Ghostbusters (song) in the closing credits to the "Real Ghostbusters" cartoon series as well as in a trailer for the 2009 . When the theme song of "Ghostbusters" was released, Huey Lewis sued Columbia Pictures and Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, stating that Parker's song was too similar to Lewis's "I Want a New Drug." Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the film. The three parties settled out of court. Details of the settlement (specifically, that Columbia Pictures paid Lewis a settlement) remained confidential until 2001, when Lewis commented on the payment in an episode of VH1's
Ghostbusters (song) "Behind the Music". Parker subsequently sued Lewis for breaching confidentiality. The song is referenced in both the films and the cartoon series. The song appears in "". It is played fully in the end credits of the game (on the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PSP versions), and on the PS3 Cross Menu Bar screen when a user is on the disc icon for more than 3 seconds. The sketch comedy series "Key & Peele" parodied the song in a 2015 sketch in which Ray Parker Jr. advertises a CD box set, "Ray Parker Jr.'s Greatest Hits", consisting of theme songs