Ghostbusters
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This page is for the original version of the song Ghostbusters. For the DJ Yoshitaka cover from beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD, please see GHOSTBUSTERS.
Ghostbusters
Song Information
Artist: Ray Parker Jr.
Composition/Lyrics: Ray Parker Jr.
Album: Ghostbusters: Original Soundtrack Album (1984)
BPM: 115-118
Length: 2:00
First Music Game Appearance: jukebeat Ray Parker Jr. pack
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
If there's something strange in your neighborhood Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! If there's something weird and it don't look good Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! I ain't afraid of no ghost I ain't afraid of no ghost Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! If you're all alone pick up the phone and call Ghostbusters! I ain't afraid of no ghost I hear it likes the girls I ain't afraid of no ghost Yeah yeah yeah yeah! Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! Mm, if you've had a dose of a freaky ghost you better call Ghostbusters! Oh! Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Song Connections / Remixes
- An arranged cover of Ghostbusters by DJ Yoshitaka, titled GHOSTBUSTERS, appears in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD.
- Many artists covered Ghostbusters, including Run-D.M.C., Walk The Moon and Fall Out Boy.
- ParaParaParadise V1.1 licensed song アイシアッテマス？ samples a lengthy segment of Ghostbusters.
Trivia
- Ghostbusters is the theme song of the 1984 film of the same name.
- Huey Lewis filed a lawsuit against Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, claiming he stole the melody from Lewis' song I Want A New Drug. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
- Ghostbusters' EXTREME chart features letter "g" and "b" patterns whenever the word "Ghostbusters" is said in the song.
Difficulty & Notecounts
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Zenius -I- vanisher.com.)
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | 179 | 278 | 735 |
| jukebeat | 3 | 6 | 8 |