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Ghostbusters

film song written, composed, and performed by Ray Parker Jr.; theme song from the 1984 film "Ghostbusters"
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Ghostbusters

Summary

Ghostbusters is a musical work/composition[1]. Ghostbusters ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghostbusters's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Ghostbusters's composer is recorded as Ray Parker Jr.[4].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is dance-pop[5].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is electronic rock[6].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is pop music[7].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is electronic music[8].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is new wave[9].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is contemporary R&B[10].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is funk rock[11].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is funk[12].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is synth-pop[13].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is electropop[14].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is pop rock[15].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is rock music[16].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is post-disco[17].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is disco[18].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is dance-punk[19].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is dance-rock[20].
  • Among the performers on Ghostbusters was Ray Parker Jr.[21].
  • Ghostbusters is part of Ghostbusters[22].
  • Ghostbusters's language of work or name is recorded as English[23].
  • Ghostbusters was published on 1983[24].
  • Ghostbusters's lyricist is recorded as Ray Parker Jr.[25].
  • Ghostbusters's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ghostbusters'}[26].
  • Ghostbusters's has characteristic is recorded as film song[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Community tags: ripoff[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0dc490da-fc4f-3e49-b7ec-bd1c39828b45[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghostbusters was performed by Ray Parker Jr.[21].

Publication

Ghostbusters was published on 1983[24]. Ghostbusters's language of work or name is recorded as English[23]. Genres include dance-pop[5], electronic rock[6], pop music[7], electronic music[8], new wave[9], and contemporary R&B[10]. Ghostbusters is part of Ghostbusters[22].

Why It Matters

Ghostbusters ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,276 views/month).[2] Ghostbusters has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Related Entities

Ex Machina Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr.

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Ray Parker Jr.
    Form of creative work → song
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