I Want a New Drug theme song of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" was released, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement, claiming that Parker had stolen the melody from "I Want a New Drug". Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the film, but had to decline because of his work on the soundtrack for "Back to the Future". The two parties settled out of court. Details of the settlement (specifically, that Columbia Pictures paid Lewis a settlement) were confidential until 2001, when Lewis commented on the payment in an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music". Parker subsequently sued
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