9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)

"9 to 5" is a song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton for the 1980 comedy film of the same name. In addition to appearing on the film's soundtrack, the song was the centerpiece and opening track of Parton's album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, released in late 1980.

Released as a single in November 1980, the song garnered Parton an Academy Award nomination and four Grammy Award nominations, winning her the awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. For a time, it became something of an anthem for office workers in the US, and in 2004, it ranked at number 78 on the American Film Institute's '100 Years, 100 Songs'.

The song was accompanied by a music video that featured footage of Parton and her band performing, intercut with scenes from the film.

Background
The song was written for the comedy film 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut; both the song and the film owe their titles to 9to5, an organization founded in 1973 to bring about fair pay and equal treatment for women in the workplace.

The song is also featured in a musical theater adaptation of the film, featuring a book by the film's original writer, Patricia Resnick, and 20 additional songs written by Dolly Parton. The musical began showing previews in Los Angeles on September 9, 2008, and played on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre from April until September 2009 before touring. In 2012, a UK theatre tour of 9 to 5 began.

A few months before Parton's song and the film, Scottish singer Sheena Easton released a single called "9 to 5" in the UK. When Easton's song was released in the U.S. the following year it was renamed "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" to avoid confusion. Easton's single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart three months after Parton's song left that spot. Despite similar titles, the two songs differ in lyrical themes. While Parton's song is about a working woman, Easton's song is about a woman waiting at home for her lover to return from work.

Rolling Stone called "9 to 5" Parton's "most transformative song", ranking it at number 7 on its list of the 50 Best Dolly Parton songs.

Commercial performance
"9 to 5" reached number one on the Billboard Country chart in January 1981. In February 1981, it went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Adult Contemporary charts, respectively. It became Parton's first and only solo number one entry on the former, as Parton would later team up with Kenny Rogers on their number one duet "Islands in the Stream". The song was certified gold on February 19, 1981, indicating shipment of 1,000,000 physical copies. It was certified platinum on September 25, 2017. The song has accrued 500,000 digital downloads in the United States after it was made available for download in the 21st century.

Despite peaking at number 47 on the UK Singles Chart in 1981, it has sold 303,511 digital copies in the UK. , it is Parton's most downloaded track in the UK, totaling 340,800 downloads, while it has also been streamed 8.46 million times. It remains popular on radio and in nightclubs throughout the UK and was spliced between "Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child and "Eple" by Röyksopp for the Soulwax album As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2.

The track also topped the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and reached the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Sweden, South Africa, Oceania and the Netherlands.

Personnel

 * Dolly Parton – lead vocals, nails
 * Jeff Baxter, Marty Walsh – guitars
 * Abraham Laboriel – bass
 * Larry Knechtel – piano
 * Rick Shlosser – drums
 * Leonard Castro – percussion
 * William Reichenbach – trombone
 * Tom Saviano – saxophone
 * Kim S. Hutchroft – baritone saxophone
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet
 * Denise Mainelli Maynelli (DeCaro), Stephanie Spruill, Marti McCall – background vocals