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
Rotten to the Core (song) was released as single on December 18, 2015 by Walt Disney Records. The decision to release the song was made to promote the computer-animated short-form series "", which Carson's version is the opening theme. The song was included in the soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie "Descendants" (2015). On December 12, 2015, "Rotten to the Core" peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Kid Digital Songs. The song did not enter the "Billboard" Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. On August 17, 2015, Carson performed the song at D23 Expo