Ghostbusters (song)

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"Ghostbusters"
RayParkerJrGhostbusters7InchSingleCover.jpg
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
Length
  • 4:06 (soundtrack version)
  • 3:46 (edit)
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s) Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr. singles chronology
"Woman Out of Control"
(1984)		"Ghostbusters"
(1984)		"Jamie"
(1984)
Alternative release
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr US single side A.png
Side A of the US single

"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.

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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.

Background

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 ]

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 .

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

Music video

Parker on "Ghostbusters": "I was the last resort. I really didn't think I could do it." Ray Parker Jr., 1984.jpg
Parker on "Ghostbusters": "I was the last resort. I really didn't think I could do it."

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 ]

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]

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 ]

Lawsuit

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 an interview with Dutch television NPO. [11]

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]

Personnel

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

Track listing

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

Side one
  1. "Ghostbusters" – 3:46
Side two
  1. "Ghostbusters" (instrumental) – 4:07 [17]

Charts and certifications

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]

Other versions

Run-D.M.C. version

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

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 .

Music video

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.

Track listings

7" single / cassette

  1. "Ghostbusters" – 4:07
  2. "Ghostbusters" (Ghost Power instrumental) – 4:07

12" single

  1. "Ghostbusters" – 6:00
  2. "Ghostbusters" (dub buster) – 4:10
  3. "Pause" – 6:00
  4. "Pause" (dub version) – 3:32
  5. "Pause" (radio version) – 3:46

CD single

  1. "Ghostbusters" – 6:00
  2. "Pause" – 6:00
  3. "Pause" (dub version) – 3:32
  4. "Pause" (radio version) – 3:46

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [67] 56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [68] 34
UK Singles (OCC) [69] 69

The Rasmus version

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.

Mickael Turtle version

"Ghostbusters"
Mickael Turtle Ghostbusters Single.jpg
Single by Mickael Turtle
Released2005
Length2:26
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Ray Parker Jr.
Mickael Turtle singles chronology
"Ghostbusters"
(2005)		"Super Freak"
(2006)

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]

Track listing

  1. "Ghostbusters" (radio edit) – 2:26
  2. "Ghostbusters" (extended club original mix) – 5:07
  3. "Ghostbusters" (who's that remix long voix) – 6:15
  4. "Ghostbusters" (extended club instrumental mix) – 5:07
  5. "Ghostbusters" (who's that remix long dub) – 6:12
  6. Mickael the Turtle – Teaser Video

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [71] 58
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [72] 21
France (SNEP) [73] 5
Germany (Official German Charts) [74] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [75] 23
Year-end chart (2005)Position
France (SNEP) [76] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [77] Gold200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott version

"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
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
"Irresistible"
(2015)		"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)"
(2016)		"Young and Menace"
(2017)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"This is For My Girls"
(2016)		"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)"
(2016)		"I'm Better"
(2017)

"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]

Walk the Moon version

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 ]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [81] 70

Parodies

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]

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.

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]

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