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
Theme Song from 'Which Way Is Up' In 1999, Marcia Hines recorded a version for her album "Time of Our Lives". Theme Song from 'Which Way Is Up' "Theme Song from 'Which Way Is Up'" was a hit song by R&B female vocal group Stargard. The song was written by Norman Whitfield and produced by Mark Davis. It was the main theme from the soundtrack to the Richard Pryor movie, "Which Way Is Up?" It was also included on the group's self-titled debut album. It spent two weeks at number one on the R&B charts in February, 1978 and peaked at number twenty-one on the "Billboard" Hot