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"I Want a New Drug" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis & The News from their third album '' Sports '' (1983), released as a single. The single reached number six on the US Hot 100. When the similarities between this song and the theme song of the 1984 film '' Ghostbusters '' were heard, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr . for plagiarism, 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 had to decline because of his work on the soundtrack for '' Back To The Future ''. The producers of the film allegedly then hired Ray Parker and asked him to write a theme that sounded like "I Want a New Drug". In 2001 Lewis was interviewed on '' VH1's Behind The Music '' and mentioned the suit. This allegedly breached a confidentiality agreement in the aftermath of the first suit, and led to a countersuit by Parker. The song was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic as "I Want a New Duck" on his album '' Dare To Be Stupid ''. Huey Lewis and "I Want a New Drug" were directly referenced by indie rocker Emily Haines in "The Bank", a song from her 2007 EP '' What Is Free To A Good Home? ''. This song was also featured on '' The Simpsons '' episode " Midnight Rx ". EXTERNAL LINK [http://www.vh1classic.com/view/artist/11206/99029/Huey_Lewis/I_Want_a_New_Drug/index.jhtml "I Want a New Drug" video] on VH1 Classic website |
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