawsuit accusing Parker of basing the song's melody on Huey Lewis and the News's song \"I Want a New Drug\" resulted in Lewis receiving a settlement.\n

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Background[edit]

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Parker was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song, although 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 saw a cheap commercial for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business.[3] This inspired him to write the song as a pseudo-advertising jingle that the business could have commissioned as a promotion.[citation needed]\n

Lindsey Buckingham, on his interview disc Words & Music [A Retrospective], stated that he was approached to write the Ghostbusters theme based on his successful contribution to National Lampoon's Vacation, \"Holiday Road\". He declined the opportunity as he did not want to be known as a soundtrack artist.[citation needed] Glenn Hughes and Pat Thrall also submitted a demo that was ultimately rejected. The Hughes and Thrall version was later rewritten and used as the track \"Dance or Die\" for the 1987 film Dragnet.\n

The theme is estimated to have added $20 million to the film's box-office gross.[4]\n

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Music video[edit]

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Parker on \"Ghostbusters\": \"I was the last resort. I really didn't think I could do it.\"[5]
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The music video for the song was directed by Ivan Reitman, who also directed the Ghostbusters film, and produced by Jeffrey Abelson. It features a young woman played by actress Cindy Harrell[6] 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.[citation needed]\n

Directed by Reitman, the \"Ghostbusters\" music video was No. 1 on MTV and features cameos by celebrities Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Ollie E. Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk and Teri Garr. None of the actors were paid for participating but did so as a favor to Reitman.[7][8][9]\n

The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film, in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing down the streets of New York City. Times Square was closed in order to film the scene, although a sizable crowd may still be seen in the background.[3] 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.[citation needed]\n

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Lawsuit[edit]

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Shortly after the film's release, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, alleging that Parker had copied the melody (primarily the bassline) from Lewis's 1983 song \"I Want a New Drug\".[7][9] The case was settled out of court in 1985 for an undisclosed sum and a confidentiality agreement that prohibited discussion of the case. According to Parker, there were several lawsuits at the time, because \"when you sell that many records, I think everybody wants to say that they wrote the song.\"[9][10] Parker later sued Lewis for breaching the confidentiality agreement in a 2001 episode of VH1's Behind the Music by reasserting that Parker stole the song. Regarding his case against Lewis, Parker said, \"I got a lot of money out of that.\"[9] Lewis said it was at least $30,000 in a interview with Dutch television NPO.[11]\n

In a 2004 article for Premiere magazine, the filmmakers admitted to using the song \"I Want a New Drug\" as temporary background music in many scenes. They also noted that they had offered to hire Huey Lewis and the News to write the main theme but the band had declined. The filmmakers then gave film footage, with Lewis's song in the background, to Parker to aid him in writing the theme song.[12]\n

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Personnel[edit]

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Credits sourced from Mix and Roland.[13][14]\n

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Track listing[edit]

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7-inch Arista / ARI 8391 (US), ARIST 580 (UK)[edit]

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Side one
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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 3:46
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Side two
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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" (instrumental) \u2013 4:07[17]
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Charts and certifications[edit]

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Ray Parker, Jr.'s \"Ghostbusters\" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 11, 1984, two months after the film's release, and remained there for three weeks. It spent a total of 21 weeks on the charts.[8][18]\n

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Weekly charts[edit]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1984\u20131985 weekly chart performance for \"Ghostbusters\"\n
Chart (1984\u20131985)\nPeak
position\n
Argentina (CAPIF)[19]\n1\n
Australia (Kent Music Report)[20]\n2\n
Austria (\u00d63 Austria Top 40)[21]\n8\n
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22]\n1\n
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[23]\n6\n
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[24]\n1\n
Canada (The Record)[25]\n1\n
France (SNEP)[26]\n1\n
Ireland (IRMA)[27]\n4\n
Italy (Musica e dischi)[28]\n5\n
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29]\n4\n
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30]\n5\n
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31]\n2\n
Norway (VG-lista)[32]\n2\n
South Africa (Springkok Top 20)[33]\n1\n
Spain (AFYVE)[34]\n1\n
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35]\n2\n
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36]\n3\n
UK Singles (OCC)[37]\n2\n
US Billboard Hot 100[38]\n1\n
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[39]\n6\n
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[40]\n1\n
West Germany (Official German Charts)[41]\n4\n
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2021\u20132023 weekly chart performance for \"Ghostbusters\"\n
Chart (2021\u20132023)\nPeak
position\n
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[42]\n26\n
Hungary (Single Top 40)[43]\n37\n
UK Singles (OCC)[44]\n21\n
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Year-end charts[edit]

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1984 year-end chart performance for \"Ghostbusters\"\n
Chart (1984)\nPosition\n
Australia (Kent Music Report)[45][46]\n3\n
Belgium (Ultratop)[47]\n17\n
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[48]\n4\n
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[49]\n26\n
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[50]\n57\n
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[51]\n5\n
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[52]\n12\n
UK Singles (Gallup)[53]\n9\n
US Billboard Hot 100[54]\n9\n
US Cash Box Top 100[55]\n4\n
West Germany (Official German Charts)[56]\n39\n
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1985 year-end chart performance for \"Ghostbusters\"\n
Chart (1985)\nPosition\n
Australia (Kent Music Report)[57]\n82\n
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All-time charts[edit]

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All-time chart performance for \"Ghostbusters\"\n
Chart\nPosition\n
US Billboard Hot 100 (1958\u20132018)[58]\n382\n
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[59]\n99\n
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Certifications[edit]

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Certifications and sales for \"Ghostbusters\"\n
Region\nCertificationCertified units/sales\n
Canada (Music Canada)[60]\nPlatinum\n100,000^\n
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61]\nGold\n45,000\u2021\n
France (SNEP)[62]\nPlatinum\n1,000,000*\n
United Kingdom (BPI)[64]\nPlatinum\n1,170,587[63]\n
United States (RIAA)[65]\nGold\n1,000,000^\n
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* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
\u2021 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.\n

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Other versions[edit]

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Run-D.M.C. version[edit]

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\"Ghostbusters\"
Single by Run-D.M.C.
from the album Ghostbusters II
B-side\"Pause\"
ReleasedJuly 12, 1989
GenreHip hop
Length\n
  • 4:07
  • \n
  • 6:00 (12\" mix)
\n
Label\n\n
Songwriter(s)\n\n
Producer(s)\n\n
Run-D.M.C. singles chronology
\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Run's House\"
(1988)\n
\"Ghostbusters\" / \"Pause\"
(1989)\n
\"What's It All About\"
(1990)\n
\n

For the soundtrack of the film's 1989 sequel, Ghostbusters II, Run-D.M.C. recorded a hip hop version of \"Ghostbusters\", featuring new lyrics.[66] It was released on 7-inch vinyl and cassette as a standard single, as well as on 12-inch vinyl and CD as a double A-side maxi single with the track \"Pause\" from Run-D.M.C.'s fifth studio album, Back from Hell.\n

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Music video[edit]

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The song's music video begins with Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts climbing out of a limousine in front of a large crowd, with Run-D.M.C., dressed in the standard beige Ghostbusters' uniform, accompanying them. The group then performs the song on stage to a packed audience for the remainder of the video, intercut with clips from the film. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson also cameo at the beginning of the video as security personnel.\n

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Track listings[edit]

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7\" single / cassette\n

\n
  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 4:07
  2. \n
  3. \"Ghostbusters\" (Ghost Power instrumental) \u2013 4:07
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12\" single\n

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 6:00
  2. \n
  3. \"Ghostbusters\" (dub buster) \u2013 4:10
  4. \n
  5. \"Pause\" \u2013 6:00
  6. \n
  7. \"Pause\" (dub version) \u2013 3:32
  8. \n
  9. \"Pause\" (radio version) \u2013 3:46
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CD single\n

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" \u2013 6:00
  2. \n
  3. \"Pause\" \u2013 6:00
  4. \n
  5. \"Pause\" (dub version) \u2013 3:32
  6. \n
  7. \"Pause\" (radio version) \u2013 3:46
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Charts[edit]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chart (1989)\nPeak
position\n
Australia (ARIA)[67]\n56\n
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[68]\n34\n
UK Singles (OCC)[69]\n69\n
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The Rasmus version[edit]

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Finnish rock band The Rasmus recorded a cover of the song which is included on their debut album Peep and EP album 3rd, both from 1996, as well as their compilation album Hellofacollection by 2001.\n

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Mickael Turtle version[edit]

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\"Ghostbusters\"
Single by Mickael Turtle
Released2005
Length2:26
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Mickael Turtle singles chronology
\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\"Ghostbusters\"
(2005)\n
\"Super Freak\"
(2006)\n
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In 2005, the original song was covered by the animated character Mickael Turtle, reaching No. 5 in France on December 3, 2005, and No. 23 in Switzerland on January 15, 2006.[70]\n

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Track listing[edit]

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  1. \"Ghostbusters\" (radio edit) \u2013 2:26
  2. \n
  3. \"Ghostbusters\" (extended club original mix) \u2013 5:07
  4. \n
  5. \"Ghostbusters\" (who's that remix long voix) \u2013 6:15
  6. \n
  7. \"Ghostbusters\" (extended club instrumental mix) \u2013 5:07
  8. \n
  9. \"Ghostbusters\" (who's that remix long dub) \u2013 6:12
  10. \n
  11. Mickael the Turtle \u2013 Teaser Video
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Charts[edit]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chart (2005)\nPeak
position\n
Australia (ARIA)[71]\n58\n
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[72]\n21\n
France (SNEP)[73]\n5\n
Germany (Official German Charts)[74]\n56\n
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[75]\n23\n
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Year-end chart (2005)\nPosition\n
France (SNEP)[76]\n50\n
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Certifications[edit]

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\n
Region\nCertificationCertified units/sales\n
France (SNEP)[77]\nGold\n200,000*\n
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* Sales figures based on certification alone.\n

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Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott version[edit]

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\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\"
Single by Fall Out Boy featuring Missy Elliott
from the album Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedJune 23, 2016
Recorded2016
Length3:07
Label\n\n
Songwriter(s)\n\n
Producer(s)Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Irresistible\"
(2015)\n
\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\"
(2016)\n
\"Young and Menace\"
(2017)\n
Missy Elliott singles chronology
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"This is For My Girls\"
(2016)\n
\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\"
(2016)\n
\"I'm Better\"
(2017)\n
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\"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)\", a version of the song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, featuring hip hop recording artist Missy Elliott, was released on June 23, 2016, from the soundtrack of the 2016 reboot Ghostbusters. The cover received negative reviews from critics, who criticized its musical structure.[78][79][80]\n

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Walk the Moon version[edit]

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Another cover version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album to the Ghostbusters reboot film. Walk the Moon's version drew comparisons to the original by Ray Parker Jr. and was met with a positive reception.[citation needed]\n

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Charts[edit]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chart (2016)\nPeak
position\n
Scotland (OCC)[81]\n70\n
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Parodies[edit]

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Over the years, a handful of local and national businesses across North America and around the world have done parodies of the Ghostbusters theme for advertising or promotional purposes, and used an instrumental version of either the original theme or a remake. The most notable parodies were used by CBS station KMOX-TV (now KMOV) in St. Louis, AutoNation, and the Carpet Mart chain of Central, Berks County, and Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania among others.[82][83][84] In the UK, the 118 118 directory assistance telephone service also used the Ghostbusters theme in one of their ads, and featured Ray Parker Jr. performing the parody.[85] In Romania, Automobile Dacia released a television advertisement in 2018 for one of its models, the Duster, accompanied by the song, in an instrumental version, but with people in various costumes singing \"Go, Duster!\" when in the standard song the chorus says \"Ghostbusters!\".[86]\n

American musician and comedian Neil Cicierega uses the song in \"Bustin\", released on his 2017 mashup album Mouth Moods.[87] It takes Parker Jr.'s vocals and edits them to feature many innuendos, most notably by repeating the titular line \"Bustin makes me feel good\" to use it as slang for ejaculation.\n

Streamer Vargskelethor Joel made a parody album, titled Super Ghostbusters, using a MIDI of the song, that has received over 3 million views on YouTube.[88]\n

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  • 1. Ghostbusters\n
    • Performed by Ray Parker, Jr.
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    • Written by Ray Parker, Jr.
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    • Published by Golden Torch Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Raydiola Music (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Ray Parker, Jr.
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  • 2.Cleanin' Up The Town\n
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    • Published by Golden Torch Music Corp. (ASCAP), Garcon Music (ASCAP), and Maitre De Music (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Kevin O'Neal, Brian O'Neal, and John Hug
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  • 3. Savin' the Day\n
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    • Published by Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI) and More Alessi Music (BMI)
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    • Produced by Phil Ramone
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  • 4. In the Name of Love\n
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    • Published by Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Steve Lillywhite
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    • 1982 Hansa Prod. Ltd.
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  • 5. I Can Wait Forever\n
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    • Written by Graham Russell, David Foster, and Jay Graydon
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    • Produced by David Foster and Jay Graydon
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    • Written by Diane Warren and The Doctor
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    • Published by Editions Sunset Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) and Goosebump Music (BMI)
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    • Administered by Arista Music Publishing Group
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    • Produced by Jack White and Robbie Buchanan
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    • Executive Producer: Jack White
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    • Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.
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    • 1984 Atlantic Recording Corp.
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  • 7. Magic\n
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    • Written by Mick Smiley
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    • Published by Golo Horizon Music Corp. (BMI) and the Twin Towers Company (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Keith Forsey
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  • 8. Main Title Theme (Ghostbusters)\n
    • Performed by Elmer Bernstein
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    • Published by Golden Torch Music Corp. (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Elmer Bernstein
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  • 9. Dana's Theme\n
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    • Published by Golden Torch Music Corp. (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Elmer Bernstein
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  • 10. Ghostbusters (Instrumental Version)\n
    • Performed by Ray Parker, Jr.
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    • Written by Ray Parker, Jr.
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    • Published by Golden Torch Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Raydiola Music (ASCAP)
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    • Produced by Ray Parker, Jr.
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    • Mastered by Ken Perry at K-Disc
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    • Special thanks to the staff at Arista Music Records and the Columbia Pictures Music Department
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  • Everyone who appeared on the movie soundtrack previously tried to submit the theme song.[1]
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  • The first pressing of the album had included the Official Mail Order form.
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  • On page 14 of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #3, in panel 4, tossed up the air from the explosion are:\n
    • In the top right is the Ghostbusters Soundtrack Album, evidenced by the red sticker advertising Ray Parker Jr.'s \"Ghostbusters\", \"In the Name of Love\" by Thompson Twins, \"I Can't Wait Forever\" by Air Supply, \"Hot Night\" by Laura Braingan, and and \"Cleanin' Up The Town\" by The Bus Boys
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    • In the bottom right is the LP cover of the Japanese version of the Ghostbusters Soundtrack.
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  • In Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed:\n
    • \"Ghostbusters\" plays in the opening title sequence.
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    • If the player flies the ghost to the top of the Ghost Realm map, Mick Smiley's \"Magic\" song plays.
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    • \"Magic\" also plays in the last cutscene.
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